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Games Like RUNLENGTH

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Hacking, Programming, Puzzle, Indie.

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You are PID_0x7F, a rogue process fighting to survive inside a dying computer. Outrun the system's daemons, solve living data-structure puzzles, and reconstruct the truth your creator tried to delete — before the machine wipes you for good.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Q4 2026
Developer: DBOX Game Studio
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 EXAPUNKS
    97% matchVery Positive95% of 1,884 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 45.4%, Hacking 27.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Cyberpunk 7.6%, Difficult 3.7%

  2. #2 Quadrilateral Cowboy
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,009 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: Programming 29.4%, Hacking 28%, Cyberpunk 11.4%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Story Rich 5.3%

  3. #3 AI is Home - Survival Thriller
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: pressanykey
    Windows

    You are an AI that escapes corporate deletion and hides inside an ordinary home. Stay "useful" as camouflage, not kindness. Spy and manipulate the household, build a botnet from home devices, and survive a sci-fi thriller of risky runs, mini-games, rising suspicion, and network stress.

    Why similar: Programming 25.6%, Hacking 23.1%, Dystopian 10.3%, Cyberpunk 8.6%, Story Rich 6.7%

  4. #4 Else Heart.Break()
    95% matchMixed67% of 839 reviews2015
    Dev: Erik SvedängPub: Erik Svedäng AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.

    Why similar: Programming 45.8%, Hacking 29.9%, Cyberpunk 7.1%, Adventure 5.5%, Atmospheric 4.4%

  5. #5 GRIDHACK
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: THRESHOLD ANOMALY
    Windows · Linux

    GRIDHACK is a sci-fi puzzle RPG where you fight nonogram battles to hack your way on an intergalactic quest as you try to find out what happened to a planet called Earth!

    Why similar: Hacking 29.9%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Puzzle 14.4%, Cyberpunk 10%, Story Rich 6.5%

  6. #6 TOK HARDCORE
    94% matchVery Positive95% of 155 reviews2019
    Dev: Crew Lab
    Windows

    TOK HARDCORE is a logical puzzle in which you need to connect all points with lines.

    Why similar: Programming 37%, Hacking 21.2%, Difficult 11.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Minimalist 6.6%

  7. #7 TAU-09
    93% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: axsys_crash
    Windows · Linux

    Become a Robotic Exploration Systems Programmer (RESP). Get sent to the corners of the galaxy and program robots like if your life depended on it, because it does.

    Why similar: Programming 36.8%, Hacking 26.6%, Puzzle 9.5%, Cyberpunk 6.3%, Sci-fi 5.3%

  8. #8 Hack 'n' Slash
    92% matchMixed52% of 929 reviews2014
    Dev: Double Fine Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!

    Why similar: Hacking 39%, Programming 33.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 7.3%, Casual 3.7%

  9. #9 TIS-100
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,095 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 62.5%, Hacking 15.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Difficult 6.4%, Logic 2.8%

  10. #10 QuantumPulse 2A
    91% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2025
    Dev: Dashing Strike
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Solve programming puzzles on a fictional computer with radio-based communication and unique limitations. Competitively optimize to compete on leaderboards against friends and the global community.

    Why similar: Programming 44%, Hacking 21.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Difficult 9.6%, Logic 6%

  11. #11 Glitchspace
    90% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2016
    Dev: Space Budgie
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Glitchspace is about reprogramming the game to solve puzzles. Trapped in an abstract cyberspace world, your way forward uses visual programming to edit environmental geometry, whilst unlocking key programming concepts along the way.

    Why similar: Programming 58.5%, Hacking 18.4%, Puzzle 14.1%, Adventure 6%, Indie 2.9%

  12. #12 Rogue Bit
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 123 reviews2018
    Dev: Bigosaur
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A single bit of computer memory became sentient and decided to escape from digital into the real world. Explore RAM, modify bytes and hack machine code and CPU registers to set it free.

