- #1 Hacknet
97% matchVery Positive94% of 26,152 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Hacking 77.1% ★, Programming 11.2% ★, Cyberpunk 3.5%, Logic 3.3%, Difficult 3.1%
- #2 EXAPUNKS
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,900 reviews2018
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
Why similar: Programming 46.9% ★, Hacking 30.9% ★, Logic 8.5%, Cyberpunk 8.3%, Difficult 4.9%
- #3 SHENZHEN I/O
96% matchVery Positive95% of 4,533 reviews2016
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Why similar: Programming 72% ★, Logic 13.4%, Difficult 9.6%, Hacking 4.5% ★, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #4 Hacky
95% matchVery Positive92% of 102 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 37.1% ★, Programming 30.7% ★, Cyberpunk 10.3%, Logic 9.1%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #5 NET.CRAWL
94% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Everyone is Solid
Windows · Mac
NET.CRAWL is a grid-building roguelike about a White Rabbit trapped in an unfriendly cyberspace. Dive deep into a bizarre digital world where levels are built with the nodes you drafted. Short runs, satisfying combos, dozens of unique bosses, and a ton of replayability.
Why similar: Hacking 29.8% ★, Programming 29.3% ★, Cyberpunk 13.7%, Roguelite 9%, Logic 8.8%
- #6 Bioprototype
94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,492 reviews2025
Dev: Emprom Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Bioprototype, a Roguelike & Skill Customizing Rhapsody! This is an auto-bomber with programming elements. Customize your character skills with visual programming, utilize enemy organs to finish the mutation, and construct the ultimate prototype, one can survive in the endless wave of flesh.
Why similar: Programming 46.5% ★, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Roguelite 10.7%, Action Roguelike 10.3%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #7 TIS-100
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,119 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 66.3% ★, Hacking 17.8% ★, Difficult 8.6%, Logic 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #8 DROP - System Breach
92% matchVery Positive87% of 194 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 53.8% ★, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 12%, Strategy 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #9 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 669 reviews2025
Dev: Xylem Studios
Windows · Mac
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Why similar: Difficult 15.3%, PvE 13.6%, Robots 13%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Cyberpunk 12.5%
- #10 Grey Hack
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,885 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.4 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 50.8% ★, Programming 38.4% ★, Logic 4.8%, Cyberpunk 4.1%, Strategy 2%
- #11 Oblivion Override
90% matchVery Positive91% of 2,055 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...
Why similar: Robots 30.4%, Action Roguelike 26.1%, Roguelite 18.6%, Cyberpunk 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #12 BitVault
89% matchVery Positive93% of 54 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 44.2% ★, Logic 18.5%, Cyberpunk 16.9%, Difficult 14%, Strategy 5.2%
- #13 Quadrilateral Cowboy
89% matchVery Positive92% of 1,015 reviews2016
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 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 28.9% ★, Programming 27.9% ★, Heist 26.6% ★, Cyberpunk 11.4%, Sci-fi 3.6%
- #14 Into The Grid
87% matchVery Positive84% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: Flatline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a master hacker in this Cyberpunk Roguelike Deckbuilder. Explore the dangers of cyberspace and fight evil corporations. Build and upgrade a deck of powerful programs. Unlock perks and skills, and unleash digital hell on your enemies. Dive Into The Grid!
Why similar: Hacking 33.2% ★, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Difficult 12.2%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #15 Uplink
88% matchVery Positive91% of 2,440 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Hacking 46.4% ★, Programming 24.2% ★, Cyberpunk 10.7%, Time Management 8.4%, Strategy 4.9%
- #16 Gunbot Diplomacy
86% matchVery Positive86% of 269 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 38.9% ★, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Robots 12.6%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #17 Wireworks
85% matchVery Positive89% of 633 reviews2026
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.
Why similar: Programming 45.9% ★, Bullet Heaven 36.9% ★, Roguelite 8.8%, Strategy 7.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #18 VOID/BREAKER
84% matchVery Positive92% of 2,754 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.8%, Difficult 19.7%, Robots 16.6%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 13.8%
- #19 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
84% matchVery Positive89% of 993 reviews2026
Dev: HotBunnyPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 71.3% ★, Artificial Intelligence 21.4%, Strategy 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #20 Rogue Bit
86% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2018
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows · Mac · Linux
A single bit of computer memory became sentient and decided to escape from digital into the real world. Explore RAM, modify bytes and hack machine code and CPU registers to set it free.
Why similar: Programming 42.5% ★, Hacking 35.5% ★, Logic 12.2%, Difficult 8.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #21 Lia: Hacking Destiny
82% matchVery Positive97% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Be the resistance in a world ruled by machines: fight, hack, and reignite hope. Craft powerful builds in this fast-paced roguelite with lethal weapons and power-ups. Free kittens from the algorithm’s chains and smash the robots’ scheme. Resist spam and prove that no one codes your destiny!
