- #1 Blackdoor
97% matchPositive91% of 11 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 29.5% ★, Programming 24.4% ★, Typing 15.9% ★, Simulation 7%, Conspiracy 5.6% ★
- #2 Torrent Empire
96% 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 29.6% ★, Programming 25.3% ★, Typing 17.2% ★, Crime 7.8%, Simulation 7%
- #3 Quantum Breach
96% matchNo user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Trajectory Interactive
Windows
A terminal-based hacking game where you play as a broke hacker trying to hack a bank and get rich.
Why similar: Hacking 39.1% ★, Programming 30.8% ★, Typing 20.5% ★, Simulation 7.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #4 HELLO HACKER
95% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
Windows · Linux
HELLO HACKER features a realistic terminal. Use real Linux commands, network scanning, password cracking, and cryptography to infiltrate 10 interconnected servers and expose a deadly government surveillance program. Your colleague is missing. You're next. Are you ready to be a hacker?
Why similar: Hacking 31.6% ★, Typing 18.6% ★, Programming 14.8% ★, Conspiracy 7.7% ★, Text-Based 7.3%
- #5 1000-BIT
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 89o
Windows · Linux
An open-ended programming puzzle game where you operate entirely in binary.
Why similar: Programming 35.7% ★, Hacking 27.4% ★, Typing 14.5% ★, Simulation 10.4%, Text-Based 5.5%
- #6 Grey Hack
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,864 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.
Why similar: Hacking 45.8% ★, Programming 29.1% ★, Simulation 7.6%, Typing 6.4% ★, Crime 3%
- #7 Mainlining
93% 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 47.7% ★, Programming 18.1% ★, Typing 14.6% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Indie 4.9%
- #8 Extortion
92% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2020
Dev: Dysnomia
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're a computer engineer with a terrible secret. Someone is blackmailing you and now, you have to hack some servers and get secret files for him. Would you succeed in achieving their missions or would you find them and revenge?
Why similar: Hacking 30.9% ★, Programming 22.1% ★, Typing 13% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Conspiracy 7.7% ★
- #9 Hacker Simulator
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,273 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 40.2% ★, Programming 20.7% ★, Typing 14.5% ★, Crime 8.7%, Simulation 8.3%
- #10 Void Future: Hacking Protocol
91% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: RVL InteractivePub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
In Void Future: Hacking Protocol, you play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations. Hack, solve puzzles, and uncover a global conspiracy. Hunted by a system that never sleeps, you’ll need to stay hidden, outsmart surveillance, and fight to survive.
Why similar: Hacking 34.4% ★, Typing 18.3% ★, Programming 17.1% ★, Simulation 7.4%, Text-Based 7%
- #11 hackmud
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 847 reviews2016
Dev: ComCODE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 70.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 38.8% ★, Programming 33.5% ★, Simulation 6.9%, Cyberpunk 6.5%, Text-Based 6.4%
- #12 Zero Trust
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tomáš Fišer
Windows
An action hacking simulator set in a fully simulated world. Choose your path, craft your own tools, exploit vulnerabilities, and build your reputation. Every company, hacker, and law enforcement agency operates independently — nothing happens by chance. Every playthrough is unique.
Why similar: Hacking 29.5% ★, Programming 25.9% ★, Typing 17.6% ★, Crime 7.5%, Text-Based 5.3%
- #13 HACKING INTO EREBUS
89% 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 30.8% ★, Programming 26.4% ★, Typing 18% ★, Cyberpunk 6.8%, Text-Based 4.9%
- #14 Rogue Bit
88% 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 37% ★, Hacking 36.8% ★, Simulation 14.1%, Indie 6.7%, Puzzle 5%
- #15 HackMeNow
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AngrySysOps
Windows
A terminal-style hacking puzzle game where every command matters. Investigate logs, decode secrets, avoid traps, and uncover the rogue system watching from behind the screen.
