- #1 Comet 64
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 186 reviews2021
Dev: Onur AyasPub: what sorceress this
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 38.4% ★, Automation 9.2%, Hacking 9% ★, Logic 6.9%, Retro 6.3%
- #2 A=B
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 899 reviews2022
Dev: Artless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A=B is a programming puzzle game with only one instruction: A=B, which means replacing A with B.
Why similar: Programming 49.6% ★, Automation 13.6%, Text-Based 13.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Hacking 4.6% ★
- #3 ABI-DOS
96% matchVery Positive93% of 416 reviews2024
Dev: ABI.DOS.SOFTWARE
Windows
Build the most advanced operating system ever created! Can you master the fictional simulation language of this mind-bending machine? Design circuits, automate UBITS (coloured mobile data blocks), and optimize your system. The Admin is always watching, and he’s not what he seems.
Why similar: Programming 45.5% ★, Automation 18.1%, Hacking 12.5% ★, Logic 9.4%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #4 Move Code Lines
95% matchVery Positive81% of 91 reviews2020
Dev: Fewjix
Windows
Move Code Lines is a game where you fix programs and make them print needed output. But the only way you can achieve that is to change the order of lines in those programs, and set custom input.
Why similar: Programming 37.9% ★, Automation 15%, Hacking 12.8% ★, Text-Based 10.2%, Logic 8.7%
- #5 SHENZHEN I/O
94% matchVery Positive95% of 4,452 reviews2016
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Why similar: Programming 58.5% ★, Automation 15.4%, Logic 9.8%, Puzzle 5.5%, Difficult 5%
- #6 Human Resource Machine
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,642 reviews2015
Dev: Tomorrow Corporation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
Why similar: Programming 68.4% ★, Puzzle 8.9%, Automation 8.6%, Logic 4.8%, Simulation 4%
- #7 Turing Complete
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,204 reviews2021
Dev: LevelHead
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Why similar: Programming 54.8% ★, Logic 15%, Automation 8.2%, Hacking 6.7% ★, Puzzle 6.1%
- #8 Hard Chip
92% matchVery Positive93% of 57 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 35.3% ★, Automation 12.1%, Hacking 12.1% ★, Logic 12%, Difficult 7.7%
- #9 Bitburner
91% 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: Programming 52.4% ★, Automation 13.7%, Hacking 12.6% ★, Text-Based 10.3%, Dystopian 4.8%
- #10 TIS-100
90% 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: Programming 66.2% ★, Hacking 7.4% ★, Puzzle 6.5%, Logic 6.1%, Difficult 5.5%
- #11 Robo Instructus
91% 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 52.8% ★, Logic 15.2%, Difficult 10.6%, Puzzle 8.2%, Retro 6.8%
- #12 The Farmer Was Replaced
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,430 reviews2025
Dev: Timon HerzogPub: Metaroot
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.
Why similar: Programming 49.3% ★, Automation 15.2%, Text-Based 10%, Logic 9.6%, Minimalist 7.3%
- #13 EXAPUNKS
89% matchVery Positive95% of 1,867 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: Programming 50.5% ★, Hacking 13.8% ★, Automation 12.8%, Logic 8.3%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #14 OCTOPTICOM
89% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2018
Dev: UP DEVELOPMENT LTD.
Windows · Linux
OCTOPTICOM is an open-ended puzzle programming game about designing and optimizing optical computing devices. Use lasers, mirrors, filters and other components to read, transform and write sequences of colored squares.
Why similar: Programming 45.2% ★, Logic 13.4%, Minimalist 11.9%, Simulation 10.1%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #15 Signal Maze
87% matchVery Positive96% of 51 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 70.7% ★, Puzzle 12%, Logic 7.2%, Retro 4.1%, Dystopian 3.2%
- #16 EmuDevz
86% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: [r]labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game about building emulators! Implement your own NEEES core in JavaScript, get instant feedback with unit/video tests, build the graphics unit in real time, learn 6502 assembly, debug test ROMs, and have fun with the included homebrew games!
Why similar: Programming 53.1% ★, Logic 14.6%, Hacking 10.7% ★, Simulation 6.4%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #17 Kaizen: A Factory Story
86% matchVery Positive93% of 689 reviews2025
Dev: CoincidencePub: Astra Logical
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.
