- #1 Welcome to the Game
97% matchVery Positive85% of 2,537 reviews2016
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.
Why similar: Hacking 58.5% ★, Horror 9.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Puzzle 7.2%, Dark 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the high-stakes, terrifying atmosphere of navigating the deep web to uncover hidden secrets.
- #2 Hacknet
96% matchVery Positive94% of 25,910 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Hacking 84.3% ★, Typing 8.4% ★, Simulation 2.2%, Story Rich 1.6%, Atmospheric 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: This terminal-based hacking simulator offers the most authentic experience of navigating file systems and executing commands.
- #3 Cyber Manhunt
96% matchVery Positive93% of 15,480 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Hacking 52.7% ★, Simulation 12%, Puzzle 10.7%, Mystery 9.4%, Immersive Sim 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends realistic social engineering and investigative hacking to solve complex, story-driven mysteries.
- #4 SIMULACRA
95% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 28.3% ★, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Mystery 9.1%, Horror 8.7%, Puzzle 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully uses a simulated phone interface to create an immersive, unsettling detective experience.
- #5 Welcome to the Game II
94% matchVery Positive84% of 3,439 reviews2018
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 58.8% ★, Horror 12.9%, Simulation 7.4%, Dark 5.1%, Violent 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A direct expansion of the deep web horror formula, adding more complexity and danger to the exploration process.
- #6 Grey Hack
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,825 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.
Why similar: Hacking 68.7% ★, Typing 11.7% ★, Simulation 8.6%, Immersive Sim 2.8%, Realistic 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, persistent-world hacking simulator that provides a more technical and open-ended approach to computer intrusion.
- #7 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
93% matchVery Positive86% of 754 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
Why similar: Hacking 45.2% ★, Typing 31.6% ★, Simulation 10.3%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Realistic 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the hacking genre that emphasizes the feeling of being an underground digital operative.
- #8 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
92% matchVery Positive90% of 15,430 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 55.3%, Hacking 20.9% ★, Mystery 6.4%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%, Story Rich 5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the ethics and mechanics of surveillance, requiring you to sift through personal data to solve a mystery.
- #9 Hypnospace Outlaw
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,418 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 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Story Rich 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, nostalgic exploration of a bizarre, early-internet-style web that mirrors the discovery aspect of the seed game.
- #10 Mainlining
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 363 reviews2017
Dev: RebelephantPub: ReadGraves
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.
Why similar: Hacking 55.2% ★, Typing 20.5% ★, Simulation 8.2%, Puzzle 5.3%, Adventure 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A detective game that tasks you with hacking into suspect computers to gather evidence and solve crimes.
- #11 SIMULACRA 2
89% matchVery Positive87% of 1,664 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Hacking 38.5% ★, FMV 20% ★, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Horror 6%, Story Rich 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the found-phone investigation style with improved mechanics and a darker, more complex narrative.
- #12 Mu Complex
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 206 reviews2015
Dev: studiocime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets. But beware , you seem not to be alone and what you will discover could change the world ...
Why similar: Hacking 79% ★, Puzzle 8.2%, Adventure 7.4%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure that relies on text-based hacking and puzzle-solving to uncover a mysterious narrative.
- #13 Stories Untold
89% matchVery Positive87% of 5,426 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Text-Based 18.8%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This anthology of horror stories uses retro computer interfaces to build a deeply atmospheric and psychological experience.
- #14 Uplink
87% matchVery Positive91% of 2,417 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Hacking 52.5% ★, Typing 16.2% ★, Immersive Sim 5.7%, Puzzle 4.8%, Simulation 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: The classic hacking simulator that set the standard for terminal-based gameplay and corporate espionage.
- #15 DeepWeb Simulator
86% matchMixed66% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Bull Games
Windows
DeepWeb Simulator is a simulation game where you will get lost in the dark corridors and experience the thrill of illegal trade. Place ads, make secret deals and build your criminal empire in the illegal world of the deep web.
Why similar: Hacking 59.1% ★, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Dark 11.8%, Simulation 11.1%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on the management and exploration of the web's underbelly.
- #16 FAKEBOOK
84% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 11%, Dark 9.6%, Horror 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that tasks you with investigating social media profiles to uncover the truth.
- #17 hack_me
86% matchMixed60% of 2,102 reviews2017
Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hack_me is a hacker simulator game. The main objective in game – is to hack big companies's servers to show people that there is nothing in this world that protected on 100%. You’ll need to use your cmd, bruteforce, SQL-injectors and other programs to hack servers.
Why similar: Hacking 58.3% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Story Rich 5%, Horror 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward simulation that captures the essence of hacking through a simplified, accessible interface.
