Games Like Malware

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: 1990's 28.8%, Point & Click 22.9%, Simulation 13.7%, Detective 13.7%, Retro 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the 90s internet aesthetic and UI-based navigation found in the seed game.

Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

Why similar: Simulation 73.7%, Detective 10.6%, Point & Click 6.9%, Hacking 6.7% ★, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on UI-based investigation and monitoring, mirroring the feeling of digging through digital files.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Point & Click 37%, Simulation 22.2%, Puzzle 13.1%, Retro 9.6%, Strategy 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core gameplay loop of meticulous document verification and identifying discrepancies in a high-stakes environment.

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: Puzzle 36.7%, Hacking 23% ★, Simulation 19.9%, Logic 12.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, retro-computer logic puzzle experience that appeals to fans of technical simulation.

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 26.8% ★, Simulation 25.7%, Puzzle 23.3%, Detective 16%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A detective simulation that requires gathering information through digital footprints and hacking techniques.

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: Hacking 34.9% ★, Puzzle 29.4%, Simulation 17.3%, Logic 13.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers complex hacking and coding puzzles set within a gritty, retro-future aesthetic.

Things are not what they seem at your new tech support specialist job. While resolving customer issues, you soon find yourself in the middle of a conspiracy. Will you side with your employer, join a rogue hacktivist group bent on destroying them, assist the police or stand alone?

Why similar: Hacking 52% ★, Simulation 44%, Indie 2.2%, Casual 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: It places you in the role of a support agent navigating a simulated OS to solve technical issues.

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 38% ★, Strategy 16.2%, Puzzle 14.8%, Simulation 14.2%, Text-Based 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential hacking simulator that defined the genre of navigating virtual OS environments.

A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.

Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Point & Click 22.4%, Puzzle 17.9%, 1990's 16.3%, Logic 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deep detective mystery that relies on navigating digital archives and connecting disparate pieces of information.

you have an update for your operating system...

Why similar: Puzzle 28.7%, 1990's 20.3%, Retro 12.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Logic 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, puzzle-heavy indie game that leans heavily into the retro desktop aesthetic.

Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

Why similar: Simulation 37.4%, Retro 29.9%, Singleplayer 14%, Text-Based 9%, 2D 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully simulates the experience of using a retro computer operating system to interact with others.

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 73.7% ★, Detective 9.6%, Simulation 7.9%, Logic 4.5%, 2D 2%

Why You'll Like It: A terminal-based hacking simulator that emphasizes realistic command-line interaction and puzzle-solving.

No flashy visuals, just pure mental gymnastics. Actively search, cross-reference, and unravel the truth from a complex database. In this hardcore text-based deduction game, the devil is always in the details. Detective, are you ready?

Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Hacking 16.8% ★, Puzzle 14%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A text-based detective game that focuses on hacking and psychological puzzle-solving.

Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?

Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Point & Click 21.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Logic 10.8%, Puzzle 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A direct sequel that expands on the investigative and immersive-sim elements of the first game.

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 45.4% ★, Simulation 24.2%, Detective 10.5%, Strategy 7.2%, Logic 6%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic OS simulation that allows players to explore a persistent, interconnected network of virtual computers.

Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?

Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Detective 24.7%, Puzzle 16.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' focus on mystery and detective work within a simulated digital environment.

Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.5%, 1990's 27%, Puzzle 19.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, 2D 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that centers on investigating a mysterious website.

BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Why similar: Puzzle 38.4%, Logic 24.6%, Simulation 24.5%, Hacking 5.8% ★, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on hardware and software engineering puzzles that require the same analytical mindset as the seed game.

A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?

Why similar: Point & Click 56.7%, Simulation 33.2%, Singleplayer 8.1%, Indie 2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-pressure UI-based simulation where you manage complex systems in real-time.

Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.

Why similar: Hacking 31.3% ★, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the tension of navigating a dangerous, hidden web environment from the safety of a desktop.

