- #1 Cyber Manhunt
97% matchVery Positive93% of 15,550 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: 摸鱼游戏
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 55.8% ★, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, RPG 7.3%, Detective 5.1%
- #2 Mu Complex
96% 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 80.8% ★, Adventure 7.6%, Puzzle 7.5%, Indie 4.1%
- #3 Terminal
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Clueless Dev
Windows
Terminal is an atmospheric puzzle/hacking game where you solve puzzles, messages, and minigames to escape the confines of a soulless corporation
Why similar: Hacking 48.3% ★, Minigames 30% ★, Puzzle 8.4%, Typing 6.3% ★, Text-Based 3.9%
- #4 Hacknet
95% matchVery Positive94% of 25,953 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 91.8% ★, Typing 2.8% ★, Detective 1.9%, Story Rich 1.3%, Adventure 0.8%
- #5 Project DeepWeb
94% matchVery Positive82% of 130 reviews2020
Dev: NightCat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 49.9% ★, Mystery 9.9%, Typing 9.6% ★, Puzzle 8.3%, Exploration 6.1%
- #6 HACK.BAK
94% 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 65% ★, Typing 8% ★, Exploration 7.8%, Puzzle 7.4%, Text-Based 6.9%
- #7 The Last Sight
93% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: OtrexDevPub: FallenDevs
Windows
You started a neighborhood security program, which gradually expanded in size. Over time, it evolved to monitor not only homes but also warehouses, gas stations and various other locations. However, as your program grew, it began attracting the attention of dubious individuals.
Why similar: Hacking 57.1% ★, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 8.6%, Nonlinear 5.2%
- #8 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
91% matchVery Positive93% of 5,524 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Hacking 43.7% ★, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Detective 9%, Puzzle 8%
- #9 Mainlining
92% 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 73.1% ★, Typing 8.3% ★, Puzzle 6.3%, Adventure 5.2%, Story Rich 3.2%
- #10 Corban's Station
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Novumber Studios
Windows · Mac
In this first-person puzzle exploration game, walk the liminal spaces of a long-abandoned service station. Reprogram aging computers, physically reroute damaged and fading connections and restore fragments of their waning memory.
Why similar: Hacking 54.4% ★, Puzzle 11.6%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 9.2%, Exploration 7.4%
- #11 CaseCracker
90% matchVery Positive89% of 3,398 reviews2022
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Hacking 43.5% ★, Typing 8.8% ★, Detective 8.4%, Mystery 8.3%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #12 Coldwake
89% matchPositive100% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: MadLeap Games
Windows
Explore an abandoned facility in this narrative-driven terminal adventure. Unlock hidden files, solve text-based puzzles, and piece together a fragmented AI as you uncover the truth behind a failed salvation and a buried past in this cold, atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Hacking 38.7% ★, Investigation 12.6%, Typing 11.5% ★, Puzzle 7.6%, Detective 7.6%
- #13 NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
89% matchVery Positive92% of 1,258 reviews2019
Dev: Alice & Smith
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
NITE Team 4 is a military hacking simulation game that explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios.
Why similar: Hacking 87.4% ★, Puzzle 5.6%, Adventure 4.7%, Indie 2.4%
- #14 Replica
88% matchVery Positive86% of 3,518 reviews2016
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.
Why similar: Hacking 65.1% ★, Puzzle 11%, Mystery 8.8%, Story Rich 5.6%, Adventure 4.9%
- #15 Enter the kOS
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Binary Bacteria
Windows
In "Enter the kOS" an old and broken operating system becomes your playground to solve a mystery involving sentient programs, physics shenanigans and ingenuity.
Why similar: Hacking 48.8% ★, Mystery 20.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 7.8%, Adventure 5.4%
- #16 ANONYMOUS;CODE
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 538 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Hacking 63.3% ★, Investigation 19%, Adventure 10%, Story Rich 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #17 HACK_IT
87% matchMostly Negative25% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: Dan_D
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 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 67.2% ★, Adventure 6.3%, Typing 5.9% ★, RPG 5.7%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #18 CORE.SYS
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: BradartPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
CORE.SYS is a brainteasing action puzzler where you’ll need to break through layers of digital security with quick-thinking strategy.
