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Games Like Hacker's Life

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Programming, Hacking, Singleplayer.

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Hacker's Life is a game where you take the seat of a hacker, infect devices all over the world with malware, and join a hacker group to pull off bigger attacks. See your malware take control of the world and become famous for your hacking skills, but be careful not to get busted.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Protection Games
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive90% of 1,885 reviews2017
    Dev: Loading Home
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    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Dev: Network & Cyber Security Simulator
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    Why similar: Hacking 39.2% ★, Programming 36.8% ★, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 7.9%, Time Management 5.6%

  3. #3 Freelancer Life Simulator
    96% matchMostly Negative26% of 35 reviews2021
    Dev: DiamosDev
    Windows

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    Why similar: Hacking 37.2% ★, Programming 31.5% ★, Management 12.5%, Time Management 8.9%, Simulation 7.4%

  4. #4 Freelancer Life Simulator: Prologue
    95% matchMostly Negative22% of 37 reviews2021
    Dev: DiamosDev
    Windows

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    Why similar: Hacking 36.1% ★, Programming 33.2% ★, Management 12.1%, Time Management 9%, Simulation 7.3%

  5. #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. #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%

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    93% matchMixed62% of 26 reviews2025
    Dev: Steel Games
    Windows

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    92% matchMostly Negative34% of 81 reviews2025
    Dev: Chibum
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Hacking 31.7% ★, Programming 31.4% ★, Management 10%, Immersive Sim 9.4%, Simulation 5.6%

  9. #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. #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%

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    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gamesational
    Windows

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    Why similar: Hacking 46.6% ★, Programming 37.8% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Dark 4%, 2D 1.3%

  12. #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. #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. #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. #15 DA-VI-NC1
    86% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Baby Bear Fish
    Windows

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    Why similar: Programming 54.1% ★, Hacking 35.8% ★, Simulation 8.3%, 2D 1.5%, Indie 0.2%

  16. #16 Silicon Zeroes
    87% matchVery Positive87% of 284 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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  17. #17 Nullsec: Unauthorized Access
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Oliver Cho.
    Windows

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    Why similar: Hacking 41.5% ★, Programming 33.3% ★, Simulation 8.5%, Immersive Sim 7.7%, Dark 3.4%

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    85% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: 89o
    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: Programming 50.6% ★, Hacking 35.2% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Dark 3%, 2D 1%

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    84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: gand-tr
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: sasoriken-games
    Windows

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    Why similar: Programming 35.4% ★, Hacking 31.7% ★, Time Management 10.2%, Management 7.3%, Choices Matter 5.5%

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    83% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
    Dev: Bryan Gillespie
    Windows · Linux

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  22. #22 TIS-100
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,119 reviews2015
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%

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    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. #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!

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  25. #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. #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. #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. #28 hackmud
    80% matchMostly Positive77% of 847 reviews2016
    Dev: ComCODE
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Why similar: Hacking 47.7% ★, Programming 45.5% ★, Simulation 6.5%, Indie 0.4%

  29. #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%

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    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. #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. #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%

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    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
    Windows · Linux

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    76% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2020
    Dev: Wydawnictwo DagielPub: Adventuresity
    Windows

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    Why similar: Programming 51.5% ★, Hacking 47.4% ★, 2D 0.7%, Indie 0.3%, Singleplayer 0.1%

  35. #35 Netshell
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Beyond Logic Labs
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Hacking 41.6% ★, Programming 37.6% ★, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Simulation 6.4%, Choices Matter 3.6%

  36. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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%

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    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. #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. #43 Artificial Intelligence Simulator
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: OA Game Studio
    Windows

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    Why similar: Hacking 41% ★, Programming 39.6% ★, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Simulation 6.7%, 2D 1.4%

  44. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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.

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  50. #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

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  51. #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.

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  52. #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.

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  53. #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.

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    69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: N11 Games Division
    Windows · Mac

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  55. #55 Remain At Your Desk
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Crunch Moonkiss Studios
    Windows · Mac

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  56. #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.

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  57. #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.

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    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. #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%

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    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%

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