The 98xx is an old computer OS from the 90s that’s recently been discovered after many years of being lost. There are still a few working files within the OS that can be explored.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.2%, Simulation 27.3%, Puzzle 20.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that uses a retro operating system to deliver a psychological horror experience.

A paranoid cybercriminal tries to regain control over an underground marketplace stolen by his former coworkers. You must utilize your hacking and intelligence gathering skills to get rid of hitmen sent by your enemies in a race with worsening mental state and terrifying hallucinations.

Why similar: Hacking 22.4% ★, Detective 15.7%, Puzzle 15.3%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, simulation-heavy game that explores the dangers of hacking and digital infection.

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 30.7% ★, Simulation 29.2%, Detective 19.4%, Life Sim 17.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the simulation of hacking and crime within a realistic digital interface.

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, 1990's 20.5%, Detective 18.3%, Puzzle 13%, Simulation 10.2%

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: Point & Click 21.3%, Detective 19.3%, Hacking 14.6% ★, Incremental 14.6%, Puzzle 12.8%

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 31.5% ★, Point & Click 23.1%, Simulation 19.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Memes 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click hacking adventure that tasks you with gathering evidence to solve crimes.

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 40.3% ★, Simulation 26.6%, Detective 25.6%, Singleplayer 6.6%, Indie 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a straightforward, singleplayer experience centered on hacking and digital crime.

Minesweeper but the rules are changing.

Why similar: Puzzle 46.3%, Logic 28.7%, Strategy 16.6%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Casual 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that appeals to the logic-based gameplay found in computer-themed simulations.

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 61.7% ★, Puzzle 25.8%, Singleplayer 9.7%, Indie 1.9%, Casual 1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique hacking and puzzle game that uses a portable computer to manipulate the environment.

10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.

Why similar: 1990's 26.2%, Puzzle 18%, Detective 17.2%, Point & Click 15.3%, Retro 14%

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 33.5% ★, Puzzle 26.7%, Simulation 24.4%, 2D 5.5%, Singleplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that tasks players with navigating the dark web to solve complex puzzles.

Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?

Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Detective 18.8%, Simulation 17.4%, Puzzle 14.6%, Hacking 9.1% ★

You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.

Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Puzzle 22.1%, Simulation 21.7%, Text-Based 7.7%, Retro 7%

Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)

Why similar: Hidden Object 23.6%, Point & Click 22.3%, Detective 19.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Simulation 11.3%

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 25.8% ★, Simulation 23.8%, Puzzle 19.5%, Strategy 13.3%, Text-Based 8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic simulation game that uses puzzle-solving to represent the act of hacking.

A desktop psychological horror inspired by the Smile Dog creepypasta. Open the attachment, read your emails, and survive a real nightmare spilling out across your screen.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.7%, Incremental 16.4%, Simulation 14.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

Navigate the internet's dark net, searching for pieces of a puzzle that once combined will clear your outstanding debt. Scan strange websites for info, hack into PCs while defending your own, and buy/sell goods & services, all while avoiding threats in this strategic, suspenseful horror game.

Why similar: Simulation 38.6%, Puzzle 28.8%, Hacking 27.8% ★, Singleplayer 3.8%, Indie 1.1%

You're a security officer deep within Area 51. Scan the staff, verify clearances, and decide who can enter the elevator and who absolutely mustn't leave. The deeper you go, the less certain you are that anyone standing before you is still human.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Detective 22.7%, Puzzle 15.8%, Simulation 14.2%, Logic 10.6%

Examine and test patients for common and novel infections using sophisticated medical instrumentation. Isolate and treat infected patients. Discover the wonders, mysteries, and horrors of medical science. Rumors of mysterious diseases and human experimentation are unconfirmed.

Why similar: Simulation 37.5%, Life Sim 25.8%, Puzzle 14.6%, Singleplayer 9.6%, Psychological Horror 6.4%

You bought a PC that belonged to a suicidal developer, do you dare to run "Game.exe"?