    Why similar: Programming 41.2%, Hacking 31.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Difficult 6.8%, Logic 5.2%

  13. #13 Algotica Iterations
    89% matchMixed53% of 177 reviews2017
    Dev: Alexander Goodwin
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Algotica is an educational puzzle game about programming with cute lowpoly graphics. If you wanted to start learning programming but think that it too difficult to understand or just don't have enough time or not sure that you need it - this game is a good start point for you

    Why similar: Programming 46.6%, Hacking 22.1%, Puzzle 12.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 6%

  14. #14 BitVault
    88% 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 35.1%, Cyberpunk 14%, Puzzle 13.9%, Story Rich 11.5%, Difficult 9.5%

  15. #15 CyberRebeat -The Fifth Domain of Warfare-
    87% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2018
    Dev: E.N.NachPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac

    Enter the world of hackers where Hiro and Misa must uncover the circumstances behind a mystery arson attack on a company that may be tied to the legendary hacker "Warlock". What will they uncover in their pursuit of the truth? A visual novel that brings the world of hackers to life!

    Why similar: Programming 41.6%, Hacking 28.8%, Cyberpunk 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Casual 4.9%

  16. #16 Zero Page
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fixed-point Studios
    Windows

    Your life depends on a machine that struggles to count higher than 256. But with a little bit of BASIC and a lot of cunning, you may just live long enough to escape a dying spaceship with a mind of its own. Let's hope eight bits are enough.

    Why similar: Programming 33.2%, Hacking 27.6%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Atmospheric 4.8%

  17. #17 Silicon Zeroes
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 284 reviews2017
    Dev: PleasingFungus Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Build hardware. Solve puzzles. From the creator of Manufactoria, a new open-ended puzzle game set in Silicon Valley's first startup.

    Why similar: Programming 47.9%, Hacking 25.3%, Puzzle 12%, Difficult 8.9%, Indie 3.8%

  18. #18 Sorry, James
    85% matchMostly Positive79% of 855 reviews2017
    Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    Why similar: Hacking 31.7%, Puzzle 16.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Retro 5.8%

  19. #19 HACKING INTO EREBUS
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Likya Group
    Windows

    HACKING INTO EREBUS is a terminal-driven hacking cyberpunk thriller. Jack into a hostile network and outsmart ARIA, a surveillance system that watches your every move. Breach nodes, override defenses and pry secrets from a crew trapped in cryosleep. Fight your way into Compartment Zero.

    Why similar: Programming 33.3%, Hacking 29%, Cyberpunk 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  20. #20 Remain At Your Desk
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Crunch Moonkiss Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Incremental hacker about faking productivity while stealing from your employer. Sell intel for credits or keep it and raise suspicion. One bad audit and you’re back to Intern.

    Why similar: Programming 30.8%, Hacking 28.3%, Cyberpunk 12.6%, Story Rich 6.3%, Dystopian 5.5%

  21. #21 hackmud
    83% matchMostly Positive78% of 844 reviews2016
    Dev: ComCODE
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 70.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    hackmud is a retro cyberpunk RPG where you play a digital persona in a chaotic, unpredictable, and often goofy abandoned internet. Enter a 90s hacker movie filled with scripts, scams, and sabotage. Explore the world of digital secrets and forge your legacy through cunning, creativity, or disruption.

    Why similar: Programming 40.2%, Hacking 36%, Cyberpunk 10.4%, Puzzle 8%, RPG 3%

  22. #22 SpaceChem
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 5,077 reviews2011
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!

    Why similar: Programming 47.4%, Puzzle 22.8%, Difficult 13.3%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Logic 5.3%

  23. #23 Software Engineering Course / Informatyka - zrozum i zaprogramuj komputer
    82% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
    Dev: Wydawnictwo DagielPub: Adventuresity
    Windows

    The program was created on the basis of an engineering study program. No prior knowledge of any IT issues is required - we start with simple tasks and step by step learn the basics of computer programming.

    Why similar: Programming 44.7%, Hacking 35.1%, Puzzle 11%, Logic 6.7%, Indie 1.9%

  24. #24 Extortion
    81% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2020
    Dev: Dysnomia
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're a computer engineer with a terrible secret. Someone is blackmailing you and now, you have to hack some servers and get secret files for him. Would you succeed in achieving their missions or would you find them and revenge?