Why similar: Hacking 36% ★, Programming 27.7% ★, Typing 8.9% ★, Text-Based 7.5%, Simulation 7.4%
- #16 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
86% 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 34.2% ★, Programming 16.8% ★, Simulation 14.9%, Typing 14% ★, Crime 9.2%
- #17 Silicon Zeroes
86% 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 41.6% ★, Hacking 28.5% ★, Simulation 16.2%, Indie 7.1%, Puzzle 6%
- #18 CHAQS
85% 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 32.2% ★, Programming 28.9% ★, Typing 21.1% ★, Simulation 6.6%, Cyberpunk 5.7%
- #19 EXAPUNKS
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,885 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 44.9% ★, Hacking 35.2% ★, Cyberpunk 5.7%, Puzzle 5.6%, Simulation 5.5%
- #20 Uplink
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,436 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 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 43.5% ★, Programming 19% ★, Typing 11.1% ★, Cyberpunk 6.1%, Text-Based 5.3%
- #21 Netshell
83% 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 39.3% ★, Programming 14.1% ★, Typing 14% ★, Simulation 10.6%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #22 System Zero
82% 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 32.5% ★, Programming 27.5% ★, Typing 14.2% ★, Simulation 11.6%, Conspiracy 5.7% ★
- #23 Hardwired
81% 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 30% ★, Programming 26.2% ★, Typing 17.7% ★, Text-Based 7.3%, Cyberpunk 7.3%
- #24 Hacker's Journey
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 206 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 36.2% ★, Programming 30.3% ★, Crime 12.9%, Simulation 8.8%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #25 Else Heart.Break()
82% matchMixed67% of 840 reviews2015
Dev: Erik SvedängPub: Erik Svedäng AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.
Why similar: Programming 45% ★, Hacking 38% ★, Conspiracy 6.9% ★, Cyberpunk 5.3%, Indie 4.5%
- #26 cr4ckr
81% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Cutie Café
Windows
cr4ckr is a puzzle game about cracking passwords.
Why similar: Hacking 40.6% ★, Typing 29.7% ★, Text-Based 9.8%, Simulation 9.5%, Linear 3.9%
- #27 HACKERGAME
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vance Studios
Windows
HACKERGAME is a 2D terminal-based arcade hacking game and is currently in the early days of development.
Why similar: Hacking 35.5% ★, Programming 27.1% ★, Typing 17.8% ★, Text-Based 6.6%, Simulation 4%
- #28 Hacker The Dark Shadow
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Burrito BlastPub: MadOctopus
Windows
Become a young programmer diving into the dangerous world of cybercrime. When the elite hacking collective Dark Shadows challenges you with a series of ruthless trials, you must push your genius to the limit. Will you prove your worth or become another digital casualty?
Why similar: Hacking 33% ★, Programming 28.5% ★, Typing 13.6% ★, Crime 10.3%, Simulation 7.6%
- #29 Lo-Res Shaders: The Game
78% 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 42.8% ★, Hacking 38.1% ★, Simulation 11.3%, Puzzle 5.3%, Indie 2.1%
- #30 Code World
79% 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 37.5% ★, Hacking 37.3% ★, Text-Based 9.7%, Simulation 6.6%, Puzzle 4.4%
- #31 Cyber Warrior
77% matchPositive85% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Dunke Games
Windows
Cyber Warrior is a hacking simulator where you play as an ex retired bureau agent recruited back to take on a powerful criminal organization. Explore dozens of interactive desktops, navigate 200+ in-game websites, solve puzzles, customize your setup and make decisions that will shape a new cyber age
Why similar: Hacking 36.3% ★, Programming 30.5% ★, Typing 20.6% ★, Simulation 5.6%, Puzzle 3.5%
- #32 DA-VI-NC1
77% 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 45.7% ★, Hacking 33.4% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Puzzle 6.1%, Indie 2.5%
- #33 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
76% matchVery Positive86% of 779 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 41.6% ★, Typing 24% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Crime 9.8%, Programming 6.3% ★
- #34 Bitburner
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,343 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 46.8% ★, Hacking 32.3% ★, Text-Based 8.1%, Cyberpunk 5.5%, Simulation 4.4%
- #35 Hacky
74% matchVery Positive92% of 100 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 33.4% ★, Programming 23.2% ★, Typing 20.5% ★, Crime 8.7%, Cyberpunk 5.6%
- #36 Hacknet
75% matchVery Positive94% of 26,049 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.3 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 75.2% ★, Programming 9.1% ★, Typing 6.2% ★, Crime 2.9%, Simulation 2.5%
- #37 hack_me
76% matchMixed60% of 2,102 reviews2017
Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hack_me is a hacker simulator game. The main objective in game – is to hack big companies's servers to show people that there is nothing in this world that protected on 100%. You’ll need to use your cmd, bruteforce, SQL-injectors and other programs to hack servers.
