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Games Like hackmud

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

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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.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 77% — of 841 reviews
Released: 2016-09-22
Developer: ComCODE
Genres: Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 5.7 hrs
Mean playtime: 66.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 83%

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  1. #1 Grey Hack
    97% matchVery Positive90% of 1,786 reviews2017
    Dev: Loading Home
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.6 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 44.8%, Programming 29.1%, Massively Multiplayer 12.8%, Simulation 4.4%, Cyberpunk 3.3%

  2. #2 Hacknet
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 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 82.5%, Programming 10.7%, Cyberpunk 3.4%, Simulation 1.7%, Education 1.2%

  3. #3 Uplink
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,406 reviews2006
    Dev: Introversion Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 5.0 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 50.4%, Programming 23.8%, Cyberpunk 10.5%, Text-Based 6.3%, Simulation 3.5%

  4. #4 EXAPUNKS
    95% matchVery Positive95% of 1,852 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 47.4%, Hacking 34.9%, Cyberpunk 8.2%, Puzzle 4.4%, Simulation 3.2%

  5. #5 World Wide Hack
    94% matchMixed64% of 80 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%, Cyberpunk 11.2%, Text-Based 6.4%

  6. #6 Hacker Simulator
    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,255 reviews2021
    Dev: Save All Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.9 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 29.2%, Cyberpunk 10.2%, Simulation 6.5%, Indie 1.5%

  7. #7 Hacky
    92% matchVery Positive91% of 92 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 5.1%, Simulation 4.1%

  8. #8 Bitburner
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,120 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 45.7%, Hacking 31%, Cyberpunk 8%, Text-Based 7.9%, Simulation 2.5%

  9. #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 50.2%, Cyberpunk 15.1%, Text-Based 12.9%, Simulation 8.7%, Puzzle 5.7%

  10. #10 Mu Complex
    91% 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 7.8%, Puzzle 5.8%

  11. #11 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 46.3%, Programming 24.1%, Cyberpunk 13.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 3.4%

  12. #12 hack_me
    90% matchMixed60% of 2,102 reviews2017
    Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 24.3 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 50.2%, Programming 38.2%, Simulation 8.6%, Indie 3.1%

  13. #13 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
    88% matchVery Positive86% of 739 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 74.8%, Simulation 13.6%, Cyberpunk 9.6%, Indie 2.1%

  14. #14 SHENZHEN I/O
    89% matchVery Positive95% of 4,421 reviews2016
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

    Why similar: Programming 79.9%, Puzzle 5.5%, Hacking 5.1%, Simulation 4.3%, Education 3.2%

  15. #15 NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
    87% matchVery Positive92% of 1,253 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 82.8%, Simulation 9.3%, Indie 4%, Puzzle 3.8%

  16. #16 Rogue Bit
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 122 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 41.2%, Hacking 38%, Simulation 8.7%, Indie 4.4%, Puzzle 4.1%

  17. #17 Mainlining
    86% matchMostly Positive77% of 359 reviews2017
    Dev: RebelephantPub: ReadGraves
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 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 57.7%, Programming 24.2%, Simulation 6.7%, Memes 4.1%, Indie 3.7%

  18. #18 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 446 reviews2026
    Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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 9.7%, Puzzle 8%, Indie 3.1%

  19. #19 Else Heart.Break()
    85% matchMixed67% of 829 reviews2015
    Dev: Erik SvedängPub: Erik Svedäng AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.

    Why similar: Programming 47.7%, Hacking 37.3%, Cyberpunk 7.8%, RPG 4.5%, Indie 2.8%

  20. #20 Quadrilateral Cowboy
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 993 reviews2016
    Dev: Blendo Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 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 37.6%, Cyberpunk 15.3%, Puzzle 2.7%, Indie 1.7%

  21. #21 Untrusted
    83% matchVery Positive83% of 1,240 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 55.5%, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Text-Based 15.1%, Puzzle 5.3%, RPG 5.2%

  22. #22 Hack RUN
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2015
    Dev: i273 LLC
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 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 82.4%, Simulation 17.6%

  23. #23 HackHub: Free Trial
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 680 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%

  24. #24 Yolo Space Hacker
    82% 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%, Simulation 7%, Puzzle 7%, Education 5%

  25. #25 Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,915 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 13.6%, Indie 2%

  26. #26 Quantum Odyssey
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2025
    Dev: Quarks Interactive
    Windows

    Master the most counter-intuitive logic in existence. Created by the researchers who defined Quantum Literacy, explore an open-ended puzzle world where you craft real quantum algorithms, solve 500+ challenges, hack other players asynchronously, and gain insights textbooks can’t provide.