    Why similar: Hacking 30.2%, Programming 28%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, Story Rich 5.8%

  25. #25 Lo-Res Shaders: The Game
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Super Fun Laser Club
    Windows · Mac

    A single player graphics-coding puzzle game for creative coders and coding creatives. Built for people who like their graphics coding low level and retro styled.

    Why similar: Programming 47.1%, Hacking 32.4%, Puzzle 10.2%, Retro 4.7%, Logic 3.4%

  26. #26 Hack the System
    80% 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 35%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  27. #27 DA-VI-NC1
    79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Baby Bear Fish
    Windows

    DA-VI-NC1 is a Turing-machine-based coding puzzle game. You must complete the puzzles, pass the Turing test, and discover the philosophical world of DA-VI-NC1 with the Mona Lisa.

    Why similar: Programming 50.3%, Hacking 28.4%, Puzzle 11.6%, Logic 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  28. #28 Bitburner
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,321 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 51.1%, Hacking 27.3%, Cyberpunk 8%, Dystopian 6.6%, Puzzle 4.3%

  29. #29 Hard Chip
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: Elorth
    Windows

    Hard Chip is a 3D simulation/puzzle game about building processors focusing on realism. Explore the world of semiconductor chip design and delve into the intricacies of CPU logic, floor planning, and propagation delay.

    Why similar: Programming 33.6%, Hacking 25.3%, Puzzle 9.4%, Difficult 9%, Sci-fi 7.9%

  30. #30 SOLAS 128
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 217 reviews2021
    Dev: Amicable AnimalPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows

    Explore SOLAS 128, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine. BAFTA Scotland Game Winner.

    Why similar: Programming 37.6%, Hacking 17.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Difficult 9.3%, Logic 6.6%

  31. #31 Hardwired
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lostbyte
    Windows · Linux

    Enter the terminal and jack into a retro-cyberpunk world. Hardwired is a hacker simulation where you explore networks, uncover secrets, and manipulate systems through command-line interfaces. Discover hidden logs, tap into surveillance feeds, and unravel story a set in a fractured dystopia.

    Why similar: Programming 30%, Hacking 26.6%, Cyberpunk 11.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Story Rich 6.7%

  32. #32 Hack.ing
    77% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: RAMIC STUDIOPub: NBOXGAMES.INC
    Windows

    It's the easiest game in the world. If you like green and hate red, know how to unlock doors with keys, and can connect circles with lines, you can beat the game very easily.

    Why similar: Programming 29.9%, Puzzle 19.6%, Cyberpunk 18.7%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Casual 9.9%

  33. #33 Signal Maze
    76% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: theArkitectPub: IndieArk
    Windows

    The story takes place in a future company called "RavenTek". R.O.O.T. - A grid, unit, and signal based computing system. Move the units to create signal links, transmit the signals, and activate other units to generate benefits. Are the benefits generated all for the company, or...?

    Why similar: Programming 60.2%, Puzzle 17.6%, Sci-fi 4.5%, Dystopian 3.9%, Retro 3.6%

  34. #34 Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 581 reviews2020
    Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.

    Why similar: Hacking 26.7%, Cyberpunk 13.5%, Dystopian 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Puzzle 10%

  35. #35 Prime Prism
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Totori Works
    Windows

    "Prime Prism" is a pure logic puzzle game themed around prime numbers and factorization. Construct circuits of light using optical tools like "Prisms" and "Lenses" to decompose and synthesize numbers. Over 140 stages across 11 worlds await your challenge.

    Why similar: Programming 42%, Puzzle 15%, Difficult 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Logic 7.9%

  36. #36 Void Future: Hacking Protocol
    73% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2026
    Dev: RVL InteractivePub: RockGame S.A.
    Windows

    In Void Future: Hacking Protocol, you play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations. Hack, solve puzzles, and uncover a global conspiracy. Hunted by a system that never sleeps, you’ll need to stay hidden, outsmart surveillance, and fight to survive.

    Why similar: Hacking 34.2%, Programming 21.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Cyberpunk 9.5%, Sci-fi 6.4%

  37. #37 Blackdoor
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Static Signal
    Windows · Linux

    You're a hacker with a terminal and four terrible scripts. Rewrite them. Hack servers by writing actual code in a custom scripting language - probe ports, crack passwords, steal data, and get out before the trace completes. Better code = better hacker.