Why similar: Programming 38.7% ★, Automation 13.9%, 1980s 11.2%, Logic 10.7%, Difficult 6.5%
- #18 Upload Labs
83% matchVery Positive92% of 7,397 reviews2025
Dev: EnigmaDev Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect
Why similar: Programming 42.8% ★, Automation 26.3%, Logic 11.1%, Hacking 10.2% ★, Simulation 9.6%
- #19 Copy Editor: A RegEx Puzzle
85% matchMixed55% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Christopher JarvisPub: Cinq-Mars Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Copy Editor is an intricate puzzle game that teaches you Regular Expressions (RegEx), commonly used in computer science and language theory. Build complex rules that process and revise famous texts for your wacky and demanding publisher!
Why similar: Programming 50.9% ★, Hacking 12.6% ★, Puzzle 9.5%, Text-Based 9.2%, Simulation 8.8%
- #20 Silicon Zeroes
84% matchVery Positive88% of 281 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 55% ★, Hacking 13.2% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Difficult 8.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #21 Retro Gadgets
82% matchVery Positive90% of 509 reviews2022
Dev: Licorice ehf
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 61.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.
Why similar: Programming 31.5% ★, Automation 20.4%, 1980s 11.5%, Hacking 9.3% ★, Logic 8.7%
- #22 Prime Mover
84% matchVery Positive89% of 214 reviews2018
Dev: 4Bit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 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: Programming 69.8% ★, Puzzle 11.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Difficult 6.4%, Indie 1.5%
- #23 Replicube
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 683 reviews2025
Dev: Walaber Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Replicube is an open-ended programming puzzle game/toy about writing code to replicate 3D voxel-based objects. Solve puzzles, pursue leaderboard glory, or just make art to share with the in-game community.
Why similar: Programming 74% ★, Puzzle 10.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Retro 6%
- #24 JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Prof. SchererPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.
Why similar: Programming 39.4% ★, Automation 18.3%, Logic 13.7%, Hacking 11.9% ★, Puzzle 6.5%
- #25 SpaceChem
82% matchVery Positive92% of 5,063 reviews2011
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 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 50% ★, Puzzle 14%, Difficult 11.5%, Logic 11.4%, Automation 10.2%
- #26 7 Billion Humans
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,104 reviews2018
Dev: Tomorrow Corporation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans!
Why similar: Programming 70.6% ★, Puzzle 8.7%, Logic 8.2%, Automation 5.6%, Simulation 5.2%
- #27 Scratch Inc.
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,726 reviews2025
Dev: Makopaz
Windows · Mac
Build an Empire, From Scratch, in this Scratch Card Idle/Incremental game.
Why similar: Automation 50.6%, Text-Based 19.9%, Simulation 13.1%, Minimalist 10.6%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #28 IT Specialist Simulator
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 368 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel Team RED
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Step into the world of IT! Diagnose network issues, manage servers, and repair devices while handling tasks under strict SLAs. Choose your career path, from HelpDesk to IT Project Manager. Develop real IT knowledge and climb the ranks in this realistic IT simulation!
Why similar: Programming 54% ★, Hacking 14.2% ★, Difficult 12.5%, Puzzle 8%, Simulation 8%
- #29 CipherCraft: Cyber Guardian Introduction
79% matchMixed67% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: picture4u
Windows
Immerse yourself in the strange world of CipherCraft: CGI, where you'll perform repairs, network infiltration, programming, server management, active server administration, and meticulous assembly and cleaning of computer components. Win against an Anonymous hacker who keeps sabotaging the company.
Why similar: Programming 60.9% ★, Hacking 26.3% ★, Simulation 10%, Singleplayer 1.3%, Casual 0.9%
- #30 Virtual Circuit Board
77% matchVery Positive93% of 305 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie Foundry
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Virtual Circuit Board is the sandbox drawing-based logic simulator where you can build, program, decorate, and simulate anything from simple monochrome circuits to complex and colorful computers. Play with digital logic in this sandbox-only experience.
Why similar: Programming 43.2% ★, Automation 14.1%, Logic 12.3%, Hacking 11.4% ★, Minimalist 7.2%
- #31 MHRD
78% matchVery Positive89% of 439 reviews2017
Dev: Funghisoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MHRD is a hardware design game, in which you design various hardware circuits in a hardware description language. The hardware circuits you design get more complex as you go until you create a fully functional CPU design.
Why similar: Programming 70.6% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Puzzle 8.5%, Difficult 6%, Indie 1.7%
- #32 Rogue Bit
77% 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 46.4% ★, Hacking 16.1% ★, Logic 12%, Simulation 10.3%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #33 The Signal State
75% matchVery Positive87% of 669 reviews2021
Dev: Reckoner IndustriesPub: iterco
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Set in a post-apocalyptic future, The Signal State puts your logic skills to the test with complex puzzles inspired by modular synthesizers. Repair machines, rebuild an abandoned farm, and be part of a revolution that will change the fate of agriculture once and for all.