    Why similar: Programming 38.1%, Hacking 35.9%, Cyberpunk 11.3%, Education 5.3%, Simulation 4.8%

  27. #27 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 5,341 reviews2025
    Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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%

  28. #28 Cyber Manhunt
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 15,410 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 11%, RPG 8.1%, Puzzle 8%, Cyberpunk 8%

  29. #29 CipherCraft: Cyber Guardian Introduction
    79% matchMixed68% of 94 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 45.8%, Programming 40.8%, Simulation 6.3%, Education 5.5%, Indie 1.5%

  30. #30 Caves of Qud
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,086 reviews2024
    Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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%

  31. #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 47.5%, Hacking 29.6%, Puzzle 5.3%, Simulation 5.2%, Text-Based 4.9%

  32. #32 Midnight Protocol
    76% matchVery Positive86% of 442 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 62.2%, Programming 31.4%, RPG 3.4%, Indie 3%

  33. #33 while True: learn()
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 8,061 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 75.2%, Education 8.3%, Simulation 7.8%, Puzzle 6.5%, Indie 2.2%

  34. #34 Project DeepWeb
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2020
    Dev: NightCat Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 71.6%, Simulation 9.8%, Puzzle 8.6%, Text-Based 6.2%, Indie 3.7%

  35. #35 HACK_IT
    80% 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 3.8%

  36. #36 EmuDevz
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 54 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 53.4%, Hacking 28.7%, Simulation 6.1%, Education 5.7%, Puzzle 4.6%

  37. #37 Chatventures
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 178 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 67.6%, RPG 16%, Indie 9.5%, Text-Based 6.9%

  38. #38 hack_me 2
    75% matchMixed68% of 792 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 62.6%, Simulation 31.4%, Indie 6%

  39. #39 Turing Complete
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,092 reviews2021
    Dev: LevelHead
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Learn CPU architecture with puzzles

    Why similar: Programming 62.3%, Hacking 20.7%, Education 6.4%, Simulation 5.4%, Puzzle 5.2%

  40. #40 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 49.3%, Programming 38.9%, RPG 11.8%

  41. #41 Cyber Attack
    74% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 reviews2020
    Dev: LUXO InteractivePub: LUK KUS SOFT
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.3 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%, Simulation 17.4%, Indie 9.6%

  42. #42 TIS-100
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,045 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 68.4%, Hacking 20.1%, Puzzle 4.9%, Simulation 3.3%, Indie 1.8%

  43. #43 Retro Gadgets
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 505 reviews2022
    Dev: Licorice ehf
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 60.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.

    Why similar: Programming 52.1%, Hacking 27.3%, Education 7.5%, Simulation 6.3%, Puzzle 6.2%

  44. #44 Net.Attack() - Code or Die!
    69% matchMostly Positive80% of 440 reviews2026
    Dev: ByteRockers' Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 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 50.5%, Hacking 39%, Cyberpunk 9.1%, Indie 1.5%

  45. #45 Glitchspace
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 374 reviews2016
    Dev: Space Budgie
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 19.9 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 6.6%, Indie 4.1%

  46. #46 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 39.9%, Programming 38.6%, Cyberpunk 10.7%, Simulation 4.9%, Education 4.7%

  47. #47 ServiceIT: You can do IT
    69% matchMixed60% of 582 reviews2025
    Dev: picture4uPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    ⚡️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 41.9%, Hacking 41.7%, Simulation 6%, Education 6%, Puzzle 2.7%

  48. #48 Hack 'n' Slash
    73% matchMixed53% of 919 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 52.9%, Programming 37.4%, Puzzle 5.8%, Indie 3.9%

  49. #49 MINDNIGHT
    70% 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 51.6%, Cyberpunk 25.5%, RPG 9.3%, Text-Based 8.5%, Indie 5.1%

  50. #50 Hypnospace Outlaw
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,338 reviews2019
    Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

    Why similar: Simulation 59.1%, Puzzle 25.6%, Indie 15.3%

  51. #51 Adventure Land - The Code MMORPG
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 138 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 56.9%, Massively Multiplayer 27.1%, Simulation 6.3%, RPG 6.2%, Indie 3.4%

  52. #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%, Simulation 30.6%, Indie 9.4%

  53. #53 Malware
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,164 reviews2024
    Dev: Odd Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    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 34.2%, Memes 20.1%, Simulation 19.8%, Puzzle 17.1%, Text-Based 7%

  54. #54 DROP - System Breach
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 181 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 9.4%, Puzzle 7.8%, Indie 5.1%

  55. #55 Replicube
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 610 reviews2025
    Dev: Walaber Entertainment LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    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 79.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Puzzle 9.4%

  56. #56 ABI-DOS
    65% matchVery Positive93% of 403 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 47.6%, Hacking 34.7%, Simulation 6.3%, Puzzle 5%, Education 4.9%

  57. #57 BitVault
    68% 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 9.2%, Indie 2.6%

  58. #58 Cogmind
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,943 reviews2017
    Dev: Grid Sage Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.

    Why similar: Hacking 89.3%, RPG 10.7%

  59. #59 Screeps: World
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 2,056 reviews2016
    Dev: Screeps, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 52.5 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 39.5%, Hacking 37%, Massively Multiplayer 19.1%, Simulation 4.4%

  60. #60 Darknet
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2017
    Dev: E McNeill
    Windows

    Darknet is a strategy/puzzle game in which you play as an elite hacker in the Net. Plug into cyberspace, using viruses, worms, and exploits to steal the data before your signal gets traced. Includes both VR and non-VR versions.

    Why similar: Hacking 62.3%, Cyberpunk 19.9%, Indie 9.8%, Puzzle 8.1%

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