- #1 SEC//SIM — Security Engineer Simulation
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: sasoriken-games
Windows
A blue-team roguelite set in a SOC at 2 a.m. Hunt one anomalous line out of a flooding log, prove what it is with grep and statistics, then cut the attack without dropping a single percent of uptime. Ten real attacks, all MITRE ATT&CK-aligned, and an adversary that adapts to how you play.
Why similar: Programming 43.4% ★, Hacking 39.2% ★, Management 6%, Simulation 5.7%, Strategy 4.7%
- #2 Grey Hack
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,866 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.
Why similar: Hacking 51.6% ★, Programming 36.4% ★, Simulation 6.6%, Immersive Sim 2.7%, Strategy 2%
- #3 Network & Cyber Security Simulator
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Network & Cyber Security Simulator
Windows
Tired of boring network diagrams? Network & Cyber Security Simulator takes networking and cybersecurity into an interactive first-person (FPS) simulation game! Learn by doing, configure realistic CLI terminals from scratch, solve technical puzzles, and become the digital architect!
Why similar: Hacking 39% ★, Programming 36.9% ★, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 7.9%, Time Management 5.7%
- #4 Freelancer Life Simulator
95% matchMostly Negative26% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: DiamosDev
Windows
Become one of the best freelancers, starting your way from scratch. Fulfill orders of varying difficulty.
Why similar: Hacking 37% ★, Programming 31.6% ★, Management 12.6%, Time Management 8.9%, Simulation 7.5%
- #5 Freelancer Life Simulator: Prologue
94% matchMostly Negative22% of 37 reviews2021
Dev: DiamosDev
Windows
Freelancer Life Simulator: Prologue - a free game that contains events before Freelancer Life Simulator. In this story, you play as the uncle of the protagonist. You will find out why uncle left the city.
Why similar: Hacking 35.9% ★, Programming 33.2% ★, Management 12.2%, Time Management 9%, Simulation 7.3%
- #6 Quantum Breach
93% matchNo user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Trajectory Interactive
Windows
A terminal-based hacking game where you play as a broke hacker trying to hack a bank and get rich.
Why similar: Hacking 49.1% ★, Programming 43.1% ★, Simulation 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%, Indie 0.1%
- #7 hack_me
94% matchMixed60% of 2,102 reviews2017
Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hack_me is a hacker simulator game. The main objective in game – is to hack big companies's servers to show people that there is nothing in this world that protected on 100%. You’ll need to use your cmd, bruteforce, SQL-injectors and other programs to hack servers.
Why similar: Hacking 44.2% ★, Programming 34.8% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Arcade 6.8%, Strategy 2.4%
- #8 Torrent Empire
92% matchMixed62% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
Are you ready to build your own torrent empire? Crack software, manage servers, dive into shady deals, and outsmart the authorities—all in the shadow of the 2000s. Balance risk and reward in this terminal-based strategy sim. Become a digital legend or lose it all!
Why similar: Hacking 38.1% ★, Programming 36.3% ★, Management 9.1%, Simulation 6.9%, Strategy 4%
- #9 Web Host Simulator
91% matchMostly Negative34% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Chibum
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Web Host Simulator, you'll start your web hosting company in your small apartment, aiming to become the world's leading provider. But to do so, you must win clients, outperform competitors, and deal with cyber threats, disruptions, and challenges from an ISP!
Why similar: Hacking 31.5% ★, Programming 31.5% ★, Management 10.1%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Simulation 5.6%
- #10 Rogue Bit
91% matchVery Positive89% of 123 reviews2018
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows · Mac · Linux
A single bit of computer memory became sentient and decided to escape from digital into the real world. Explore RAM, modify bytes and hack machine code and CPU registers to set it free.
Why similar: Programming 46% ★, Hacking 41.2% ★, Simulation 12%, Indie 0.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #11 The Developer
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: Huntah
Windows
Run your own game development company, creating hit games for over 60 years worth of console releases
Why similar: Programming 44.9% ★, Management 16.4%, Simulation 12.8%, Time Management 12%, Strategy 7.9%
- #12 Lo-Res Shaders: The Game
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Super Fun Laser Club
Windows · Mac
A single player graphics-coding puzzle game for creative coders and coding creatives. Built for people who like their graphics coding low level and retro styled.
