- #1 Grey Hack
97% matchVery Positive90% of 1,885 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.4 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 51.7% ★, Programming 36.2% ★, Simulation 6.6%, Immersive Sim 2.7%, Strategy 2%
- #2 Network & Cyber Security Simulator
96% matchNo user reviews2026
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 39.2% ★, Programming 36.8% ★, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 7.9%, Time Management 5.6%
- #3 Freelancer Life Simulator
96% 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 37.2% ★, Programming 31.5% ★, Management 12.5%, Time Management 8.9%, Simulation 7.4%
- #4 Freelancer Life Simulator: Prologue
95% 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 36.1% ★, Programming 33.2% ★, Management 12.1%, Time Management 9%, Simulation 7.3%
- #5 Quantum Breach
94% matchNo user reviews100% of 5 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 49.3% ★, Programming 42.9% ★, Simulation 7.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%, Indie 0.1%
- #6 hack_me
94% matchMixed60% of 2,103 reviews2017
Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 25.9 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 44.4% ★, Programming 34.6% ★, Simulation 9.5%, Arcade 6.8%, Strategy 2.4%
- #7 Torrent Empire
93% 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 38.3% ★, Programming 36.2% ★, Management 9.1%, Simulation 6.9%, Strategy 4%
- #8 Web Host Simulator
92% matchMostly Negative34% of 81 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 datacenter!
Why similar: Hacking 31.7% ★, Programming 31.4% ★, Management 10%, Immersive Sim 9.4%, Simulation 5.6%
- #9 Rogue Bit
91% matchVery Positive90% of 124 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 45.9% ★, Hacking 41.4% ★, Simulation 12%, Indie 0.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #10 The Developer
91% 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 45% ★, Management 16.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Time Management 12%, Strategy 7.9%
- #11 Cyberheist
90% 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 46.6% ★, Programming 37.8% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Dark 4%, 2D 1.3%
- #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 50.2% ★, Hacking 40.4% ★, Simulation 9.1%, Indie 0.2%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #13 ServiceIT: You can do IT
89% matchMixed56% of 743 reviews2025
Dev: picture4uPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.1 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 36.8% ★, Hacking 35% ★, Management 10.3%, Immersive Sim 8.4%, Simulation 6.7%
- #14 EXAPUNKS
88% matchVery Positive95% of 1,900 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 55.5% ★, Hacking 39.4% ★, Simulation 4.7%, Indie 0.2%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #15 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 54.1% ★, Hacking 35.8% ★, Simulation 8.3%, 2D 1.5%, Indie 0.2%
- #16 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 52.5% ★, Hacking 32.6% ★, Simulation 14%, Indie 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #17 Nullsec: Unauthorized Access
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oliver Cho.
Windows
A hacking sandbox with its own scripting language. Break into a network of thousands of machines, take what you find and sell it and write scripts to do the work for you. Every move leaves a trace, so stay unseen or clean up after yourself.
Why similar: Hacking 41.5% ★, Programming 33.3% ★, Simulation 8.5%, Immersive Sim 7.7%, Dark 3.4%
- #18 1000-BIT
85% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 89o
Windows · Linux
An open-ended programming puzzle game where you operate entirely in binary.
Why similar: Programming 50.6% ★, Hacking 35.2% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Dark 3%, 2D 1%
- #19 Commit!!!
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: gand-tr
Windows · Mac · 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 37.9% ★, Hacking 36.5% ★, Time Management 12%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Simulation 4.5%
- #20 SEC//SIM — Security Engineer Simulation
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: sasoriken-games
Windows
Stand the 1 a.m. watch as a SOC defensive AI. The intruder is already inside; you see only its traces. Tell attack from routine, pull threads across hosts and keys, win a human sign-off, excise it in one strike. Real ATT&CK techniques, detections you write, twenty-plus nights, more than one ending.
Why similar: Programming 35.4% ★, Hacking 31.7% ★, Time Management 10.2%, Management 7.3%, Choices Matter 5.5%
- #21 Pragma Twice
83% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Bryan Gillespie
Windows · Linux
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 53.4% ★, Hacking 38.5% ★, Simulation 7.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #22 TIS-100
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,119 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 73.8% ★, Hacking 21.4% ★, Simulation 4.4%, Indie 0.2%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #23 Hacker's Journey
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 237 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 40.8% ★, Programming 37.7% ★, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Simulation 7.5%, Indie 0.2%
- #24 Hacker Plan
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hacker Game
Windows
Hacker Plan is a realistic hacking simulator. Ever dreamed of becoming a hacker? It all starts with your first command! In story missions, scout targets, crack passwords, bypass defenses and seize the entire network. No experience needed — just curiosity, and the game will make you a true hacker!
