- #1 Space Hole 2016
97% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2016
Dev: Sam AtlasPub: Mr. Sam Atlas
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
YOU GOTTA GO IN THE SPACE HOLE In the near future, humans discover the missing piece for faster-than-light travel: giant glass spheres. Navigate your ball through the space hole(s).
Why similar: Futuristic 26.7%, Sci-fi 26.1%, Puzzle 25%, Indie 17.3%, Singleplayer 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same core DNA, aesthetic, and spatial puzzle mechanics as the seed title.
- #2 Access Denied
96% matchVery Positive80% of 407 reviews2016
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Access Denied is a puzzle game in the world where for storage of personal data are used special device in the form of protected boxes. Imagine yourself in the role of the professional cracker of such devices and test your skills for 36 different levels.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.5%, Hacking 25.1% ★, Futuristic 15.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Indie 11%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game that leans heavily into the cyberpunk hacking theme with a focus on logical, spatial manipulation.
- #3 GRIDD: Retroenhanced
96% matchVery Positive87% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: Antab StudioPub: Kongregate
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
GRIDD: Retroenhanced is an intense arcade-style cyberpunk hacking shoot 'em up with an incredible soundtrack, procedurally generated elements, and electric visuals.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 45%, Hacking 38% ★, Indie 17%
Why You'll Like It: This on-rails cyberpunk action game perfectly matches the neon aesthetic and reflex-heavy obstacle avoidance.
- #4 Super Hexagon
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,964 reviews2012
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Why similar: Difficult 41%, Great Soundtrack 36.8%, Indie 11.2%, Score Attack 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the same high-intensity, reflex-based spatial challenge set to a driving electronic soundtrack.
- #5 Hacknet
94% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 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 80.4% ★, Cyberpunk 6.8%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%, Difficult 3.2%, Sci-fi 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive hacking simulation that captures the terminal-based cyberpunk atmosphere and technical puzzle-solving.
- #6 Thumper
94% matchVery Positive92% of 4,345 reviews2016
Dev: Drool
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45%, Difficult 35%, Indie 16.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an intense, rhythm-driven spatial experience that mirrors the high-speed pressure of the seed game.
- #7 EXAPUNKS
93% matchVery Positive95% of 1,852 reviews2018
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.9 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: Hacking 45.3% ★, Cyberpunk 21.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Difficult 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, challenging puzzle-solving centered on hacking, automation, and logic.
- #8 BitVault
92% matchVery Positive94% of 53 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 38.9% ★, Cyberpunk 27.7%, Difficult 12.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Story Rich 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy experience that leans into the hacking and logic themes with a minimalist presentation.
- #9 Neon Drive
91% matchVery Positive83% of 2,150 reviews2016
Dev: Fraoula
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Neon Drive is a slick retro-futuristic, '80s inspired arcade game that will make your brain melt. You've been warned.From beautiful cityscapes and ocean roads to exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all.
Why similar: Difficult 36.8%, Great Soundtrack 28.9%, Cyberpunk 24.9%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-cyberpunk obstacle course game that requires the same rapid spatial decision-making.
- #10 Cyber Hook
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,107 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing StickPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Speed through a gorgeous retrowave world using parkour skills and a grappling hook to scale and ride walls in this fast-paced, 3D platformer. Blast enemies, manipulate time and abuse physics to avoid falling to your death.
Why similar: Time Attack 82.3% ★, Indie 13.8%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-speed spatial movement and precision within a neon-soaked, futuristic environment.
- #11 Darknet
91% 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 26.4% ★, Cyberpunk 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Indie 9.3%, Procedural Generation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A hacking puzzle game that emphasizes strategy and spatial awareness in a digital environment.
- #12 Distance
89% matchVery Positive92% of 7,482 reviews2018
Dev: Refract
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31%, Cyberpunk 26%, Futuristic 20.9%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Indie 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines futuristic racing with complex spatial navigation and obstacle avoidance in a sci-fi setting.
- #13 Quadrilateral Cowboy
88% matchVery Positive92% of 993 reviews2016
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 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 44.7% ★, Cyberpunk 32.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Puzzle 5.4%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: A hacking-themed game that relies heavily on spatial navigation and logic to solve environmental puzzles.