Why similar: Programming 50.3% ★, Hacking 40.2% ★, Simulation 9.1%, Indie 0.2%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #13 Cyberheist
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamesational
Windows
hack teh world A cool hacking game where you play as a computer virus. You can play as a Ransomware, Trojan, Spyware, Miner, or just play the Tutorial. Choose from over 195 countries and spread your virus to other countries.
Why similar: Hacking 46.5% ★, Programming 38% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Dark 4%, 2D 1.3%
- #14 ServiceIT: You can do IT
88% matchMixed57% of 723 reviews2025
Dev: picture4uPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
⚡️Fix electronics 📈manage firm 💻challenge the hacker... ServiceIT is a simulation game where you run a full-service IT company to engage in tasks like diagnosing, repairing equipment, network infiltration, programming, server management while an Anonymous hacker keeps sabotaging it all.
Why similar: Programming 36.5% ★, Hacking 35.1% ★, Management 10.5%, Immersive Sim 8.3%, Simulation 6.7%
- #15 Silicon Zeroes
87% matchVery Positive87% of 284 reviews2017
Dev: PleasingFungus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build hardware. Solve puzzles. From the creator of Manufactoria, a new open-ended puzzle game set in Silicon Valley's first startup.
Why similar: Programming 52.7% ★, Hacking 32.4% ★, Simulation 14.1%, Indie 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #16 EXAPUNKS
86% matchVery Positive95% of 1,887 reviews2018
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
Why similar: Programming 55.7% ★, Hacking 39.3% ★, Simulation 4.7%, Indie 0.2%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #17 DA-VI-NC1
86% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Baby Bear Fish
Windows
DA-VI-NC1 is a Turing-machine-based coding puzzle game. You must complete the puzzles, pass the Turing test, and discover the philosophical world of DA-VI-NC1 with the Mona Lisa.
Why similar: Programming 54.2% ★, Hacking 35.6% ★, Simulation 8.3%, 2D 1.5%, Indie 0.2%
- #18 Commit!!!
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: gand-tr
Windows · Linux
A career-sim roguelite about surviving the software industry. Take the job, inherit someone else's legacy monolith, ship commits, fix the bugs you planted, then outrun the tech debt that compounds while you sleep. Rent's due, burnout's real, and your bank balance and your nerves are both stats.
Why similar: Programming 38.1% ★, Hacking 36.4% ★, Time Management 12.1%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Simulation 4.5%
- #19 1000-BIT
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 89o
Windows · Linux
An open-ended programming puzzle game where you operate entirely in binary.
Why similar: Programming 50.8% ★, Hacking 35% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Dark 2.9%, 2D 1%
- #20 Pragma Twice
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bryan Gillespie
Windows
You've awoken deep within a research facility in a new, programmable robot body. You have holes in your memories. At least you no longer have that hole in your head...
Why similar: Programming 53.6% ★, Hacking 38.4% ★, Simulation 7.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #21 Hacker's Journey
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 209 reviews2026
Dev: Electric Heart
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hacker’s Journey is a realistic hacking simulation game built around scenarios written by cybersecurity experts. No Hollywood hacking. Learn the tools, techniques, and tradecraft used in the wild.
Why similar: Hacking 40.5% ★, Programming 37.7% ★, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Simulation 7.5%, Indie 0.2%
- #22 TIS-100
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,104 reviews2015
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
Why similar: Programming 73.9% ★, Hacking 21.3% ★, Simulation 4.4%, Indie 0.2%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #23 Else Heart.Break()
82% matchMixed67% of 840 reviews2015
Dev: Erik SvedängPub: Erik Svedäng AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.
Why similar: Programming 56.5% ★, Hacking 42.9% ★, Indie 0.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #24 Cyber Warrior
81% matchPositive85% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Dunke Games
Windows
Cyber Warrior is a hacking simulator where you play as an ex retired bureau agent recruited back to take on a powerful criminal organization. Explore dozens of interactive desktops, navigate 200+ in-game websites, solve puzzles, customize your setup and make decisions that will shape a new cyber age
Why similar: Hacking 40.4% ★, Programming 37.8% ★, Choices Matter 5.5%, Simulation 4.8%, Immersive Sim 4.5%
- #25 hackmud
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 847 reviews2016
Dev: ComCODE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 69.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
hackmud is a retro cyberpunk RPG where you play a digital persona in a chaotic, unpredictable, and often goofy abandoned internet. Enter a 90s hacker movie filled with scripts, scams, and sabotage. Explore the world of digital secrets and forge your legacy through cunning, creativity, or disruption.
