- #1 Grey Hack
97% matchVery Positive90% of 1,825 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.5 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 44.2% ★, Programming 29.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 12.8%, Simulation 4.3%, Cyberpunk 3.3%
- #2 Hacknet
96% matchVery Positive94% of 25,910 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 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 82.4% ★, Programming 10.8% ★, Cyberpunk 3.4%, Simulation 1.7%, Education 1.2%
- #3 Uplink
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,417 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 50.3% ★, Programming 24% ★, Cyberpunk 10.5%, Text-Based 6.2%, Simulation 3.5%
- #4 EXAPUNKS
95% matchVery Positive95% of 1,867 reviews2018
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.9 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 47.7% ★, Hacking 34.5% ★, Cyberpunk 8.4%, Puzzle 4.4%, Simulation 3.2%
- #5 World Wide Hack
94% matchMixed63% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Lotus Innovations
Windows · Linux
Reveal company secrets while hacking and exploring their quantum simulation networks. Fights for control with other players, coop with your faction, gather best tools, build most secure servers, write scripts and webs, or choose to be solo hacker who makes the right choices to change the world.
Why similar: Hacking 32.1% ★, Programming 26% ★, Massively Multiplayer 15.1%, Cyberpunk 11.1%, Text-Based 6.3%
- #6 Hacker Simulator
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,265 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
Why similar: Hacking 52.6% ★, Programming 29.3% ★, Cyberpunk 10.2%, Simulation 6.5%, Indie 1.5%
- #7 Hacky
92% matchVery Positive92% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows
The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.
Why similar: Hacking 44.6% ★, Programming 33.5% ★, Cyberpunk 11.2%, Education 5.2%, Simulation 4.1%
- #8 Bitburner
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,237 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 47.4% ★, Hacking 30.1% ★, Cyberpunk 7.8%, Text-Based 7.6%, Simulation 2.4%
- #9 Hacker Evolution
93% matchMixed68% of 1,083 reviews2010
Dev: exosyphen studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hacker Evolution is a hacking simulation game, featuring unparalleled graphics and features. You play the role of a former intelligence agent, specializing in computer security. When a chain of events sets off worldwide, leaving critical service disabled, you assume the role a computer hacker to find out what happened and attempt to stop...
Why similar: Hacking 50.3% ★, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Text-Based 12.8%, Simulation 8.7%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #10 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
89% matchVery Positive86% of 754 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
Why similar: Hacking 66.3% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Programming 10.9% ★, Cyberpunk 9.2%, Indie 1.8%
- #11 hack_me
91% matchMixed60% of 2,102 reviews2017
Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 24.8 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 50.1% ★, Programming 38.3% ★, Simulation 8.5%, Indie 3.1%
- #12 Mu Complex
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 206 reviews2015
Dev: studiocime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets. But beware , you seem not to be alone and what you will discover could change the world ...
Why similar: Hacking 86.4% ★, Indie 7.7%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #13 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 474 reviews2022
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top by discovering a simplified and enjoyable version of real-life hacking methods. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
Why similar: Hacking 46.4% ★, Programming 24.1% ★, Cyberpunk 13.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 3.4%
- #14 SHENZHEN I/O
88% matchVery Positive95% of 4,452 reviews2016
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Why similar: Programming 79.7% ★, Puzzle 5.5%, Hacking 5.4% ★, Simulation 4.3%, Education 3.2%
- #15 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
86% matchVery Positive90% of 519 reviews2026
Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
Why similar: Hacking 79.2% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Puzzle 8.1%, Indie 3.1%
- #16 NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
87% matchVery Positive92% of 1,255 reviews2019
Dev: Alice & Smith
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 23.3 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 82.9% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Indie 4%, Puzzle 3.9%
- #17 Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG
84% matchVery Positive82% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: GigaForge Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A persistent idle MMORPG, with a text-based hacking theme. Enjoy the "Inaction RPG" design philosophy by crafting equpiment using ARPG influenced prefix/suffix systems, build or join player managed syndicates, trade on the marketplace, and compete in community events.
