- #1 HACKERGAME
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vance Studios
Windows
HACKERGAME is a 2D terminal-based arcade hacking game and is currently in the early days of development.
Why similar: Hacking 26.2% ★, Software 22.2% ★, Programming 21.7% ★, Typing 18% ★, Text-Based 6.1%
- #2 Blackdoor
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Static Signal
Windows
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: Hacking 29.5% ★, Programming 26.3% ★, Typing 22.1% ★, Cyberpunk 6.5%, Text-Based 6.4%
- #3 CHAQS
96% 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: Hacking 26.5% ★, Programming 25.7% ★, Typing 23.9% ★, Education 10%, Cyberpunk 7%
- #4 Quantum Breach
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trajectory Interactive
Windows
A terminal-based hacking game where you play as a broke hacker trying to hack a bank and get rich.
Why similar: Hacking 38.9% ★, Programming 33.2% ★, Typing 28% ★
- #5 Torrent Empire
94% matchMixed64% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
Are you ready to build your own torrent empire? Crack software, manage servers, dive into shady deals, and outsmart the authorities—all in the shadow of the 2000s. Balance risk and reward in this terminal-based strategy sim. Become a digital legend or lose it all!
Why similar: Hacking 30.2% ★, Programming 28% ★, Typing 24.2% ★, Text-Based 5.2%, Cyberpunk 4.6%
- #6 HELLO HACKER - Project Daybreak
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
Windows · Linux
A story-rich hacking simulation set inside a full Linux desktop environment. Use real terminal commands, crack passwords, intercept traffic, and expose a secret autonomous AI program.. before it exposes you.
Why similar: Hacking 33.5% ★, Programming 28.7% ★, Typing 19.7% ★, Text-Based 6.8%, Cyberpunk 5.5%
- #7 Grey Hack
93% matchVery Positive90% of 1,825 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.
Why similar: Hacking 45.4% ★, Programming 30.7% ★, Typing 8.8% ★, Education 4.4%, Text-Based 3.3%
- #8 1000-BIT
92% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 89o
Windows · Linux
An open-ended programming puzzle game where you operate entirely in binary.
Why similar: Programming 38.9% ★, Hacking 27.6% ★, Typing 20.1% ★, Text-Based 6.9%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #9 Zero Trust
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tomáš Fišer
Windows
An action hacking simulator set in a fully simulated world. Choose your path, craft your own tools, exploit vulnerabilities, and build your reputation. Every company, hacker, and law enforcement agency operates independently — nothing happens by chance. Every playthrough is unique.
Why similar: Typing 27.5% ★, Hacking 18% ★, Programming 16.2% ★, Education 14.8%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #10 Artificial Intelligence Simulator
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OA Game Studio
Windows
Create your own AI, program the AIs of the future. If you're ready to create a learning mind, code cybersecurity, robotics, and chatbots, and push the boundaries against other AIs in the system. Create, train, develop, and compete.
Why similar: Software 31.3% ★, Hacking 29.9% ★, Programming 28.3% ★, Education 5.3%, Multiplayer 2.3%
- #11 Void Future: Hacking Protocol
90% 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 33.8% ★, Typing 24.7% ★, Programming 18.2% ★, Text-Based 8.5%, Cyberpunk 8.1%
- #12 NEON BLOCK
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rip Lab Studio
Windows · Mac
Neon Block is a hardcore cyberpunk multitasking challenge. Manage a fast-paced block puzzle with your left hand while hacking the Omega Core via a real-time terminal with your right. Solve the equation, counter system glitches, and prove that free will cannot be calculated.
Why similar: Action RTS 25.3% ★, Typing 24.6% ★, Hacking 19.5% ★, Strategy 8.2%, Cyberpunk 7.9%
- #13 HELLO HACKER
89% 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 33.9% ★, Typing 27.4% ★, Programming 17.1% ★, Text-Based 9.7%, Puzzle 5%
- #14 Hacker Simulator
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,265 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
Why similar: Hacking 41.4% ★, Programming 23.1% ★, Typing 20.5% ★, Cyberpunk 7.9%, Realistic 6.1%
- #15 Code World
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 reviews2017
Dev: Fewjix
Windows
In Code World you control the robot that can walk around the world and send messages to devices. Every device reacts on those messages according to its code. You will have to read this code, understand what messages to send and write your own code.