Why similar: Hacking 44.2% ★, Programming 31.2% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Indie 4.3%, Linear 3.6%
- #38 HACK.BAK
74% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: David Huish
Windows
Hackers have encrypted your data and it's your job to hack them back. Explore a procedurally generated network using an arsenal of terminal commands to find the encryption key.
Why similar: Hacking 52.2% ★, Typing 17.4% ★, Text-Based 11%, Simulation 9.3%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #39 void future prologue
73% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: RVL InteractivePub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Void Future: Prologue is a standalone free experience set in the universe of Void Future. Play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations and complete a single, fully designed mission. Hack systems, solve puzzles,and uncover secrets — while staying hidden from a system that never sleeps.
Why similar: Typing 26% ★, Hacking 19.8% ★, Simulation 15.8%, Programming 12.6% ★, Text-Based 8.4%
- #40 Network & Cyber Security Simulator
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Network & Cyber Security Simulator
Windows
Tired of boring network diagrams? Network & Cyber Security Simulator takes networking and cybersecurity into an interactive first-person (FPS) simulation game! Learn by doing, configure realistic CLI terminals from scratch, solve technical puzzles, and become the digital architect!
Why similar: Hacking 41.6% ★, Programming 35.4% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Cyberpunk 6.4%, Indie 2%
- #41 Comet 64
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 188 reviews2021
Dev: Onur AyasPub: what sorceress this
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 38.5% ★, Hacking 25.9% ★, Typing 12.6% ★, Simulation 7.7%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #42 Supreme OS
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pantheon Inc.
Windows · Linux
Supreme OS is an operating system that runs on your operating system. With such stupendously amazing features as agile mail servers, exciting terminal commands, puzzles for your puzzles and the occasional AI singularity, Supreme OS is bound to be a game-changer!
Why similar: Hacking 42.7% ★, Typing 25.2% ★, Simulation 16.7%, Text-Based 8.1%, Puzzle 7%
- #43 Pragma Twice
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bryan Gillespie
Windows
You've awoken deep within a research facility in a new, programmable robot body. You have holes in your memories. At least you no longer have that hole in your head...
Why similar: Programming 46.2% ★, Hacking 36.8% ★, Simulation 9.8%, Puzzle 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #44 TAU-09
70% 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 38.4% ★, Hacking 36% ★, Simulation 9%, Puzzle 5.7%, Cyberpunk 4.9%
- #45 Untrusted: hackers at large
69% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: playuntrusted.comPub: Evolved Labs
Windows · Linux
A single player hacking adventure set in the Untrusted world where you'll be playing as various hackers getting into computer systems to hack, steal and sabotage. Manage your crew, manage your risks, threaten or kill your targets. Investigate. Hack. Don't Die.
Why similar: Hacking 40.1% ★, Typing 19% ★, Crime 11.1%, Text-Based 7.1%, Cyberpunk 6.1%
- #46 TIS-100
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,101 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 64.4% ★, Hacking 20.6% ★, Puzzle 6.2%, Simulation 5.6%, Indie 2.9%
- #47 Hack 'n' Slash
71% matchMixed52% of 930 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!
Why similar: Hacking 51.4% ★, Programming 34.5% ★, Puzzle 7.1%, Indie 5.9%, 2D 0.7%
- #48 Proxy - Ultimate Hacker
71% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2016
Dev: Ready Play Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Out there is a world of corporate corruption and government lies. You are a lone hacker armed with a terminal and a personal proxy. Break in. Cause damage. Get paid.