Why similar: Hacking 52.3% ★, Massively Multiplayer 19.9%, Cyberpunk 10.8%, Text-Based 8.8%, RPG 6.6%
- #18 Mainlining
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 363 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 57.9% ★, Programming 23.9% ★, Simulation 6.7%, Memes 4.1%, Indie 3.7%
- #19 Else Heart.Break()
85% matchMixed67% of 835 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 47.8% ★, Hacking 37.2% ★, Cyberpunk 7.8%, RPG 4.5%, Indie 2.8%
- #20 Rogue Bit
84% 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 41.3% ★, Hacking 37.9% ★, Simulation 8.6%, Indie 4.3%, Puzzle 4.2%
- #21 Quadrilateral Cowboy
83% matchVery Positive92% of 994 reviews2016
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.
Why similar: Hacking 42.7% ★, Programming 37.7% ★, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Puzzle 2.7%, Indie 1.7%
- #22 Untrusted
82% matchVery Positive83% of 1,261 reviews2021
Dev: playuntrusted.comPub: evolvedlabs
Windows · Linux
Untrusted is an online multiplayer (10 to 16 players) hacking / social deduction game: as an hacker, hack your target - as an undercover agent, disrupt the operation. Follow your objective or kill everyone - the choice is yours.
Why similar: Hacking 55.7% ★, Cyberpunk 18.8%, Text-Based 15%, Puzzle 5.3%, RPG 5.3%
- #23 Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue
80% matchVery Positive91% of 1,916 reviews2023
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
Why similar: Hacking 70.2% ★, Cyberpunk 14.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Indie 2%
- #24 Caves of Qud
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,292 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #25 Yolo Space Hacker
81% matchVery Positive96% of 214 reviews2020
Dev: BKNLab
Windows
Welcome to our ethical hacker's organisation: we will teach you how to use actual hacker tools (terminal, proxy, reverse shells...) to scan the network, crack passwords, bypass server security and solve the mystery of the Bikini-72 space station.
Why similar: Hacking 63.4% ★, Cyberpunk 14.3%, Puzzle 7.1%, Simulation 7%, Education 5.1%
- #26 Hack RUN
82% matchVery Positive84% of 232 reviews2015
Dev: i273 LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 82.5% ★, Simulation 17.5%
- #27 HackHub: Free Trial
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 689 reviews2024
Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in HackHub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
Why similar: Hacking 76.8% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #28 CipherCraft: Cyber Guardian Introduction
81% 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 46.2% ★, Programming 40.5% ★, Simulation 6.3%, Education 5.6%, Indie 1.5%
- #29 Cyber Manhunt
77% matchVery Positive93% of 15,480 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Hacking 61.1% ★, Simulation 10.9%, Puzzle 8.1%, RPG 8.1%, Cyberpunk 8%
- #30 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
75% matchVery Positive93% of 5,440 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Hacking 83.1% ★, Simulation 7.9%, RPG 6.4%, Puzzle 2%, Indie 0.6%
- #31 Comet 64
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 186 reviews2021
Dev: Onur AyasPub: what sorceress this
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.
Why similar: Programming 47.6% ★, Hacking 29.6% ★, Puzzle 5.3%, Simulation 5.2%, Education 4.9%
- #32 Midnight Protocol
76% matchVery Positive86% of 446 reviews2021
Dev: LuGus StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.
Why similar: Hacking 62.1% ★, Programming 31.5% ★, RPG 3.4%, Indie 3%
- #33 Project DeepWeb
77% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2020
Dev: NightCat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!
Why similar: Hacking 71.7% ★, Simulation 9.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Text-Based 6.2%, Indie 3.7%
- #34 HACK_IT
79% matchMostly Negative25% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: Dan_D
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
HACK_IT presents players with a fully immersive hacking experience, you’ll meet characters and find out things you never imagined. Including interactive apps that will give you the power to shutdown servers and retrieve passwords.
Why similar: Hacking 73.3% ★, Simulation 10.5%, RPG 6.2%, Indie 6.1%, Puzzle 3.9%
- #35 while True: learn()
73% matchVery Positive91% of 8,107 reviews2019
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!