Why similar: Programming 36.6% ★, Hacking 33.6% ★, Education 13.1%, Text-Based 10.9%, Puzzle 4.1%
- #16 hackmud
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 842 reviews2016
Dev: ComCODE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 70.0 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: Hacking 38.5% ★, Programming 35.9% ★, Cyberpunk 9.6%, Text-Based 7.8%, Education 4.3%
- #17 Delta 4 Terminal Protocol
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ignivar Technology Solutions
Windows
Wake up to silence. One terminal, one survivor, one dying ship. Can you bring the Delta-4 back online? Delta 4 is a sci-fi survival terminal sim—type commands, decode logs, and fight to keep a dying ship alive.
Why similar: Programming 38.4% ★, Typing 20.1% ★, Education 15.1%, Hacking 12.2% ★, Text-Based 6.4%
- #18 Software Engineering Course / Informatyka - zrozum i zaprogramuj komputer
86% match6 user reviews50% of 6 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 39.8% ★, Hacking 37.4% ★, Education 16.7%, Puzzle 5.3%, 2D 0.8%
- #19 Hacker Evolution
84% 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 36.1% ★, Typing 18.7% ★, Text-Based 11.3%, Education 10.9%, Cyberpunk 10.7%
- #20 HACKING INTO EREBUS
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Likya Group
Windows
Hacking Into Erebus is a terminal-based sci-fi hacking game where you remotely hack systems, manipulate the crew and uncover their secrets. Use every tool to your advantage. Extract what you need, complete the missions and uncover what’s in the Compartment Zero. Will you succeed ?
Why similar: Hacking 36.7% ★, Programming 30.9% ★, Typing 25.8% ★, Strategy 3.4%, Puzzle 2.3%
- #21 Elevator Programmer
82% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Alice Studio
Windows · Linux
Learn programming by implementing an elevator through a guided tour
Why similar: Programming 39.2% ★, Typing 24.2% ★, Software 18.9% ★, Education 14.2%, Puzzle 3.5%
- #22 Hardwired
82% 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: Hacking 28.4% ★, Programming 26.8% ★, Typing 23% ★, Cyberpunk 10.2%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #23 ハッカータイピング
84% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: naoeZijiGames
Windows
あなたは今、この瞬間からハッカーになりました。ハッカータイピングは近未来風タイピングゲームです。あなたのもとにはたくさんの"依頼"が届きます。依頼は単語と文章で分かれており、好みのスタイルでタイピング可能。問題文の種類はなんと、600以上!!依頼を完了するとポイントがもらえ、加算されていきます。背景、エフェクト、音のすべてがハッカーの気分になれます。たくさんの依頼をこなしてランキング上位をめざそう!!
Why similar: Typing 39.8% ★, Hacking 39.2% ★, Education 14.6%, Text-Based 6.3%
- #24 Bitburner
81% 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 46.3% ★, Hacking 29.4% ★, Text-Based 9.1%, Cyberpunk 7.4%, Education 4.3%
- #25 Uplink
81% matchVery Positive91% of 2,417 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Hacking 41.9% ★, Programming 19.9% ★, Typing 14.6% ★, Cyberpunk 8.6%, Text-Based 6.4%
- #26 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 46.1% ★, Hacking 31.1% ★, Education 15.1%, Puzzle 5.7%, 2D 1.9%
- #27 Comet 64
80% 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 37.5% ★, Hacking 23.3% ★, Typing 15.5% ★, Education 12.1%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #28 Hacky
78% 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: Hacking 30.7% ★, Typing 25.8% ★, Programming 23% ★, Education 11.2%, Cyberpunk 7.6%
- #29 World Wide Hack
79% matchMixed63% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Lotus Innovations
Windows · Linux
Reveal company secrets while hacking and exploring their quantum simulation networks. Fights for control with other players, coop with your faction, gather best tools, build most secure servers, write scripts and webs, or choose to be solo hacker who makes the right choices to change the world.