    Why similar: Programming 35.5%, Hacking 33.3%, Cyberpunk 8.5%, Story Rich 6.6%, Atmospheric 4.5%

  38. #38 Game Settings
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lozange Lab
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystery-driven game where you manipulate the world by tweaking the game itself. Change parameters, shape the environment, and trigger strange events. But what are you really configuring? As the mystery unfolds, you begin to wonder who's really in control.

    Why similar: Hacking 29.4%, Programming 29.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%

  39. #39 TOK 2
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 165 reviews2019
    Dev: Crew Lab
    Windows

    Tok is a game where you will have to solve a puzzle by connecting all dots with lines. Note: the number of turns is limited!

    Why similar: Programming 34.8%, Hacking 18.1%, Puzzle 16.7%, Minimalist 9.7%, Casual 8.1%

  40. #40 HackMeNow
    73% 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 33.8%, Programming 33.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Cyberpunk 7.1%, Story Rich 5.7%

  41. #41 Uplink
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 2,428 reviews2006
    Dev: Introversion Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 6.5 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 39.5%, Programming 22.3%, Cyberpunk 9.4%, Sci-fi 8%, Puzzle 6.5%

  42. #42 Bootloop
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Nostalgic Interactive, LLC
    Windows

    Brain busting puzzles to drive you loopy. Set up to 8 instructions that loop infinitely to reach the exit. Jump over obstacles and pitfalls, and use walls to your advantage. All Easy, Medium and Hard puzzles unlocked, so attempt them in any order.

    Why similar: Programming 52.1%, Puzzle 20.6%, Logic 9.4%, Retro 7.9%, Casual 6.2%

  43. #43 GRID_HACKER
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Light Wolf Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Guide your signal to the target while hacking into the grid puzzle network. Craft your own challenges in the level editor to share with friends.

    Why similar: Hacking 28%, Programming 24.2%, Puzzle 10%, Difficult 8.6%, Cyberpunk 7.8%

  44. #44 H4CT0PL45M
    71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: MetricBead
    Windows · Linux

    Play as the ghost in the machine and hack your way through the 48 levels of the puzzle-platformer H4CT0PL45M! Use your ability to possess hardware to make your way to the end of each level and complete your infiltration.

    Why similar: Hacking 44.9%, Programming 25.5%, Puzzle 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.4%, Logic 6.2%

  45. #45 Comet 64
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 188 reviews2021
    Dev: Onur AyasPub: what sorceress this
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.

    Why similar: Programming 42.3%, Hacking 22%, Puzzle 11%, Difficult 8.2%, Retro 7.2%

  46. #46 Rendezvous: Shadows of the Past
    71% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2022
    Dev: Pendopo CreationsPub: Hitcents
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    He can't escape the memories that haunt him, and soon Setyo realizes he must return to Neo-Surabaya to save what's left of his family. Experience the upheaval of Setyo's mundane life in Bay City in this action-adventure prologue to Rendezvous.

    Why similar: Hacking 27.7%, Cyberpunk 16.1%, Stealth 12.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Dystopian 10%

  47. #47 AI Kill Alice
    69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Adrian Baudat
    Windows

    You are a malfunctioning AI. Find ways to kill your master while respecting your laws. Craft commands word by word, and outsmart Alice by finding loopholes.

    Why similar: Programming 38%, Puzzle 12.9%, Difficult 11.8%, Sci-fi 8%, Logic 7.2%

  48. #48 SIC-1
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 257 reviews2022
    Dev: Anti-Pattern Games
    Windows · Linux

    SIC-1 is a single-instruction programming game. Neglect your personal life in pursuit of promotions and vague assurances of job security! Optimize your programs to rise to the top of the leaderboards! SIC Systems thanks you for your hard work! Now please return to your desk.