Why similar: Programming 75.4% ★, Education 8.3%, Simulation 7.7%, Puzzle 6.5%, Indie 2.2%
- #36 hack_me 2
76% matchMixed68% of 793 reviews2017
Dev: EasyWays TeamPub: Indovers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
hack_me 2 is a story about hacker-beginner, who is going to confront to new World Order, where is no place for personal secrets.
Why similar: Hacking 62.8% ★, Simulation 31.3%, Indie 6%
- #37 Chatventures
74% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
chatventures is a text-adventure MMORPG. you travel through a fantasy world where you interact with every thing through text commands such as "punch" and "check". each area is a different chatroom!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 67.9%, RPG 16%, Indie 9.3%, Text-Based 6.8%
- #38 EmuDevz
71% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: [r]labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game about building emulators! Implement your own NEEES core in JavaScript, get instant feedback with unit/video tests, build the graphics unit in real time, learn 6502 assembly, debug test ROMs, and have fun with the included homebrew games!
Why similar: Programming 53.5% ★, Hacking 28.6% ★, Simulation 6.1%, Education 5.7%, Puzzle 4.6%
- #39 Squally
73% 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 49.2% ★, Programming 39% ★, RPG 11.8%
- #40 TIS-100
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,067 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 68.3% ★, Hacking 20.2% ★, Puzzle 4.9%, Simulation 3.3%, Indie 1.8%
- #41 Cyber Attack
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 reviews2020
Dev: LUXO InteractivePub: LUK KUS SOFT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.2 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 73.2% ★, Simulation 17.3%, Indie 9.5%
- #42 Hack 'n' Slash
75% matchMixed52% of 925 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 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 52.1% ★, Programming 38.4% ★, Puzzle 5.8%, Indie 3.8%
- #43 Turing Complete
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,204 reviews2021
Dev: LevelHead
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Why similar: Programming 62.8% ★, Hacking 20.3% ★, Education 6.5%, Simulation 5.3%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #44 MINDNIGHT
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,973 reviews2017
Dev: No Moon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inspired by the party games Werewolf and The Resistance, MINDNIGHT is a cyberpunk online social deduction game of deceit, accusations and unpredictability. It challenges your ability to lie and detect others that are trying to be deceptive.
Why similar: Hacking 51.7% ★, Cyberpunk 25.5%, RPG 9.3%, Text-Based 8.4%, Indie 5%
- #45 ServiceIT: You can do IT
69% matchMixed59% of 641 reviews2025
Dev: picture4uPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
⚡️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 42% ★, Hacking 41.4% ★, Simulation 6.1%, Education 6%, Puzzle 2.8%
- #46 Glitchspace
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 376 reviews2016
Dev: Space Budgie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 20.0 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 64.8% ★, Hacking 24.4% ★, Puzzle 6.7%, Indie 4.1%
- #47 CHAQS
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: nomorevalid
Windows
CHAQS is an instructive CTF (Capture The Flag) game that performs the basic functions of an operating system. While it meets your expectations from an operating system to a certain extent with the applications it contains, CHAQS progresses in the direction of more challenges in terms of gameplay.
Why similar: Hacking 39.8% ★, Programming 38.7% ★, Cyberpunk 10.7%, Simulation 4.8%, Education 4.7%
- #48 Adventure Land - The Code MMORPG
70% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2019
Dev: Kaan Soral
Windows · Mac · Linux
Adventure Land is an experimental Indie MMORPG. ANYONE can Code not just one, but up to 4 characters! You can play manually, use the given default Javascript Code, or learn programming to do more! Going open-source at 10,000 installs!
Why similar: Programming 57.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 26.6%, Simulation 6.1%, RPG 6%, Indie 3.3%
- #49 DROP - System Breach
68% matchVery Positive88% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Etherfield StudioPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Welcome to DROP, a fast-paced action-strategy hacking simulator. Ready to hack your way to fame and fortune while avoiding getting caught? Use stealth and cunning to maneuver between the ongoing power struggle of corporations and factions to control the fragmented networks in the city.
Why similar: Hacking 77.7% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Puzzle 7.9%, Indie 5.1%
- #50 Malware
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,186 reviews2024
Dev: Odd Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Malware lurks where you least expect it. Unscrupulous software vendors have hidden traps inside legitimate installers — can you spot them all and keep your computer clean?