Why similar: Programming 38.1% ★, Automation 17%, Logic 14.6%, Hacking 8.4% ★, Puzzle 7.9%
- #34 CHR$(143)
76% matchVery Positive96% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Nicolas Jean
Windows · Linux
A rich and challenging physics-based puzzle /logic /construction /programming game! Master ballistics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemical and nuclear reactions, use automation bricks, build structures, machines, vehicles, produce power, solve puzzles, pierce the fog and defeat CHR$!
Why similar: Programming 40.3% ★, Automation 22.7%, Logic 11%, 1980s 10.1%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #35 ServiceIT: You can do IT
75% matchMixed59% of 641 reviews2025
Dev: picture4uPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
⚡️Fix electronics 📈manage firm 💻challenge the hacker... ServiceIT is a simulation game where you run a full-service IT company to engage in tasks like diagnosing, repairing equipment, network infiltration, programming, server management while an Anonymous hacker keeps sabotaging it all.
Why similar: Programming 60.2% ★, Hacking 22.5% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Puzzle 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #36 Learn Programming: Python - Retro
76% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Niema Moshiri
Windows
A terminal-based game for learning and practicing how to program in Python.
Why similar: Programming 66% ★, Text-Based 17.4%, Logic 13.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Casual 1%
- #37 MOLEK-SYNTEZ
74% matchVery Positive89% of 682 reviews2019
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Use the MOLEK-SYNTEZ to create small molecules with various pharmacological effects from the comfort of your small Romanian apartment.
Why similar: Programming 53.1% ★, Automation 17.3%, Simulation 11.7%, Puzzle 11%, Logic 4.3%
- #38 Hacky
73% matchVery Positive92% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows
The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.
Why similar: Programming 46.1% ★, Hacking 23.2% ★, Logic 12.3%, Dystopian 9.8%, Simulation 6%
- #39 Neon Noodles
74% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Vivid Helix
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a future where food is the ultimate symbol of status, you are a recipe programming technician for a ruthless aristocracy. Create, test and optimize your culinary machines in this deliciously dark zach-like!
Why similar: Programming 47.3% ★, Automation 22.7%, Logic 14.1%, Puzzle 6.9%, Simulation 6%
- #40 Manufactoria 2022
73% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: PleasingFungus Games
Windows · Mac
Manufactoria 2022 is a constructive puzzle game about pushing robots around. (It's okay, they don't complain.) Use simple parts to engineer solutions to open-ended problems, then rebuild 'em better! Take a company from your backyard to the soaring heights of success! How hard could it be?
Why similar: Programming 45.1% ★, Automation 20.5%, Logic 15.2%, Puzzle 8.3%, Simulation 5.2%
- #41 Word Factori
72% matchVery Positive85% of 453 reviews2023
Dev: Star Garden Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Word Factori is a word-building game where your only resource is the letter "i". Build a chain of factories to bend, rotate, reflect, and merge "i" into more complex letters. Discover secret letter recipes, unlock hidden word art, and optimize your factory chains for high scores.
Why similar: Programming 44.8% ★, Automation 19.2%, Logic 14.8%, Puzzle 7.9%, Minimalist 6%
- #42 Software Inc.
72% matchVery Positive94% of 7,688 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 45.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.
Why similar: Programming 62% ★, Automation 24.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Indie 1.4%
- #43 Sorting Inc
71% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: AstroTechnician
Windows · Linux
A casual and relaxing game about sorting various items. Join Sorting Inc and climb up through the departments to become the absolute expert in the field of sorting.
Why similar: Logic 52.8%, Simulation 23.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #44 Paperwork
70% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Broken Record Studio
Windows · Mac
Paperwork is a first-person office-building incremental game where you optimize an office to generate more and more money. Step into the office of Clarity, become a productive worker and watch profits grow.
Why similar: Automation 40.8%, Parody 22.1% ★, Puzzle 16.5%, Dystopian 11.5%, Simulation 7.6%
- #45 Spreadsheets and Nothing More
70% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Rinanda Hidayat
Windows
An experimental work simulator where all you do is type simple data into spreadsheet
Why similar: Minimalist 37.9%, Text-Based 20.5%, Simulation 19.4%, Retro 18.1%, Casual 2.4%
- #46 BitVault
73% 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 28.2% ★, Logic 25.6%, Minimalist 15.3%, Puzzle 14.3%, Difficult 13.8%
- #47 Logic World
71% matchVery Positive94% of 353 reviews2021
Dev: Mouse Hat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Invent a new computer! Logic World is a first-person sandbox simulation game that's all about digital logic. Play alone or with friends, design unique machines, build up layers of complexity, and experience the joy of circuits!