Why similar: Hacking 45.3% ★, Programming 38.3% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Strategy 5.8%, 2D 1%
- #25 Else Heart.Break()
82% matchMixed67% of 843 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 56.4% ★, Hacking 43.1% ★, Indie 0.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #26 Cyber Warrior
79% matchPositive86% of 42 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 40.5% ★, Programming 37.7% ★, Choices Matter 5.5%, Simulation 4.8%, Immersive Sim 4.5%
- #27 Bitburner
79% matchVery Positive95% of 7,431 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 57.7% ★, Hacking 36.5% ★, Simulation 3.7%, Strategy 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #28 hackmud
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 847 reviews2016
Dev: ComCODE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 71.1 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 47.7% ★, Programming 45.5% ★, Simulation 6.5%, Indie 0.4%
- #29 Blackdoor
77% matchPositive85% of 20 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 44.4% ★, Programming 39.7% ★, Simulation 7.8%, Dark 4.1%, Strategy 3.7%
- #30 Hacknet
78% matchVery Positive94% of 26,152 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 84.1% ★, Programming 11.3% ★, Simulation 2.2%, Choices Matter 1.9%, 2D 0.5%
- #31 Uplink
78% matchVery Positive91% of 2,440 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.1 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 51.2% ★, Programming 24.7% ★, Time Management 6.2%, Immersive Sim 6.1%, Strategy 5.4%
- #32 CRACKME.EXE
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Berihime Studio
Windows
CRACKME.EXE is a hard hacking puzzle game where you use real tools to mess with the game's files and programs. You'll have to leave the game window to work out what's stopping you, then find a way around it.
Why similar: Hacking 54.7% ★, Programming 37.4% ★, Strategy 6.3%, 2D 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #33 HELLO HACKER - Project Daybreak
75% 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 46.5% ★, Programming 40.7% ★, Simulation 10.6%, 2D 1.5%, Indie 0.6%
- #34 Software Engineering Course / Informatyka - zrozum i zaprogramuj komputer
76% match8 user reviews50% of 8 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 51.5% ★, Hacking 47.4% ★, 2D 0.7%, Indie 0.3%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #35 Netshell
75% 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 41.6% ★, Programming 37.6% ★, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Simulation 6.4%, Choices Matter 3.6%
- #36 Mainlining
76% 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 63.3% ★, Programming 26.6% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Indie 0.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #37 Root Cause
74% 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 49.3% ★, Programming 18.2% ★, Time Management 12.3%, Immersive Sim 7.9%, Simulation 7.4%
- #38 CipherCraft: Cyber Guardian Introduction
73% 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 41.2% ★, Programming 37.2% ★, Immersive Sim 12%, Simulation 7.2%, 3D 1.6%
- #39 Hack 'n' Slash
74% matchMixed53% of 934 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.3 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 56.7% ★, Programming 42% ★, 2D 0.6%, Indie 0.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #40 HackOS
72% 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 8.6%, Immersive Sim 8.5%, Arcade 8.2%
- #41 Code World
73% 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 48.5% ★, Hacking 43.7% ★, Simulation 5.9%, 2D 1.5%, Indie 0.2%
- #42 Lost Entry
72% 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 55.1% ★, Management 10.3%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Strategy 7.9%, Simulation 7.5%
- #43 Artificial Intelligence Simulator
71% 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 41% ★, Programming 39.6% ★, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Simulation 6.7%, 2D 1.4%
- #44 Glitchspace
73% 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 72.7% ★, Hacking 26.8% ★, Indie 0.5%
- #45 Hardwired
71% 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 36.4% ★, Programming 35% ★, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Simulation 6.2%, Dark 5.7%
- #46 System Zero
70% 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 39.5% ★, Programming 36.9% ★, Simulation 10.7%, Immersive Sim 8.3%, Dark 3%
- #47 HACKING INTO EREBUS
70% 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 39.2% ★, Programming 37.2% ★, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Choices Matter 5.2%, Strategy 4.2%
- #48 Debugger 3.16: Hack'n'Run
71% 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 49.7% ★, Hacking 49.3% ★, Indie 1.1%
- #49 Ubernetz
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BadarbyGames
Windows
A hacking themed turn-based strategy game. Write scripts to move your agent. Eliminate or make use of virus and anti-virus to take over your target's device. Then hop around the network until you find your target.
Why similar: Programming 44.9% ★, Hacking 39.6% ★, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 4.9%, Open World 1.6%
- #50 Upload Labs
66% matchVery Positive92% of 8,641 reviews2025
Dev: EnigmaDev Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 21.6 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 38.1% ★, Hacking 23.9% ★, Management 10.7%, Simulation 10.2%, Time Management 8.7%
- #51 Chained
70% 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 36.3% ★, Programming 30.9% ★, Arcade 12.2%, Strategy 10.2%, Dark 7.5%
- #52 Cyber Attack
69% 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 51.7% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 15.6%, Management 12.8%, Open World 2.9%
- #53 System Overload
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jabran
Windows
System Overload is a retro desktop sim game played entirely inside a 90s Task Manager. Juggle CPU, RAM and heat to finish contracts before your PC melts down.
Why similar: Hacking 36.6% ★, Simulation 17.1%, Management 11.8%, Time Management 11.1%, Arcade 7.6%
- #54 FREM Sprite32!
69% 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 61.6% ★, Hacking 24.9% ★, Simulation 11.6%, 2D 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #55 Remain At Your Desk
68% 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 41% ★, Programming 38.1% ★, Management 11.2%, Strategy 5%, Simulation 4.7%
- #56 Automatica
68% 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 44.6% ★, Hacking 31.2% ★, Immersive Sim 8.6%, Strategy 7%, Simulation 6.4%
- #57 Shadows Of Serenity
67% 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 39.7% ★, Programming 38.8% ★, Management 8.4%, Immersive Sim 6.8%, Simulation 3.6%
- #58 Squally
67% 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 46.9% ★, Programming 37.8% ★, Strategy 15.3%
- #59 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 35.6% ★, Hacking 33.5% ★, Simulation 11%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 8.4%
- #60 TAU-09
66% 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 49.1% ★, Hacking 41.7% ★, Simulation 8%, 2D 0.7%, Indie 0.4%