Why similar: Hacking 34.1% ★, Memes 20.2%, Simulation 19.6%, Puzzle 17.3%, Text-Based 6.9%
- #51 Retro Gadgets
68% matchVery Positive90% of 509 reviews2022
Dev: Licorice ehf
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 61.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.
Why similar: Programming 42.2% ★, Hacking 32.9% ★, Education 9.1%, Simulation 7.6%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #52 Judge, Jury, and Keyboard
70% matchMixed66% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Virtue Enforcer
Windows
In an era dominated by viral trends, you become the "Internet Judge"—where a few keystrokes can sway public opinion and determine fates. This darkly humorous strategy game lets you experience the absurdity and power of "keyboard justice." Every judgment you make reshapes this chaotic digital world.
Why similar: Memes 60.3%, Simulation 30.4%, Indie 9.3%
- #53 Hacker's Beat
72% matchMixed52% of 61 reviews2015
Dev: TEAM TANDS PLUSPub: PLAYISM
Windows
::Game Concept: Rhythm Game + Hacker Theme:: Play out your dangerous hacker fantasies with this clever rhythm game.Welcome, to the Hacker's World...
Why similar: Hacking 54.9% ★, Cyberpunk 26.4%, Memes 16.2%, Indie 2.5%
- #54 Screeps: World
69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,073 reviews2016
Dev: Screeps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Screeps: World is an open source MMO strategy sandbox game for programming enthusiasts. You control your colony by writing JavaScript code that operates 24/7 in the huge persistent online open world.
Why similar: Programming 39.7% ★, Hacking 36.8% ★, Massively Multiplayer 19.1%, Simulation 4.4%
- #55 Replicube
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 683 reviews2025
Dev: Walaber Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Replicube is an open-ended programming puzzle game/toy about writing code to replicate 3D voxel-based objects. Solve puzzles, pursue leaderboard glory, or just make art to share with the in-game community.
Why similar: Programming 81.6% ★, Simulation 10%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #56 Quantum Odyssey
66% matchVery Positive93% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Quarks Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Design, optimize, and reverse-engineer real quantum algorithms in an open-ended Zachlike puzzle game. Solve 500+ optimization challenges, hack player creations, and master quantum logic without coding.
Why similar: Programming 36.9% ★, Hacking 35.6% ★, Cyberpunk 13.2%, Education 5%, Simulation 4.8%
- #57 BitVault
69% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Enigma Dragons LLC
Windows
Become an expert hacker by using your raw brainpower! Learn how to get ahead in your new job at a cybersecurity company. Analyze servers for weaknesses, and hack them using their own subroutines to access the data they protect.
Why similar: Hacking 65.4% ★, Cyberpunk 22.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, Indie 2.6%
- #58 ABI-DOS
65% matchVery Positive93% of 416 reviews2024
Dev: ABI.DOS.SOFTWARE
Windows
Build the most advanced operating system ever created! Can you master the fictional simulation language of this mind-bending machine? Design circuits, automate UBITS (coloured mobile data blocks), and optimize your system. The Admin is always watching, and he’s not what he seems.
Why similar: Programming 47.7% ★, Hacking 34.6% ★, Simulation 6.3%, Puzzle 5%, Education 4.9%
- #59 E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
68% matchVery Positive84% of 7,989 reviews2011
Dev: Streum On Studio
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In a dark Cyberpunk world, you (and up to 3 friends) wage war against the all-powerful Federation in this Source-powered FPS/RPG.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 47.5%, Hacking 37.8% ★, RPG 11.2%, Indie 3.4%
- #60 Net.Attack() - Code or Die!
65% matchVery Positive80% of 495 reviews2026
Dev: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
CODE OR DIE! Hack enemy systems & survive the security response by engineering lethal bullet-heaven algorithms. Your brain power determines your firepower across 190+ programming nodes. Debug your failures. Optimize your code. Complete the heist. HACK THE PLANET!
Why similar: Programming 44.1% ★, Hacking 43.5% ★, Cyberpunk 12.4%