- #18 HACK_IT
88% 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 49.1% ★, Typing 14% ★, Simulation 9%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%, Adventure 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie title that focuses on the puzzle-solving aspects of breaking into secure systems.
- #19 Hacker Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,265 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
Why similar: Hacking 53.3% ★, Typing 23.4% ★, Simulation 8.4%, Realistic 5.9%, Atmospheric 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a grounded approach to hacking with a focus on simulation mechanics and crime-solving.
- #20 Hacker Evolution
85% 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 42.6% ★, Typing 19.5% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Puzzle 7.5%, Immersive Sim 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-heavy hacking game that focuses on the logic and speed of digital intrusion.
- #21 Quadrilateral Cowboy
83% matchVery Positive92% of 994 reviews2016
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.
Why similar: Hacking 54.1% ★, Typing 11.2% ★, Immersive Sim 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Story Rich 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a terminal-based hacking mechanic to solve puzzles and pull off heists in a stylish, retro-futuristic world.
- #22 Bitburner
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,237 reviews2021
Dev: Fulcrum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.
Why similar: Hacking 74.1% ★, Text-Based 9.7%, Simulation 7.7%, Puzzle 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, programming-focused hacking game that rewards players for automating their digital infiltration efforts.
- #23 Profession investigator
81% matchVery Positive99% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: Indie-Geek
Windows · Mac
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Simulation 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Puzzle 14%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Adventure 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed simulation that emphasizes the gathering of clues through digital and physical exploration.
- #24 World Wide Hack
82% matchMixed63% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Lotus Innovations
Windows · Linux
Reveal company secrets while hacking and exploring their quantum simulation networks. Fights for control with other players, coop with your faction, gather best tools, build most secure servers, write scripts and webs, or choose to be solo hacker who makes the right choices to change the world.
Why similar: Hacking 49.8% ★, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Simulation 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An MMO-based hacking simulator that allows you to compete and collaborate with other players in a shared digital space.
- #25 s.p.l.i.t
77% matchVery Positive93% of 3,443 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Klubnika
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.
Why similar: Hacking 36.7% ★, Typing 24.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Dark 6.6%, Simulation 6.2%
- #26 Else Heart.Break()
82% matchMixed67% of 835 reviews2015
Dev: Erik SvedängPub: Erik Svedäng AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.
Why similar: Hacking 78.9% ★, Adventure 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique hacking system that allows you to rewrite the code of the world around you to explore deeper secrets.
- #27 The Black Watchmen
81% matchVery Positive89% of 747 reviews2015
Dev: Alice & Smith
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Become a Secret Agent and investigate paranormal activities in this dark Lovecraftian universe. This Alternate Reality Game will have you explore complex puzzles in-game but also in real-life; interacting with real websites, companies, and NPCs that we created as part of our universe.
Why similar: Puzzle 38%, Horror 19%, Mystery 16.4%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive ARG-style game that requires real-world research and investigation to solve complex global mysteries.
- #28 Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,916 reviews2023
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
Why similar: Hacking 52.2% ★, Typing 17.2% ★, Simulation 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Realistic 2.3%
- #29 Emily is Away
79% matchVery Positive89% of 32,252 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Story Rich 24%, Simulation 18.3%, Text-Based 7.7%, Indie 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a nostalgic chat-client interface to tell a compelling, character-driven story through digital interaction.
- #30 Event[0]
79% matchVery Positive80% of 2,275 reviews2016
Dev: Ocelot Society
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.
Why similar: Typing 20% ★, Mystery 18.7%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Exploration 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique terminal-based communication system where you must interact with an AI to survive.
- #31 TIS-100
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,067 reviews2015
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
Why similar: Hacking 59.5% ★, Puzzle 22.1%, Simulation 12.3%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore programming puzzle game that captures the raw, technical feel of low-level system manipulation.
- #32 Dingir OS
77% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Dark 16%, Puzzle 13.3%, Simulation 12.5%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #33 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
73% matchVery Positive93% of 5,440 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Hacking 63% ★, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, Simulation 7.6%, Immersive Sim 2.4%
- #34 Netbreak
76% matchMixed69% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
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: Hacking 32.4% ★, Violent 14.1%, Simulation 13.9%, Immersive Sim 7.7%, Dark 6.5%
- #35 DeepWeb Simulator: Prologue
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Bull Games
Windows
DeepWeb Simulator: Prologue and start your dark trade! Start running your own dark world now. Source, process and sell illegal goods. Expand your inventory and take the restricted step of your dark trade empire.