Why similar: Hacking 84% ★, Puzzle 10.2%, 2D 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #19 Dither Paradox
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Negative Prompt StudioPub: Smartive.games
Windows
Shift between realities to uncover the dark secrets of The Spire. Dither Paradox is an atmospheric 2D hard sci-fi metroidvania where movement is the game and combat is a consequence. Collect modules, rewrite who you are, and slowly remember the person you used to be.
Why similar: Hacking 39.4% ★, Metroidvania 16.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Detective 7.4%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #20 Cyber Warrior
84% 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 50.8% ★, Investigation 12.8%, Typing 10.7% ★, Mystery 8.9%, Detective 8%
- #21 Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Petallix Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Backtrace is a yuri mystery and puzzle game set inside a retro computer. Log on night after night to uncover a story of internet exploits, unexpected friendships, and a chaotic crew of 80s hackers. Solve 2D grid-based puzzles to piece together the mystery.
Why similar: Hacking 50.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 8.6%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #22 The Internship
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cherry Bomb Interactive
Windows · Linux
Welcome to CorpCorp Incorporated. Complete your work, monitor your coworkers, and survive your internship in a surreal office horror game where something is deeply wrong beneath the surface.
Why similar: Hacking 45.6% ★, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 9.2%, Exploration 6.4%
- #23 ViruStream
81% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: ShiroNoPanda
Windows
One day, the game distribution site “ViruStream” was infected by a virus caused by hackers! Solve the riddles that the hacker gives you and remove the virus! Inspired by a certain experiential escape game, this is a puzzle-solving game with a time limit of 60 minutes!
Why similar: Hacking 45.2% ★, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 8.9%, Exploration 8.7%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #24 Proxy - Ultimate Hacker
82% 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 87.4% ★, Puzzle 10.9%, Indie 1.7%
- #25 Radiotext
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alp Arslan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Radiotext is an interactive story set in the near future, where communication without intrusion requires radio-waves. Dive into a cryptographic radio-net in this text-based rpg, where you need to think carefully before typing your answers.
Why similar: Hacking 48.7% ★, Typing 10.1% ★, Puzzle 7.5%, Nonlinear 6.9%, Mystery 6.7%
- #26 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
80% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: City From Naught Inc.
Windows
Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.
Why similar: Hacking 42.9% ★, Mystery 10.7%, Detective 10.3%, Puzzle 9.7%, Investigation 8.8%
- #27 La Sombra
79% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: byDanDans
Windows
With the help of a device capable of hacking different electronics, the cat burglar known as "La sombra" must sneak around through a building ridden by terrorist, Now she must choose between stealing the precious "Emerald Tiara" or to stop the terrorist.
Why similar: Hacking 68.6% ★, Metroidvania 27.6%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #28 Rapta
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: NullAx Studios
Windows
15 minutes and a terminal. Your sister's life in your hands. Navigate the Silicon Sneaky system, explore the digital underworld to secure $20,000, and make irreversible decisions. Your choices define her fate.
Why similar: Hacking 51% ★, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 7.8%, Detective 6.4%
- #29 Impossible Mission II
79% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Epyx, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
Sequel to the equally-popular Impossible Mission, this classic 1980s action platformer sees you tasked with infiltrating a futuristic fortress, built to keep safe malicious mastermind Elvin Atombender. Now available on Steam for the first time, responsibility for saving the world rests with YOU!
Why similar: Hacking 47.2% ★, Metroidvania 19.5%, Investigation 14.3%, Exploration 6.1%, Detective 5.8%
- #30 BeyondHelix
77% matchNo user 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 53.4% ★, Typing 14.4% ★, Exploration 9.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Text-Based 6.6%
- #31 DECODE
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aren Games
Windows
DECODE is a minimalist logic puzzle game inspired by classic deduction systems. Analyse clues, break digital locks, and uncover hidden rules through text-based challenges. Every move matters. Think carefully.