Why similar: Programming 39.2% ★, Automation 14.6%, Hacking 12.6% ★, Logic 12.3%, Difficult 7.1%
- #48 Game Dev Story
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,391 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!
Why similar: Programming 77.4% ★, Retro 10.2%, Simulation 9%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Casual 1.3%
- #49 while True: learn()
69% matchVery Positive91% of 8,107 reviews2019
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!
Why similar: Programming 77.2% ★, Puzzle 9%, Simulation 8.4%, Logic 4.5%, Indie 0.6%
- #50 Great Permutator
71% matchVery Positive87% of 149 reviews2014
Dev: Ripatti Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Great Permutator is a puzzle. Hard and tricky. One in which you will have to build a complex system of conveyors and various devices so that the colored boxes can travel across the factory and arrive at right places and in right order. If you are into clever engineering puzzles, this game is for you.
Why similar: Programming 42.1% ★, Automation 18.5%, Logic 10.4%, Difficult 8.9%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #51 Pocket Boss
67% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: LangfilmPub: Playables
Windows · Mac · Linux
Who says that work and play don’t mix? Not us! Play Pocket Boss, the game where you handle lots of fun data and one not-so-fun boss.
Why similar: Parody 29.3% ★, Minimalist 25.3%, Text-Based 22.3%, Puzzle 14.8%, Simulation 6.8%
- #52 Infiniclick
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Nacho AB
Windows
Combine, automate and upgrade programs to amass a fortune! Infiniclick is a relaxing (or not, it's up to you) incremental game in which your goal is to pay an unfair debt with Fun Corp.
Why similar: Automation 40.8%, Hacking 37.8% ★, Simulation 11.9%, Casual 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #53 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
68% 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: Programming 41.4% ★, Hacking 30.1% ★, Simulation 22.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Casual 1.7%
- #54 [the Sequence]
70% matchVery Positive90% of 179 reviews2016
Dev: [OneManBand]
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
[the Sequence] is a logic construction puzzler.Let your mind be your guide: Lay down seven different kinds of modules as your roadblocks to get you (portrayed as a binary data point) to a sweet destination.Apply an out-of-the-box thinking to get you to the next level!
Why similar: Programming 40.4% ★, Automation 19.4%, Logic 13%, Minimalist 11.1%, Difficult 7.2%
- #55 CorpoNation: The Sorting Process
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: CanteenPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows
Greetings, valued employee. You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%.
Why similar: Dystopian 41.6%, Retro 30.9%, Simulation 22.3%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #56 Upload Simulator Silicon
69% matchMostly Positive69% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: EnigmaDev Studios
Windows · Linux
Upload Simulator Silicon is an incremental game about uploading, making money, hacking, and ascending as a powerful entity that controls the very laws of the universe using powerful technologies you discover throught your journey.
Why similar: Simulation 65.6%, Casual 22.2%, Singleplayer 12.2%
- #57 7 Jobs at the Same Time
65% matchVery Positive95% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Rinanda Hidayat
Windows
A Point and Click work simulator where you juggle 7 jobs to pay your debt. Start by doing simple spreadsheet and progress to more important job like overseeing a nuclear bomb.
Why similar: Dystopian 44.3%, Simulation 35.9%, Minimalist 11.1%, Singleplayer 5%, Casual 2%
- #58 SirKwitz
66% matchVery Positive94% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Predict Edumedia
Windows
Dive into SirKwitz: a beginner-friendly edutainment game that makes learning programming easy & fun! Explore 28 puzzles across four topics to master the very core concepts behind programming and develop your problem-solving skills. Ideal for those that think coding & programming are scary words!
Why similar: Programming 50.5% ★, Logic 15.7%, Automation 14.9%, Puzzle 9%, Simulation 8.1%
- #59 Quantum Odyssey
66% matchVery Positive93% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Quarks Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Design, optimize, and reverse-engineer real quantum algorithms in an open-ended Zachlike puzzle game. Solve 500+ optimization challenges, hack player creations, and master quantum logic without coding.
Why similar: Programming 36% ★, Automation 14.9%, Hacking 13.1% ★, Logic 11.9%, Difficult 8%
- #60 Uplink
67% 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: Programming 39.8% ★, Hacking 31.6% ★, Text-Based 12.7%, Puzzle 6.7%, Simulation 6.2%