- #14 SHENZHEN I/O
87% matchVery Positive95% of 4,421 reviews2016
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Why similar: Difficult 32.1%, Puzzle 28.2%, Hacking 13.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Indie 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the complex, logic-heavy puzzle experience expected from a technical hacker-themed game.
- #15 Filament
86% matchVery Positive85% of 752 reviews2020
Dev: Beard EnvyPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).
Why similar: Difficult 29.6%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Puzzle 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Indie 11%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, sci-fi puzzle game that requires intense focus and spatial logic to solve.
- #16 Hacker Evolution
86% 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 40.8% ★, Cyberpunk 25.2%, Difficult 12.4%, Puzzle 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic simulation-style hacking game that focuses on puzzle-solving under pressure.
- #17 Fabric
85% matchVery Positive86% of 123 reviews2016
Dev: Torreng Labs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Fabric is a first person puzzle game in which you bend spacetime to solve challenging puzzles and complete glitchy-themed voxel based levels.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.4%, Puzzle 20.1%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Difficult 13.6%, Indie 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that emphasizes spatial manipulation and a strong, atmospheric soundtrack.
- #18 Rez Infinite
84% matchVery Positive92% of 1,241 reviews2017
Dev: Monstars Inc.Pub: Enhance
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 74.1%, Sci-fi 20.3%, Singleplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A synesthetic experience that perfectly captures the cyberpunk hacking aesthetic through rhythm and spatial movement.
- #19 Yolo Space Hacker
82% matchVery Positive96% of 214 reviews2020
Dev: BKNLab
Windows
Welcome to our ethical hacker's organisation: we will teach you how to use actual hacker tools (terminal, proxy, reverse shells...) to scan the network, crack passwords, bypass server security and solve the mystery of the Bikini-72 space station.
Why similar: Hacking 53.4% ★, Cyberpunk 24.6%, Puzzle 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Indie 1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of hacking and stealth that fits the cyberpunk narrative and puzzle-solving theme.
- #20 Mainlining
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 359 reviews2017
Dev: RebelephantPub: ReadGraves
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 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 67.7% ★, Indie 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Puzzle 8%, Story Rich 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven hacking game that captures the investigative side of cyber-thrillers.
- #21 Loophole
78% matchVery Positive99% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Levi Pinkert
Windows · Mac
A time-bending puzzle game about working with - and against - your past selves. Subvert the rules of time travel, dodge paradoxes, and find a way to escape the loop.
Why similar: Difficult 44.2%, Puzzle 30.4%, Indie 19.3%, Singleplayer 6%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-based puzzle game that shares the abstract, difficult nature of the seed game.
- #22 Portal
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 192,498 reviews2007
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Why similar: Puzzle 55.6%, Sci-fi 31.2%, Story Rich 6.8%, Singleplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for spatial puzzles, requiring similar logic and environmental awareness to navigate complex 3D spaces.
- #23 Waveform
83% matchVery Positive83% of 2,137 reviews2012
Dev: Eden Industries
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.3%, Indie 27.6%, Puzzle 18%, Difficult 15.2%, Sci-fi 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based puzzle game that shares the minimalist, music-driven feel of the seed game.
- #24 Pony Island
79% matchVery Positive95% of 17,910 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Why similar: Hacking 50.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Puzzle 16.8%, Indie 10.3%, Story Rich 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-hacking game that uses clever puzzle-solving to break through layers of security.
- #25 Shift Quantum - A Cyber Noir Puzzle Platformer
81% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Fishing Cactus
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shift Quantum is a brain-busting platformer using a unique mechanic called SHIFTING, a way to twist your environment and invert space around you. Bend your mind to reach the exit of each level and unveil the secrets of a strange program. Extend the experience, create and share your own levels.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.9%, Indie 20.9%, Difficult 15.8%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Puzzle 12%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed puzzle-platformer that uses spatial shifting mechanics to navigate levels.
- #26 Cybernetic Fault
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 715 reviews2025
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Prove your ability to read names next to the big red buttons! Show your ability to fight for life in a science center that is falling apart from the consequences of an insane scientific experiment!