Why similar: Hacking 65% ★, Simulation 24.2%, Puzzle 7.4%, Indie 3.5%
- #49 MHRD
70% matchVery Positive89% of 449 reviews2017
Dev: Funghisoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MHRD is a hardware design game, in which you design various hardware circuits in a hardware description language. The hardware circuits you design get more complex as you go until you create a fully functional CPU design.
Why similar: Programming 52.7% ★, Simulation 17%, Typing 16.2% ★, Indie 7.9%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #50 Hacker Evolution
71% 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 41.7% ★, Typing 15.8% ★, Simulation 12.1%, Text-Based 10.5%, Cyberpunk 8.3%
- #51 How To Hack In?
69% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: Red Buffalo Interactive
Windows · Linux
A real-time hacking sandbox simulator with procedurally generated content. Multiple tools and techniques to use, multiple computers to hack, multiple missions to solve, and multiple vulnerabilities to exploit!
Why similar: Hacking 31.4% ★, Programming 26.3% ★, Typing 13.4% ★, Crime 9.4%, Cyberpunk 7.5%
- #52 Hifuu OS: Hack Into the Barrier
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KaleidoScreens
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hifuu OS: Immersive hacking simulator based on the Touhou Project. Play as Renko Usami, learn and use authentic terminal commands to hack into the Great Hakurei Barrier. Unravel the truth behind Maribel Hearn's mysterious coma as you search through Gensokyo's secret and private documents.
Why similar: Hacking 38.1% ★, Programming 20.3% ★, Typing 16.7% ★, Text-Based 10%, Simulation 6.6%
- #53 ⟨Unknown_Terminal⟩
66% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Stelex Software
Windows
Retro terminal mystery: explore a live IBM PS/2, decode corrupted logs, and learn who waits behind the blinking prompt.
Why similar: Hacking 44% ★, Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Typing 16.6% ★, Text-Based 13.7%, Simulation 4.9%
- #54 Glitchspace
68% 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 60.4% ★, Hacking 24.6% ★, Puzzle 8.4%, Indie 6.6%
- #55 Hacker Evolution Duality
69% matchMostly Negative34% of 551 reviews2011
Dev: exosyphen studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Hacker Evolution Duality is the hacking simulation game, developed by exosyphen studios. Based on the successful Hacker Evolution game series, it has been completely redesigned to offer an impressive and new gaming experience.
Why similar: Hacking 70.1% ★, Simulation 20%, Indie 10%
- #56 You Are The Code
65% matchPositive100% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: ThinkWithGames
Windows
A programming puzzle game, but YOU CAN'T TYPE. Navigate and run pre-existing lines of code! Watch out for bugs eating away your program!
Why similar: Hacking 37.6% ★, Programming 35.8% ★, Text-Based 10.2%, Simulation 7.2%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #57 Cyber Manhunt
66% matchVery Positive92% of 15,657 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: 摸鱼游戏
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.9 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 53.4% ★, Simulation 16%, Puzzle 8.8%, Crime 8.3%, Indie 5.2%
- #58 BeyondHelix
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Bruno Vale Barbosa Eiterer
Windows · Linux
Another day, another data retrieval job. Or is it? Using a linux-like terminal, explore BeyondHelix's systems and uncover what led to the company's demise.
Why similar: Hacking 40.7% ★, Typing 29.6% ★, Text-Based 10.1%, Simulation 7.3%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #59 hack_me 3
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
Windows · Mac
From the creator of hack_me and dev_me, a continuation of the acclaimed hacker simulator in 2016 and 2017 - hack_me 3 is already on Steam!
Why similar: Hacking 59.4% ★, Simulation 27.6%, Indie 13%
- #60 Software Engineering Course / Informatyka - zrozum i zaprogramuj komputer
68% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Wydawnictwo DagielPub: Adventuresity
Windows
The program was created on the basis of an engineering study program. No prior knowledge of any IT issues is required - we start with simple tasks and step by step learn the basics of computer programming.
Why similar: Hacking 44.7% ★, Programming 43.9% ★, Puzzle 6.2%, Indie 4.1%, 2D 0.9%