Why similar: Hacking 58.5% ★, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Dark 12.6%, Simulation 10%, 2D 3.3%
- #36 Log.in
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Little氷華
Windows
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Mystery 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Horror 13.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Adventure 9.9%
- #37 [Redacted] The Safehouse
72% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Heartbeast
Windows · Linux
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Typing 35.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Text-Based 9%, Dark 7.2%
- #38 Palm Cracker
73% matchVery Positive98% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
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: Hacking 34.4% ★, Simulation 15.7%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Mystery 7.9%
- #39 CaseCracker2
73% matchVery Positive91% of 791 reviews2024
Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Typing 33.3% ★, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 7.4%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #40 No Players Online
72% matchVery Positive85% of 625 reviews2025
Dev: Beeswax GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
Why similar: Hacking 35.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Puzzle 7.7%, Simulation 7.6%
- #41 XXX_CYBERRAT_XXX
74% matchVery Positive94% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Nocturne Studio
Windows
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 47.7% ★, Dark 10%, Puzzle 7.6%, Simulation 7.5%, Horror 7.2%
- #42 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
71% matchVery Positive90% of 519 reviews2026
Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
Why similar: Hacking 42.9% ★, Typing 29.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 8.4%, Puzzle 6.7%, Simulation 6.7%
- #43 Doorways: Prelude
75% matchMixed62% of 636 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Dark 15.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #44 After Hours
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
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 48.9%, Adventure 20%, Indie 15.4%, Horror 12.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #45 Midnight Heist
69% matchVery Positive92% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Go on heists through Midnight City alone or with up to four players to fulfill tasks as a hacker for various organizations. Improve your reputation, earn money, and uncover the secrets of shady companies all while being hunted by terrifying entities.
Why similar: Hacking 54.6% ★, Dark 8.7%, Horror 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Exploration 6.2%
- #46 Midnight Protocol
71% matchVery Positive86% of 446 reviews2021
Dev: LuGus StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.
Why similar: Hacking 48.2% ★, Typing 34.9% ★, Story Rich 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #47 White Room Protocol
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Dark 20.2%, Horror 17.7%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Realistic 13.5%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #48 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
71% 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 47.4% ★, Typing 24.2% ★, Simulation 16.2%, Adventure 4.7%, Realistic 3.2%
- #49 Shifting To The Backrooms
68% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Puzzle 17%, Story Rich 14.6%, Horror 14.3%, Exploration 12.3%, Mystery 10.1%
- #50 GAME.exe
70% matchVery Positive84% of 465 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 42 min≥1hr: 16%
You bought a PC that belonged to a suicidal developer, do you dare to run "Game.exe"?
Why similar: Story Rich 42.2%, Exploration 33%, 2D 14.2%, Singleplayer 10.6%
- #51 Interrogation Simulator
69% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
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: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Immersive Sim 23.3%, Puzzle 16.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Simulation 10.5%
- #52 PROJECT 13
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 197 reviews2024
Dev: VirtualVillainPub: Glacier LTD
Windows
As one of many kidnapped and enslaved Probants of the Project 13 Group... You need to find Anomalies through your Walk. If you not obey and report , you will be stuck in it forever.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.3%, Simulation 16.5%, Horror 14.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 12.8%
- #53 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
70% matchVery Positive86% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: Visual Interactive
Windows
Search through the interrogation footage of suspects of a bizarre and horrific crime. Decide who committed the crime and see them get arrested and have their day in court. The latest interactive video experience.
Why similar: FMV 23.6% ★, Typing 20.7% ★, Adventure 10.6%, Mystery 7.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
- #54 CaseCracker3
64% matchVery Positive89% of 302 reviews2026
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
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: Typing 35.9% ★, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #55 This is Interesting
66% matchVery Positive99% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #56 Dyping Escape
64% matchVery Positive93% of 479 reviews2026
Dev: Heaviside CreationsPub: PLAYISM
Windows
"Let's play a typing game." Dyping Escape is a simple game where you type according to instructions from the game master, a mysterious eyeball. But be careful; everything you type becomes reality. Just be careful not to brick your computer.
Why similar: Typing 40.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 14%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Story Rich 7.3%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #57 Inside Depth 6
68% matchVery Positive85% of 247 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Dark 21.4%, Horror 15.5%, Puzzle 15.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Realistic 10.3%
- #58 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,076 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Mystery 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Puzzle 12.7%, Story Rich 12.1%, Simulation 8.9%
- #59 Doorways: The Underworld
70% matchMixed69% of 406 reviews2014
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Dark 21.1%, Horror 17.5%, Violent 13%, Mystery 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #60 oneway.exe: Module 1.0
65% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Disordered Media
Windows
You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?
Why similar: Mystery 19.3%, Puzzle 17.4%, Horror 14.2%, Simulation 12.3%, Story Rich 11.9%