Why similar: Hacking 58.3% ★, Mystery 16.5%, Puzzle 12.8%, Detective 7%, 2D 3.2%
- #32 Tech Support: Error Unknown
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 646 reviews2019
Dev: Dragon SlumberPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 82.9% ★, Adventure 7.8%, Story Rich 6.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #33 serverBound
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Solitary Func
Windows
Face off in strategic, turn-based battles against bots that exploit vulnerabilities in your community. Unravel the mysteries behind these attacks, connect with the humans at risk, and safeguard the digital realm in serverBound—an investigative RPG that transforms cybersecurity into an epic adventure
Why similar: Hacking 45.7% ★, Metroidvania 15.6%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Exploration 6%
- #34 Hacker Evolution Duality
78% matchMostly Negative34% of 547 reviews2011
Dev: exosyphen studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 13.3 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 95.1% ★, Indie 4.9%
- #35 Airhack: Hacking
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a secret Agent who begins work for the Airem as Hacker. Hacking servers of global corporations for profit, stealing data, manipulate the stock market, modify peoples academic or criminal records, laundering money, erasing evidence, framing innocent people. Do not trust anyone.
Why similar: Hacking 65.5% ★, Typing 11.4% ★, Puzzle 7.4%, RPG 6.3%, Adventure 4.8%
- #36 DEBUG NEPHEMEE
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nephemee StudioPub: TOEI GAMES
Windows
This world is plagued by anomalies known as "Bugs." Its inhabitants are creatures called NEPHEMEE. Innate missions, lost memories, and precious friends— Embark on a journey to "Debug" the world and the NEPHEMEE in a combat system where knowing your enemy deeply is the only way to strike!
Why similar: Hacking 44.8% ★, Puzzle 13.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Story Rich 9%
- #37 RE:Solver
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac
Uncover the truth investigating the RE:Solver case files. Dive into murder mysteries, solo or with friends. Hack, investigate and unravel cases in a virtual internet. Photorealistic characters, engaging gameplay, and stream-friendly. Crack cases reveal secrets. Can you solve the mysteries?
Why similar: Hacking 42.5% ★, Investigation 15%, Mystery 10.7%, Detective 7.7%, Nonlinear 6.9%
- #38 Zly.ii: The Hacked Station
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Says: Play!
Windows
Zly.ii The Hacked Station is a first-person sci-fi adventure game made for the 10th anniversary of the Black Cube series (ASA, Myha...). Visit an abandoned space station, and try to get a Black Cube while searching for your lost friend...
Why similar: Hacking 56.2% ★, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Investigation 6.7%, Adventure 6.4%
- #39 Server is Down
75% matchMostly Negative38% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: DbVectraPub: DbVectra & AlexTykh
Windows
You are a system administrator who spends his nights fixing an old server, but something :) causes critical errors in the server, and along with it breaks your reality. This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Hacking 79% ★, Adventure 7.5%, Text-Based 5.6%, 2D 5%, Indie 1.5%
- #40 Void Future: Hacking Protocol
73% matchNo user 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 57.5% ★, Typing 11.3% ★, Investigation 10.5%, Puzzle 8.4%, Text-Based 5.9%
- #41 Wardialler
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: nervous_testpilotPub: Mode 7
Windows
A hacking text adventure.
Why similar: Hacking 48.1% ★, Investigation 14.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Typing 10.5% ★, Text-Based 6.2%
- #42 OBVERSE
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diego Spartano
Windows
OBVERSE is an immersive first-person sci-fi mystery focused on exploration and problem-solving set in a secret underground research facility. Find creative solutions to every obstacle, outsmart hostile machines, and uncover the truth behind a failed experiment threatening to collapse reality itself.
Why similar: Hacking 46.2% ★, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Nonlinear 7.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #43 Song of Farca: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive88% of 207 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
You are Isabella Song – a hacker PI. Your job is to hack cameras, phones, and computers, as well as question suspects, analyze evidence and draw conclusions. But don't forget that in Farca city, even criminals can end up victims.
Why similar: Hacking 53.1% ★, Investigation 16.5%, Detective 9.9%, Exploration 6.3%, Mystery 4.2%
- #44 Malware City
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Ludos Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
A skilled hacker has unleashed a powerful trojan. What will happen to the computers it infects? Help Vundo navigate through Malware City, a 2D platformer inspired by the dawn of personal computers. Infect as many systems as you can and become the most feared trojan to ever exist.