Why similar: Hacking 38.7% ★, Cyberpunk 36.4%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Puzzle 6.9%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #27 Access Denied: Escape
77% matchVery Positive91% of 276 reviews2023
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Access Denied: Escape is a puzzle game where you have to hack data vaults and interact with various devices to escape.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.4%, Futuristic 23%, Hacking 17.5% ★, Puzzle 16%, Indie 4.9%
- #28 Glitchspace
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 374 reviews2016
Dev: Space Budgie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.9 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: Hacking 52.6% ★, Puzzle 27.3%, Indie 20.1%
Why You'll Like It: A programming-based puzzle game that takes place in an abstract, digital environment similar to the seed.
- #29 TIS-100
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,045 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 45.4% ★, Difficult 22.4%, Puzzle 21.1%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore hacking puzzle game that demands deep logical thinking and code manipulation.
- #30 Net.Attack() - Code or Die!
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 440 reviews2026
Dev: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
CODE OR DIE! Hack enemy systems & survive the security response by engineering lethal bullet-heaven algorithms. Your brain power determines your firepower across 190+ programming nodes. Debug your failures. Optimize your code. Complete the heist. HACK THE PLANET!
Why similar: Hacking 41.9% ★, Difficult 20.3%, Cyberpunk 19.9%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Survival 5.1%
- #31 Hard Chip
74% matchVery Positive92% of 53 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: Hacking 46% ★, Difficult 19.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Futuristic 9.2%
- #32 DROP - System Breach
75% matchVery Positive88% of 181 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 49% ★, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Futuristic 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #33 Sig.NULL
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: SaintHeiserPub: Half-Face Games
Windows
Push and rotate blocks, placing them at their places. Discover mono-drones abilities, step by step learn rules of that somber techno world. Solve more than 100 amazing puzzles!
Why similar: Hacking 31.8% ★, Indie 20.1%, Difficult 19.1%, Puzzle 15.2%, Futuristic 13%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, minimalist puzzle game that mirrors the abstract, high-stakes challenge of the seed.
- #34 Rogue Bit
77% matchVery Positive89% of 122 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: Hacking 56.8% ★, Indie 14.7%, Difficult 14.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #35 Box: The Game
76% matchMixed58% of 219 reviews2019
Dev: Heekdevelopment
Windows
Box: The Game is a fun puzzle game which will challenge your brain to think in different ways. All cubes attach to each other, your goal is to match the displayed shape to continue to the next level.
Why similar: Competitive 23.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Difficult 17.8%, Indie 17.2%, Puzzle 13.3%
- #36 Time Rift
72% matchVery Positive97% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: LightshardsPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Time Rift is a fast-paced puzzle-shooter. You’re a hacker-turned-security tester, but your skills will only get you so far - to take down global megacorp VaultCo, you’ll have to manipulate the flow of time!
Why similar: Difficult 30.1%, Puzzle 22.8%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Indie 12.9%
- #37 VICCP
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 191 reviews2019
Dev: quasardeep
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
VICCP is a Very Important Central Control Panel. Brainstorming / Puzzle / Quest / Point Click. You are using mysterious remote panel that you can control. Find out how it works, make decisions, solve puzzles. The game has a lot of endings that you have to find yourself.
Why similar: Hacking 29.6% ★, Cyberpunk 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Difficult 10.5%, Indie 8.6%
- #38 Into The Grid
67% matchVery Positive85% of 188 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 33.6% ★, Cyberpunk 30.8%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Difficult 12.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #39 Redirection
73% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Ratcliffe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Unknown forces have scattered the Robot crew of the Starship Redirection across a perilous asteroid belt! In this 3D puzzle game, play as the ship’s computer and solve challenging puzzles to rescue your Robotic colleagues.
Why similar: Indie 38.4%, Puzzle 34.1%, Sci-fi 27.6%
- #40 Cyber Manhunt
68% matchVery Positive93% of 15,410 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 57.6% ★, Cyberpunk 15.4%, Puzzle 14.5%, Indie 8.1%, Story Rich 3%
- #41 Hacker's Beat
74% matchMixed52% of 61 reviews2015
Dev: TEAM TANDS PLUSPub: PLAYISM
Windows
::Game Concept: Rhythm Game + Hacker Theme:: Play out your dangerous hacker fantasies with this clever rhythm game.Welcome, to the Hacker's World...