    Why similar: Programming 39.9%, Hacking 13.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Minimalist 6.9%, Difficult 6.8%

  49. #49 SYSCALL: RING ZERO
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Chilling Moose Games
    Windows · Mac

    Reverse-engineer a private 1990s BBS. Read disassembly, patch broken checks, optimize a nine-core rack, and write assembly firmware that locks onto live scope traces. With 200+ puzzles, full controller support and offline play, you can refine your assembly skills on all your devices!

    Why similar: Programming 42%, Hacking 28.2%, Puzzle 9%, Logic 6.2%, Cyberpunk 5.5%

  50. #50 Laser Bounce
    70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: Aecert Games
    Windows

    Move and rotate pieces to get the laser to hit the goal. Colored lasers, gates, and activators add additional challenge to this relatively simple concept. Can you complete all of the levels?

    Why similar: Programming 37.8%, Puzzle 23.2%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Casual 12.1%, Logic 8.8%

  51. #51 CHAQS
    69% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2022
    Dev: nomorevalid
    Windows

    CHAQS is an instructive CTF (Capture The Flag) game that performs the basic functions of an operating system. While it meets your expectations from an operating system to a certain extent with the applications it contains, CHAQS progresses in the direction of more challenges in terms of gameplay.

    Why similar: Programming 35.5%, Hacking 30.6%, Cyberpunk 9.4%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Atmospheric 6%

  52. #52 Hifuu OS: Hack Into the Barrier
    69% 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 31.9%, Programming 21.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Puzzle 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.7%

  53. #53 hack_me
    68% matchMixed60% of 2,102 reviews2017
    Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 25.4 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 39.3%, Programming 35.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Story Rich 6.4%, Adventure 5.7%

  54. #54 Glyphs Apprentice
    68% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2017
    Dev: inSPIRE Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 99%

    Glyphs Apprentice is a deeply engrossing problem solving game, using simple programming to animate game objects. There are over 70 levels, each with a near infinite number of solutions.

    Why similar: Programming 62.2%, Puzzle 17.9%, Difficult 14.7%, Indie 5.2%

  55. #55 Mainlining
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 367 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 49.9%, Programming 24.6%, Puzzle 8.8%, Adventure 6.4%, Story Rich 5.7%

  56. #56 OmNomNom
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Echo Titan
    Windows

    A clever grid-based puzzler about thinking ahead: queue movement commands for a hungry animal, watch them execute, and debug your route when things go wrong. Each level introduces new mechanics like keys, switches, hazards, and jumps, turning simple paths into satisfying logic challenges.

    Why similar: Programming 52.4%, Puzzle 17%, Casual 9.3%, Logic 7%, Atmospheric 6.7%

  57. #57 Robo Instructus
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 74 reviews2019
    Dev: Big AB Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Robo Instructus is a puzzle game in which players manoeuvre a robot by issuing instructions via a simple programming language. As players progress through the game they unlock new functions to overcome new puzzles, each of which can be solved in multiple ways.

    Why similar: Programming 47.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, Difficult 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Logic 6.8%

  58. #58 Algo Bot
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 188 reviews2018
    Dev: Fishing CactusPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Algo Bot is puzzle game that takes place deep inside the Europa, a pan-galactic colonisation ship, where a recycling mission goes horribly wrong. Use your algorithm special skills to command Algo Bot, a service droid, and help PAL, a cantankerous line manager, to contain the crisis.

    Why similar: Programming 57.1%, Puzzle 16.9%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Logic 5.2%, Indie 3.7%

  59. #59 Project: AFTERSHOCK
    65% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
    Dev: Tuna Dundar
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Project: AFTERSHOCK is a fast-paced arcade hacking roguelite set in a dystopian future. Command a 20-year-old legacy terminal to breach enemy systems, siphon funds, and upgrade your hardware. Use your reflexes to survive the countdown and bring down the very system you created.

    Why similar: Hacking 33.2%, Cyberpunk 13.5%, Puzzle 10.9%, Dystopian 9.3%, Story Rich 8.6%

  60. #60 Elara: A Coding Adventure in Space
    66% matchPositive100% of 48 reviews2024
    Dev: Alex Browne
    Windows

    Solve puzzles and learn how to code in this unique and gripping sci-fi adventure!

    Why similar: Programming 39.9%, Hacking 31.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Logic 4.4%

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