Why similar: Hacking 31% ★, Programming 25.1% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 16.5% ★, Cyberpunk 10.6%, Text-Based 7.5%
- #30 Yolo Space Hacker 2 - Mission Bahamas
77% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: BKNLab
Windows
Alternate between infiltration and hacking of cameras and servers, using real tools. Sharpen your OSInt skills, prepare a trojan, and launch a targeted phishing attack to hack in total discretion...
Why similar: Hacking 40.7% ★, Education 15.8%, Cyberpunk 14.6%, Text-Based 8.1%, Programming 6.2% ★
- #31 Cyber Warrior
76% matchPositive85% of 40 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 34.6% ★, Programming 31.5% ★, Typing 27% ★, Puzzle 3.4%, Strategy 2.6%
- #32 Mainlining
78% 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 52.3% ★, Typing 22% ★, Programming 21.5% ★, Puzzle 4.2%
- #33 Typo!
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: unNamedPub: unnamed Studio
Windows
Defend your computer's firewall in this fast-paced typing game, battling waves of word-based viruses in Endless or Survival mode, where speed and accuracy are your only weapons against defeat.
Why similar: Typing 43.8% ★, Programming 22.5% ★, Education 19.1%, Text-Based 11.8%, 2D 2.9%
- #34 Finger Fortress
77% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Immersion Game
Windows · Mac
We fused typing and strategy to provide you the best experience of a 1v1 typing game. Choose your race and lead your soldiers to break through the opponent fortress in the fingers of speed and wisdom!
Why similar: Typing 38.3% ★, eSports 22.6% ★, RTS 16.8%, Education 13.9%, Strategy 3.9%
- #35 PromptCrafter
75% match8 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: DevHaskell
Windows
Command line crafting game with procedurally generated crafting trees and programming-like automation.
Why similar: Programming 32.2% ★, Typing 27.9% ★, Hacking 21.6% ★, Text-Based 12.4%, Strategy 3%
- #36 Silent Signals
75% match7 user reviews13% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Vezir Games
Windows
Silent Signals is a screen-based detective game where you solve dark cyber mysteries as an ethical hacker. Dive into isolated systems, decrypt secrets, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Software 37.2% ★, Hacking 23.5% ★, Programming 19.8% ★, Cyberpunk 11.1%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #37 Brainfuck Challenge
74% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Lyric Law
Windows · Mac · Linux
A minimalist programming puzzle game based on the esoteric language Brainfuck. Learn its rules, solve clever challenges, and even run your code in an external terminal.
Why similar: Programming 49% ★, Education 19%, Typing 18% ★, Text-Based 7.9%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #38 EXAPUNKS
74% 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 49.7% ★, Hacking 36% ★, Cyberpunk 8.6%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #39 Elara: A Coding Adventure in Space
73% matchPositive100% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Browne
Windows
Solve puzzles and learn how to code in this unique and gripping sci-fi adventure!
Why similar: Programming 36.3% ★, Hacking 34.2% ★, Education 15.5%, Top-Down 5.9%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #40 HACK.BAK
73% 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 50.5% ★, Typing 23.1% ★, Text-Based 13.3%, Strategy 5.6%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #41 cr4ckr
73% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Cutie Café
Windows
cr4ckr is a puzzle game about cracking passwords.
Why similar: Typing 41.6% ★, Hacking 41.4% ★, Text-Based 12.4%, 2D 3%, Puzzle 1.7%
- #42 System Zero
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NexcoreStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
System Zero is a hacker simulation game. You must use your hacking tools for accessing to the devices. You will become a black hat who wants to make his living.
Why similar: Hacking 33.4% ★, Programming 30.6% ★, Typing 20.1% ★, Puzzle 5.5%, Stealth 5.1%
- #43 Drop Not Allowed
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NoQuest Studios
Windows
Trapped inside a living database, use real SQL to unlock regions and challenge the system that watches every query. Use SELECT to investigate, UPDATE to repair and remember: DROP NOT ALLOWED. It doesn’t matter if you’re a SQL noob or a veteran; the game teaches you everything you need as you play.