Why similar: Hacking 47.5% ★, Programming 45.6% ★, Simulation 6.5%, Indie 0.4%
- #26 Bitburner
79% matchVery Positive95% of 7,363 reviews2021
Dev: Fulcrum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.
Why similar: Programming 58.1% ★, Hacking 36% ★, Simulation 3.7%, Strategy 2%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #27 Uplink
80% matchVery Positive91% of 2,436 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Hacking 51% ★, Programming 24.9% ★, Time Management 6.2%, Immersive Sim 6.1%, Strategy 5.4%
- #28 Blackdoor
78% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Static Signal
Windows · Linux
You're a hacker with a terminal and four terrible scripts - time to rewrite them. Hack servers by writing actual code in a custom scripting language: probe ports, crack passwords, steal data, and get out before the trace completes. The better your code, the better you hack.
Why similar: Hacking 43.8% ★, Programming 40.2% ★, Simulation 7.9%, Dark 4.2%, Strategy 3.7%
- #29 Hacknet
79% matchVery Positive94% of 26,067 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Hacking 84% ★, Programming 11.3% ★, Simulation 2.2%, Choices Matter 1.9%, 2D 0.5%
- #30 Software Engineering Course / Informatyka - zrozum i zaprogramuj komputer
78% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Wydawnictwo DagielPub: Adventuresity
Windows
The program was created on the basis of an engineering study program. No prior knowledge of any IT issues is required - we start with simple tasks and step by step learn the basics of computer programming.
Why similar: Programming 51.7% ★, Hacking 47.2% ★, 2D 0.7%, Indie 0.3%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #31 HELLO HACKER - Project Daybreak
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
Windows · Linux
A story-rich hacking sim played inside a real Linux desktop. Recon networks, break web apps, crack crypto, and extract hidden data with tools that behave like the real thing, while an autonomous AI watches the network, learns, and hacks back. The commands are real. So are the consequences.
Why similar: Hacking 46.4% ★, Programming 40.8% ★, Simulation 10.7%, 2D 1.5%, Indie 0.6%
- #32 Mainlining
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 368 reviews2017
Dev: RebelephantPub: ReadGraves
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.
Why similar: Hacking 63.1% ★, Programming 26.7% ★, Simulation 9.5%, Indie 0.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #33 Root Cause
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Osaka Rock
Windows
It's 2AM and someone's already hacked into the network. You've got a terminal, a clock that only moves when you act, and maybe twenty minutes before their next move. Find out how they got in. Save the day!
Why similar: Hacking 49.2% ★, Programming 18.2% ★, Time Management 12.4%, Immersive Sim 7.8%, Simulation 7.4%
- #34 Hack 'n' Slash
76% matchMixed52% of 930 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!
Why similar: Hacking 56.5% ★, Programming 42.2% ★, 2D 0.6%, Indie 0.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #35 CipherCraft: Cyber Guardian Introduction
74% matchMixed67% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: picture4u
Windows
Immerse yourself in the strange world of CipherCraft: CGI, where you'll perform repairs, network infiltration, programming, server management, active server administration, and meticulous assembly and cleaning of computer components. Win against an Anonymous hacker who keeps sabotaging the company.
Why similar: Hacking 41.1% ★, Programming 37.3% ★, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Simulation 7.2%, 3D 1.6%
- #36 HackOS
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jan WinnenbergPub: Adenga Games
Windows
HackOS: The ultimate hacking MMO. Dive into a shared, ever-evolving world of espionage, dilemmas, competition & collaboration — all via your terminal. Inspired by classic hacking games and refined for modern players, HackOS combines the depth of simulation with the excitement of arcade gameplay.
Why similar: Hacking 49% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Simulation 8.7%, Immersive Sim 8.5%, Arcade 8.2%
- #37 Code World
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 reviews2017
Dev: Fewjix
Windows
In Code World you control the robot that can walk around the world and send messages to devices. Every device reacts on those messages according to its code. You will have to read this code, understand what messages to send and write your own code.