Why similar: Hacking 31.9% ★, Cyberpunk 31.2%, Score Attack 13.1%, Futuristic 10%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #42 Impulsion
71% matchVery Positive87% of 315 reviews2018
Dev: Driving Force GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Impulsion is a fast-paced first-person platformer designed to play with your nerves and reflexes! Make your way through 25 levels of increasing difficulty by manipulating physics to your advantage, shooting force fields to slow down or speed yourself up and the environment!
Why similar: Competitive 31.9% ★, Difficult 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Indie 14.8%
- #43 Uplink
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,406 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.0 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 53.2% ★, Cyberpunk 22.7%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Puzzle 6%, Indie 5.9%
- #44 BLACKHOLE
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,063 reviews2015
Dev: FiolaSoft StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
BLACKHOLE is an award-winning hardcore platformer with over 15 hours of story-driven sci-fi comedy and gravity-twisting puzzles. Complete Edition out now!
Why similar: Difficult 30.4%, Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Puzzle 14.9%, Indie 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.3%
- #45 Rolling Shapes
73% matchMixed56% of 64 reviews2015
Dev: Vertex Games, S.C.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In this puzzle game called Rolling Shapes, we will try to save the world manipulating geometric shapes through multiple and varied levels.
Why similar: Difficult 28.6%, Indie 28.4%, Sci-fi 21%, Puzzle 18.2%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #46 Beyond a Steel Sky
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,598 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.8%, Hacking 29.9% ★, Futuristic 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #47 Quantum Odyssey
63% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Quarks Interactive
Windows
Master the most counter-intuitive logic in existence. Created by the researchers who defined Quantum Literacy, explore an open-ended puzzle world where you craft real quantum algorithms, solve 500+ challenges, hack other players asynchronously, and gain insights textbooks can’t provide.
Why similar: Hacking 40.4% ★, Cyberpunk 26%, Difficult 12.9%, Puzzle 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #48 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
68% 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 37% ★, Cyberpunk 27.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Futuristic 9.1%, Indie 7%
- #49 Hacky
64% matchVery Positive91% of 92 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 56.5% ★, Cyberpunk 29%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #50 What The Hack!
62% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Nigel HuensPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
What The Hack! Is a humoristic, story puzzle game, where you, a computer program, tries to avoid getting destroyed by escaping a facility. Doing so by hacking and hijacking devices in your surroundings.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 49.1%, Futuristic 23.1%, Puzzle 21.2%, Story Rich 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #51 Into the Breach
66% matchVery Positive94% of 21,742 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Sci-fi 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Puzzle 19.2%, Indie 18.9%, Procedural Generation 18.2%
- #52 HACK_IT
73% 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 63.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Indie 12%, Puzzle 6.4%, Story Rich 3%
- #53 DeadCore
69% matchVery Positive85% of 2,040 reviews2014
Dev: 5 Bits Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28%, Difficult 27.2%, Sci-fi 16%, Puzzle 13.5%, Indie 13.2%
- #54 Construct: Escape the System
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 170 reviews2016
Dev: Oliver BoycePub: Immanitas Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
„First person platforming gameplay at its very best!“ Construct: Escape the System is a sci-fi themed first person platformer that sees you trapped in a computer system, trying to escape. Explore the system and discover the 8 empowering 'ability orbs'.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 37.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.4%, Indie 16.8%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #55 Prime Mover
68% matchVery Positive89% of 214 reviews2018
Dev: 4Bit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Retrace the path of the Prime Mover to uncover the story of the Byte of Burden! Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.6%, Indie 20.1%, Difficult 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Sci-fi 13.6%
- #56 ReHack
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: EasyWays TeamPub: EasyWays
Windows
The hacking simulator, which consists of many mini-games, which together all merge into one, composite game.
Why similar: Hacking 51.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 25.3%, Indie 23%
- #57 Antichamber
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,576 reviews2013
Dev: Alexander BrucePub: Demruth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.1%, Indie 20.1%, Difficult 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #58 Volume
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 710 reviews2015
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pure stealth action and infinite level creation from the award-winning studio behind Thomas Was Alone. Enter the Volume to halt Gisborne Industries' corruption and train the masses to rob from the rich.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.7%, Futuristic 15.6%, Difficult 14.4%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Puzzle 9.5%