Why similar: Hacking 36.3% ★, Cyberpunk 19.3%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 13.2%, Sci-fi 8%
- #22 Neon Abyss
83% matchVery Positive86% of 23,629 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.8% ★, Cyberpunk 14.9%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.5%, Action Roguelike 10.1%
- #23 Bioweaver
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 696 reviews2024
Dev: Emprom Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Bioweaver is an RPG game with the main content of treasure hunting and character building. You can use basic programming logic to deeply customize your skill sets, and you can also create organs with different attributes and functions with the special crafting system.
Why similar: Programming 60.3% ★, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Action Roguelike 6.9%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Roguelite 5.3%
- #24 Swarm Grinder
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,221 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 24% ★, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Action Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 15.1%, Robots 11.9%
- #25 Darknet
82% 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 41.8% ★, Strategy 15.7%, Cyberpunk 14.7%, Difficult 12.4%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #26 JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 398 reviews2025
Dev: Prof. SchererPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.
Why similar: Programming 37.2% ★, Hacking 26.5% ★, Logic 14.2%, Robots 12%, Difficult 8%
- #27 GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena
80% matchVery Positive88% of 917 reviews2019
Dev: GFX47
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate, improve and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 33.3%, Programming 23.1% ★, PvE 17.2%, Strategy 13%, Robots 5.5%
- #28 Squally
79% 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 42.5% ★, Programming 37% ★, Strategy 13.9%, Action 6.7%
- #29 Core Devourer
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: IcyQuill
Windows
Hunt down huge hordes of droids, absorb their cores and become the strongest cybernetic being. In this sci-fi action-packed roguelite, you unlock weapons with unique effects, craft powerful gear and create endless combinations of upgrades for your character. Make your choice and break the game.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 39.1% ★, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Action Roguelike 14%, Cyberpunk 10.4%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #30 Turing Complete
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,808 reviews2021
Dev: LevelHead
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Why similar: Programming 42.8% ★, Hacking 28.2% ★, Logic 17.8%, Difficult 7.1%, Sci-fi 3.6%
- #31 Rogue Voltage
74% matchVery Positive93% of 657 reviews2026
Dev: Horizont Computergrafik
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The engineering roguelike. Construct your combos by wiring circuits. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Discover devastating synergies and create overpowered builds.
Why similar: Programming 72.8% ★, Roguelite 14.7%, Strategy 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #32 while True: learn()
76% matchVery Positive91% of 8,246 reviews2019
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
You're a programmer. Your cat is a better one. Solve visual puzzles built from real machine learning ideas, from decision trees to neural networks, to create a cat-to-human translator. Take freelance jobs, upgrade your rig, gamble on startups, dress up the cat. No coding required, curiosity is.
Why similar: Programming 93.7% ★, Logic 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #33 Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 881 reviews2025
Dev: nodayshalleraseyou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Embody the ultimate cybernetic corporate agent. Master deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people, even the individual bullets flying at you. Confront the future, and die trying.
Why similar: Hacking 70.1% ★, Cyberpunk 25.8%, Action 4.2%
- #34 Hacker Evolution
78% matchMixed68% of 1,083 reviews2010
Dev: exosyphen studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 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 16.7%, Difficult 15.1%, Time Management 7.4%, Strategy 6.4%
- #35 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
75% matchVery Positive85% of 824 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Difficult 31.4%, Action Roguelike 26.6%, Cyberpunk 23.3%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Action 6%
- #36 Move Code Lines
77% matchVery Positive81% of 93 reviews2020
Dev: Fewjix
Windows
Move Code Lines is a game where you fix programs and make them print needed output. But the only way you can achieve that is to change the order of lines in those programs, and set custom input.
Why similar: Programming 42.5% ★, Hacking 34.6% ★, Difficult 11.2%, Logic 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #37 Enter the Chronosphere
71% matchVery Positive95% of 475 reviews2026
Dev: Effort StarPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.
Why similar: Difficult 29.4%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Cyberpunk 19.7%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Strategy 9.7%
- #38 Hack 'n' Slash
77% matchMixed53% of 934 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!
Why similar: Hacking 55% ★, Programming 44% ★, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #39 BULLETHELL
73% matchVery Positive90% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
BULLETHELL is an experimental, retro-hardcore, barely playable, ultra-fast-paced arena top-down shooter.