Why similar: Programming 48.7% ★, Hacking 43.6% ★, Simulation 5.9%, 2D 1.5%, Indie 0.2%
- #38 Glitchspace
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2016
Dev: Space Budgie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Glitchspace is about reprogramming the game to solve puzzles. Trapped in an abstract cyberspace world, your way forward uses visual programming to edit environmental geometry, whilst unlocking key programming concepts along the way.
Why similar: Programming 72.8% ★, Hacking 26.7% ★, Indie 0.5%
- #39 Lost Entry
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FallenDevs
Windows
Lost Entry is a horror game where you search the dark net for information while avoiding enemies that adapt to your actions. Your goal is to survive the night and complete the task your employer gives you without getting murdered by a bunch of dark net killers.
Why similar: Hacking 55% ★, Management 10.4%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 7.5%
- #40 Hardwired
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lostbyte
Windows · Linux
Enter the terminal and jack into a retro-cyberpunk world. Hardwired is a hacker simulation where you explore networks, uncover secrets, and manipulate systems through command-line interfaces. Discover hidden logs, tap into surveillance feeds, and unravel story a set in a fractured dystopia.
Why similar: Hacking 36.3% ★, Programming 35.2% ★, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Simulation 6.2%, Dark 5.7%
- #41 System Zero
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NexcoreStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
System Zero is a hacker simulation game. You must use your hacking tools for accessing to the devices. You will become a black hat who wants to make his living.
Why similar: Hacking 39.4% ★, Programming 37.1% ★, Simulation 10.8%, Immersive Sim 8.2%, Dark 3%
- #42 Artificial Intelligence Simulator
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OA Game Studio
Windows
Create your own AI, program the AIs of the future. If you're ready to create a learning mind, code cybersecurity, robotics, and chatbots, and push the boundaries against other AIs in the system. Create, train, develop, and compete.
Why similar: Hacking 40.8% ★, Programming 39.8% ★, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Simulation 6.7%, 2D 1.4%
- #43 Debugger 3.16: Hack'n'Run
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2018
Dev: Spiderwork Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Help Debugger 3.16 to find and delete all bugs in the game worlds of the developer. Learn and use program code in this award-winning puzzle platformer to program you very own game at the end!
Why similar: Programming 49.9% ★, Hacking 49.1% ★, Indie 1.1%
- #44 HACKING INTO EREBUS
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Likya Group
Windows
HACKING INTO EREBUS is a terminal-driven hacking cyberpunk thriller. Jack into a hostile network and outsmart ARIA, a surveillance system that watches your every move. Breach nodes, override defenses and pry secrets from a crew trapped in cryosleep. Fight your way into Compartment Zero.
Why similar: Hacking 39% ★, Programming 37.3% ★, Immersive Sim 8.9%, Choices Matter 5.2%, Strategy 4.3%
- #45 Upload Labs
67% matchVery Positive92% of 8,354 reviews2025
Dev: EnigmaDev Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect
Why similar: Programming 38.3% ★, Hacking 23.7% ★, Management 10.6%, Simulation 10.3%, Time Management 8.8%
- #46 FREM Sprite32!
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: N11 Games Division
Windows · Mac
Play, learn, and experiment with programming in the Sprite32! 8-bit microcomputer sandbox. Use the high-level FREMScript programming language to write programs, create dynamic pixel art, and explore audio generation. Play tutorials and challenges to learn all the aspects of the system.
Why similar: Programming 61.7% ★, Hacking 24.8% ★, Simulation 11.6%, 2D 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #47 Chained
71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Digital Caffeine
Windows
Help Cole take revenge on the AI program named "Scout" and the company that put him out of a job. Solve puzzles, hack accounts, and stop the field of cybersecurity from being taken over by an evolving AI system.
Why similar: Hacking 36.2% ★, Programming 31% ★, Arcade 12.2%, Strategy 10.2%, Dark 7.5%
- #48 System Overload
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jabran
Windows
System Overload is a Win95/98 Task Manager simulation game. Accept contracts, kill processes, tune hardware, dodge scams, keep the CPU under 100C and make your choice through the story. >DO_NOT_CRASH
Why similar: Hacking 36.5% ★, Simulation 17.2%, Management 11.9%, Time Management 11.1%, Arcade 7.6%
- #49 Automatica
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Automatica Corp.Pub: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows
Tactical puzzle game where you need to program your robots to finish the task.