Why similar: Programming 33.2% ★, Typing 24% ★, Hacking 20.4% ★, Cyberpunk 10.9%, Puzzle 5%
- #44 HelloWorldFactory
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: SERIALGAMES Inc.
Windows
A quick programming language quiz is now available! Just read the code and choose a compiler that can output "Hello World"! A simple game you can play in your free time!
Why similar: Programming 41.5% ★, Software 34.8% ★, Education 21.2%, 2D 2.6%
- #45 Code Wizard: Java Edition
70% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Duckisoft
Windows
Learn to code in Java as well as learning important Object Oriented Programming principles. Solve puzzles while learning new features as you track down the evil wizard intent on destroying the world. Write real Java code while playing through an RPG story!
Why similar: Programming 36.5% ★, Hacking 35.6% ★, Education 17.3%, Puzzle 5.8%, Top-Down 4.8%
- #46 Rogue Bit
72% 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 42.9% ★, Hacking 39.5% ★, Education 12.2%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #47 HackeRPG
70% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Fellow Pablo
Windows · Mac · Linux
HackeRPG is a coding-based top-down arena roguelite in which you control a programmer avatar to battle hordes of viruses, bugs, trojans, etc. Upgrade your character, create unique builds, and automate your fights by writing code.
Why similar: Programming 30.9% ★, Hacking 27% ★, Action RTS 19.9% ★, Education 12.8%, Top-Down 4.3%
- #48 Pawn.OS()
69% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Punic Code
Windows
Pawn.OS() is a programming puzzle game where you use a custom scripting language to control a pawn on a grid. Solve 30 puzzles, learn logic step-by-step, and optimize your code to climb the leaderboard—even without any prior coding experience.
Why similar: Programming 41.6% ★, Typing 28.6% ★, Text-Based 10.6%, Education 9.8%, Strategy 4.4%
- #49 Extortion
71% 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 35.7% ★, Programming 27.7% ★, Typing 20.7% ★, Text-Based 7.3%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #50 Hacknet
69% matchVery Positive94% of 25,910 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Hacking 74.7% ★, Programming 9.8% ★, Typing 8.4% ★, Education 3.5%, Cyberpunk 3%
- #51 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
67% matchVery Positive86% of 754 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
Why similar: Hacking 43.1% ★, Typing 34.1% ★, Programming 7.1% ★, Stealth 7%, Cyberpunk 5.9%
- #52 Algotica Iterations
70% 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 49.1% ★, Hacking 27.8% ★, Education 15.7%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #53 Silicon Zeroes
69% 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 49.3% ★, Hacking 31.2% ★, Education 12.8%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #54 MHRD
68% 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 55.8% ★, Typing 21.7% ★, Education 16.3%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #55 TIS-100
67% 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 68.7% ★, Hacking 20.3% ★, Puzzle 6.2%, Education 4.7%
- #56 Cyberheist
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamesational
Windows
hack teh world A cool hacking game where you play as a computer virus. You can play as a Ransomware, Trojan, Spyware, Miner, or just play the Tutorial. Choose from over 195 countries and spread your virus to other countries.
Why similar: Hacking 46% ★, Programming 36.6% ★, RTS 15.5%, 2D 2%
- #57 Copy Editor: A RegEx Puzzle
68% 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 40.6% ★, Hacking 26.6% ★, Education 14.5%, Text-Based 7.3%, Puzzle 7%
- #58 Turing Complete
66% 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 56.3% ★, Education 18.5%, Hacking 18.2% ★, Puzzle 5.8%, 2D 1.3%
- #59 Else Heart.Break()
68% matchMixed67% of 835 reviews2015
Dev: Erik SvedängPub: Erik Svedäng AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.
Why similar: Programming 51.6% ★, Hacking 40.2% ★, Cyberpunk 8.2%
- #60 Hack Back
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Ty Anderson
Windows · Mac
Breach networks, plant malware, steal secrets, and outsmart digital defenses in a real-time strategy campaign that teaches cybersecurity through immersive, hands-on gameplay—no experience or skills needed!
Why similar: Hacking 34.6% ★, Action RTS 27.6% ★, RTS 12.2%, Stealth 7.9%, Cyberpunk 7.2%