Why similar: Incremental 34%, 1990's 23.6%, Life Sim 18.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.1%, Simulation 21%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, 2D 9.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.2%, Detective 20.1%, Simulation 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Text-Based 8.7%

There is a big discussion going on about a mysterious group named The Katydids proposing riddles and challenges on online forums, Are you clever enough to unravel the mystery of this obscure organization?

Why similar: Point & Click 23.9%, Hacking 17.1% ★, Puzzle 15.2%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 9.9%

Play as a lethal virus infecting various organs in your host's body while trying to outsmart the immune cells that seek to eliminate you and your kind. Generate clones and watch them propagate, infecting cells and taking down bosses.

Why similar: Point & Click 32%, Incremental 31.6%, Simulation 25.1%, Linear 3.8%, 2D 3.1%

The ultimate surveillance game. Monitor camera feeds solo, team up in multiplayer, or versus friends. Detect anomalies, report suspicious activities, and ensure security across diverse locations. Your watchful eyes make the difference!

Why similar: Incremental 28.8%, Hidden Object 28.5%, Puzzle 17.8%, Simulation 17.3%, Psychological Horror 5.3%

Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.

Why similar: Point & Click 37%, Detective 23.2%, Simulation 21.5%, Text-Based 7.4%, 2D 6.2%

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: Simulation 29.9%, Hacking 29.4% ★, Detective 25.1%, Life Sim 12.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Sort forms, get to know your mysterious new collegues & unravel mysteries they're trying to cover up as you step in to replace the previous RH at this mysterious pharmaceutical company.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.2%, 1990's 16.4%, Simulation 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, 2D 7.1%

Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.

Why similar: 1990's 25%, Hidden Object 19.6%, Detective 18.1%, Point & Click 15.9%, Puzzle 14.8%

Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.3%, Detective 26.1%, Puzzle 16.8%, Logic 11.3%, Simulation 9.1%

Groundbreaking research is encrypted on a computer from the 80's. Look through the computer and search the internet to crack the encryption in this augmented reality puzzle game.

Why similar: Simulation 72.5%, Retro 15.7%, Singleplayer 6.1%, Indie 5.6%

Become a dishonest computer repairman, steal rams. Burn the motherboards!

Why similar: Life Sim 40.5%, Simulation 37.7%, Hacking 16.4% ★, Singleplayer 2.3%, Casual 2.3%

Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Puzzle 20%, Strategy 13.7%, Simulation 12.7%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

Welcome to Netbreak™, a horror-puzzle experience. When a mysterious USB drive arrives on your desk, your curiosity drags you into a nightmare. Piece together clues, watch forbidden videos, and take down an underground SNUFF marketplace, that allows you to see interactive torture and murder.

Why similar: Simulation 30%, Memes 19.1%, Hacking 16.7% ★, Puzzle 12.2%, Strategy 9.5%

Paranormal Observation is a single-player point-and-click ghost hunting game. Use your computer to identify the evil spirit by finding enough evidence and exorcise it with your professional tools.

Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Incremental 16.8%, Hidden Object 15.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Puzzle 12.2%

The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.

Why similar: Hacking 45.4% ★, Simulation 22.3%, Logic 15.6%, 2D 8%, Singleplayer 4.8%

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 30.8% ★, Puzzle 20%, Simulation 19.9%, Detective 10.9%, Strategy 9.8%

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.2%, Hacking 29.7% ★, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Memes 7.4%, Singleplayer 5.8%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.2%, Detective 28.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Simulation 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

WannaMine - In this game you have to control the virus so he could get around the firewall of computer "firewall" and get directly to the CPU! A winding path makes the game fun and not easy.

Why similar: Simulation 45.6%, Memes 31.1%, 2D 8.2%, Singleplayer 6%, Casual 5.1%