Why similar: Programming 44.8% ★, Hacking 31.1% ★, Immersive Sim 8.6%, Strategy 7%, Simulation 6.4%
- #50 Cyber Attack
70% matchMixed70% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: LUXO InteractivePub: LUK KUS SOFT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take control of an elite global team of hackers, intercepting communications between corporations, governments, and criminals all around the world. You can protect humanity by exposing messages between dangerous individuals or exploit corporations to increase your fortune. The choice is yours.
Why similar: Hacking 51.5% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 15.7%, Management 12.9%, Open World 2.8%
- #51 Squally
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: Zachary CanannPub: Squalr, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Squally is a 2D puzzle RPG programming game that teaches you how to hack. Control the world by rewriting it in x86/x64 assembly language!
Why similar: Hacking 46.7% ★, Programming 38% ★, Strategy 15.3%
- #52 Shadows Of Serenity
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoumeNoir Games
Windows
Venture into the dreams of a programmer, haunted by his past. Battle with traumas using choices and turn based combat, learn hacking using realistic technology and uncover the man's true purpose.
Why similar: Hacking 39.5% ★, Programming 39% ★, Management 8.5%, Immersive Sim 6.8%, Simulation 3.7%
- #53 Remain At Your Desk
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crunch Moonkiss Studios
Windows · Mac
Incremental hacker about faking productivity while stealing from your employer. Sell intel for credits or keep it and raise suspicion. One bad audit and you’re back to Intern.
Why similar: Hacking 40.7% ★, Programming 38.2% ★, Management 11.3%, Strategy 5%, Simulation 4.7%
- #54 HACKERGAME
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vance Studios
Windows
HACKERGAME is a 2D terminal-based arcade hacking game and is currently in the early days of development.
Why similar: Hacking 43.7% ★, Programming 37.2% ★, Arcade 8.4%, Choices Matter 5%, Simulation 3.8%
- #55 TAU-09
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: axsys_crash
Windows · Linux
Become a Robotic Exploration Systems Programmer (RESP). Get sent to the corners of the galaxy and program robots like if your life depended on it, because it does.
Why similar: Programming 49.3% ★, Hacking 41.5% ★, Simulation 8%, 2D 0.7%, Indie 0.4%
- #56 WinHack 95
66% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Data Illusions Studios
Windows
Build a malware empire from a 90s PC. Code viruses, automate systems, take darknet contracts and also deploy them. Generate endless income to fund a shadow organization’s classified research in this hacker idle-clicker.
Why similar: Programming 35.7% ★, Hacking 33.3% ★, Simulation 11%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 8.5%
- #57 NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,258 reviews2019
Dev: Alice & Smith
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
NITE Team 4 is a military hacking simulation game that explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios.
Why similar: Hacking 79.3% ★, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 8.9%, Indie 0.4%
- #58 Netshell
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Logic Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 90s-themed hacking simulation with real shell commands and authentic techniques, set inside a UNIX-style operating system from 1997 with accurately recreated applications. Scan ports, exploit vulnerabilities, evade traces, join the underground, and live the Wild West era of the early internet.
Why similar: Hacking 49.9% ★, Programming 19.9% ★, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Dark 3.5%
- #59 Hack RUN
68% matchVery Positive84% of 237 reviews2015
Dev: i273 LLC
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Ever wanted to be a hacker? Hack your way into the heart of a mysterious organization to uncover their secrets. Hack RUN® is a game which uses 'old school' command prompts (like DOS or UNIX) that simulate a real operating system. Learn the commands of each system to help you navigate through your adventure.
Why similar: Hacking 66.5% ★, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 15.3%
- #60 H4CT0PL45M
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: MetricBead
Windows · Linux
Play as the ghost in the machine and hack your way through the 48 levels of the puzzle-platformer H4CT0PL45M! Use your ability to possess hardware to make your way to the end of each level and complete your infiltration.
Why similar: Hacking 62.7% ★, Programming 30.6% ★, Strategy 4.3%, 2D 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%