Why similar: Difficult 39.8%, Cyberpunk 36.4%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Action 4.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #40 Survivor Mercs
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 177 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 31.1% ★, Difficult 14.3%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, PvE 9.6%
- #41 Astroloot
71% matchVery Positive93% of 617 reviews2025
Dev: Andreas Hager Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Loot, level up, and obliterate everything in your path. Astroloot is a sci-fi bullet heaven with deep ARPG systems, featuring a massive skill tree, deterministic crafting, and near-endless build possibilities.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.9%, PvE 21%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Artificial Intelligence 12.8%, Action 6%
- #42 Security Hole
75% matchVery Positive94% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: AnRaEl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Can you push through?! Security Hole is a challenging spatial puzzle with a cyberpunk story. You become a hacker who passes 3D virus blocks through security holes to save humanity. The game mechanics look like a workout tool for spatial thinking.
Why similar: Hacking 46% ★, Cyberpunk 26.2%, Difficult 17.7%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #43 Let Them Come: Onslaught
70% matchVery Positive91% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 42.8% ★, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 10.5%, PvE 9.2%
- #44 Attack Core
71% matchVery Positive98% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: ArtsMoons
Windows
A fully 3D action barrage, roguelite game with a huge range and a large number of monsters, featuring highly growing and visually impactful module skills, and refreshing battles characterized by random transformations and constructions during battles.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Action Roguelike 25.4%, Cyberpunk 17%, Roguelite 12.8%, Artificial Intelligence 12.2%
- #45 Gunstoppable
69% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: CAGE Studios
Windows
A momentum-fueled Roguelite FPS where speed is damage. Dual-wield overpowered weapon combos and bend time to obliterate robot hordes and overthrow billionaire bosses!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 28.9% ★, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Cyberpunk 13.4%, Roguelite 12.1%
- #46 SEGFAULT
73% matchMixed69% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
SEGFAULT is a hacker themed shooter game that focuses heavily on progression and skill. Order not so legal equipment from the Deep Web, fuse together components, and become the ultimate hacker. Compete online for high scores, or fight through a single player map alongside a bipolar AI assistant.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #47 ---Red---Tether-->
70% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.
Why similar: Difficult 31.1%, Action Roguelike 27.2%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Cyberpunk 12.2%, Roguelite 7.3%
- #48 Cogmind
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,013 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 41.7 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 34.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Difficult 16.7%, Robots 16.3%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #49 Signal Decay
72% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: Nela System
Windows · Mac
Assemble a cyber agent team to infiltrate procedurally-generated bases in this co-op stealth roguelike adventure. Master highly tactical combat, a cache of cyber weaponry, and teamwork to save humanity from mind-control.
Why similar: Strategy 24%, Cyberpunk 18.8%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Difficult 14.3%, Roguelite 12.5%
- #50 Bitburner
67% matchVery Positive95% of 7,431 reviews2021
Dev: Fulcrum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.
Why similar: Programming 55.8% ★, Hacking 32.7% ★, Cyberpunk 9.1%, Strategy 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #51 Elsie
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Shift GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.3%, Robots 20.8%, Difficult 18.7%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 15.7%
- #52 Astro Prospector
65% matchVery Positive91% of 3,314 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 41.6% ★, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelite 14.2%, Strategy 7.5%
- #53 Hacker Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,280 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 13.2 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 53% ★, Programming 32.6% ★, Cyberpunk 11.3%, Action 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #54 Gods Against Machines
68% matchVery Positive80% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Silver Eye Studios
Windows
Your world is under attack by a ruthless race of machines, and you are its only hope. Cast epic spells, summon minions or buildings, and destroy the enemy before they conquer your home in this action roguelite strategy game!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.3%, Roguelite 23.4%, PvE 20.1%, Robots 11.9%, Strategy 11%
- #55 Run Build Pew!
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 573 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 47.9% ★, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 14.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Strategy 7.3%
- #56 Deadlink
65% matchVery Positive89% of 3,672 reviews2023
Dev: Gruby EntertainmentPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."
Why similar: Hacking 37.2% ★, Cyberpunk 18.1%, Difficult 16.2%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #57 Neon Noodles
67% matchVery Positive80% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: Vivid Helix
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a future where food is the ultimate symbol of status, you are a recipe programming technician for a ruthless aristocracy. Create, test and optimize your culinary machines in this deliciously dark zach-like!
Why similar: Programming 44.2% ★, Cyberpunk 17.6%, Robots 15.4%, Logic 14.6%, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #58 Project Lazarus
66% matchVery Positive80% of 1,378 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 43.8% ★, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Action 4.4%
- #59 Abort, Retry, Fail
67% matchVery Positive89% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Manpukuken Ramen
Windows
Abort, Retry, Fail is a top-down roguelike action adventure in which you play as a lazy programmer that has to generate his own weapon and shoot his way through hordes of enemies. Are you brave enough to help him escape from computer hell of Windows 98?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 76.9%, Action 19.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%