Why similar: Hacking 57.2% ★, Minigames 37.9% ★, Nonlinear 3.5%, 2D 0.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #45 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
71% matchMixed57% of 337 reviews2024
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Hacking 19.4% ★, Mystery 16.6%, Detective 11.2%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #46 HELLO HACKER
70% 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 57.4% ★, Typing 12.5% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, Text-Based 6.6%, Investigation 6.5%
- #47 Hack the System
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coffee++ games
Windows
Hack the System is an isometric, narrative puzzle. In a dark dystopian country, you have to investigate the conspiracy behind your missing sister by hacking computer networks.
Why similar: Hacking 61.4% ★, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, RPG 7.3%, Story Rich 7%
- #48 Hack 'n' Slash
73% matchMixed52% of 926 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!
Why similar: Hacking 72.5% ★, Puzzle 11%, Adventure 7.5%, Female Protagonist 3.3%, Indie 3%
- #49 Terminal Hacker: Override
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: EchoWorks
Windows
Step into the shadows. Terminal Hacker: Override is an infinite, procedurally generated hacking simulator. Accept dark web contracts, bypass firewalls using pure word-deduction logic, and upgrade your system. No hand-holding, just you, the terminal, and the next target.
Why similar: Hacking 69.5% ★, Puzzle 15.4%, Text-Based 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Indie 2%
- #50 Unprompted
69% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Matt Eshleman
Windows · Mac
Type to guess the words used to create machine-made artworks, while slowly uncovering the algorithm's reflections on its own work. Come investigate more than 1,500 generated artworks across 7 carefully curated galleries.
Why similar: Hacking 37.1% ★, Investigation 15.6%, Typing 11.6% ★, Detective 8.3%, Mystery 8%
- #51 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 53.7% ★, Investigation 11%, Typing 8.7% ★, Text-Based 7%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #52 Hue Quest
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: z4ckstudiosPub: Zackiel Opheim
Windows
Hue Quest is a 3D/2D point and click adventure game where you uncover a lost story by hacking into a heavily guarded underground agency. You continue to do so all while doing everything in your power to keep your operation hidden to avoid being shut down, using the tools provided at your disposal.
Why similar: Hacking 46.5% ★, Investigation 14.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Mystery 9.8%
- #53 Extortion
69% 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 53.5% ★, Mystery 9.6%, Typing 8.4% ★, Puzzle 8.2%, Text-Based 4.4%
- #54 Decker
70% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Rich Vos
Windows
Thwart heartless mega-corporations as a downtrodden coder-turned-hacker in this original, futuristic take on hacking. Use your wits and every program at your disposal to outwit, outmaneuver, or flat out overpower the relentless virtual guardians of the megacorps' most closely guarded secrets.
Why similar: Hacking 71.6% ★, RPG 23.2%, Indie 5.2%
- #55 锈城 - Rust City
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moran
Windows
A pixel-style horror puzzle RPG game where you will play as a girl named Song Kerr, using your wits to survive in Rust City while exploring the long-hidden truths among the tangled clues... Please note, do not break the rules: monsters will appear at midnight, do not go outside!
Why similar: Hacking 37.6% ★, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 9.8%, Detective 6.3%
- #56 HackMeNow
67% 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 58.9% ★, Investigation 9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Text-Based 6.1%, Typing 5.4% ★
- #57 Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
67% matchVery Positive91% of 248 reviews2020
Dev: Limited Games
Windows
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
Why similar: Hacking 46.1% ★, Mystery 12.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Detective 9.3%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #58 Untrusted: hackers at large
65% matchPositive94% of 16 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 58.5% ★, Typing 10.3% ★, Puzzle 7.9%, RPG 5.9%, Text-Based 5.2%
- #59 Carmen Sandiego
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
The scarlet super thief Carmen Sandiego is back! Adorn Carmen’s signature red hat and play as the vigilante herself to navigate a world of espionage, utilizing high-tech gadgets, and ultimately capturing VILE.
Why similar: Hacking 32.5% ★, Investigation 29.3%, Detective 13.3%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 6.2%