- #1 HELLO HACKER - Project Daybreak
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
Windows · Linux
An immersive indie hacking simulation game. Help the Project Daybreak team expose a secret government program.
Why similar: Hacking 29.6% ★, Programming 25.1% ★, Typing 17.3% ★, Crime 7.9%, Simulation 7%
- #2 Quantum Breach
96% 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 36.2% ★, Programming 30.6% ★, Typing 26% ★, Simulation 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #3 Hacker Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,255 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.9 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 36.7% ★, Programming 20.3% ★, Typing 18.2% ★, Crime 12.9%, Simulation 6%
- #4 1000-BIT
95% 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 36.2% ★, Hacking 25.9% ★, Typing 18.8% ★, Simulation 7.8%, Puzzle 4.9%
- #5 Grey Hack
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,786 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.6 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 45.3% ★, Programming 29.2% ★, Typing 8.7% ★, Simulation 5.8%, Crime 4.5%
- #6 HELLO HACKER
94% 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: Programming 28.8% ★, Hacking 27.6% ★, Typing 22.3% ★, Crime 5.5%, Text-Based 5.5%
- #7 CHAQS
93% 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 28.6% ★, Programming 27.5% ★, Typing 25.7% ★, Cyberpunk 4.7%, Simulation 4.6%
- #8 Mainlining
92% 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 47.3% ★, Typing 20.3% ★, Programming 19.7% ★, Simulation 7.3%, Puzzle 3.7%
- #9 Void Future: Hacking Protocol
91% 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 33.5% ★, Typing 24.4% ★, Programming 17.8% ★, Text-Based 5.9%, Simulation 5.7%
- #10 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
91% 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: Hacking 31.9% ★, Typing 18.4% ★, Programming 16.4% ★, Crime 14.2%, Simulation 11.3%
- #11 Cyber Warrior
90% 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 32.3% ★, Programming 29.1% ★, Typing 25.2% ★, Simulation 4%, Puzzle 3.2%
- #12 Hacky
89% 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 29.5% ★, Typing 24.8% ★, Programming 21.9% ★, Crime 12.4%, Cyberpunk 4.5%
- #13 Hardwired
89% 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 27.7% ★, Programming 25.9% ★, Typing 22.4% ★, Cyberpunk 6.1%, Text-Based 5.8%
- #14 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
88% matchVery Positive86% of 739 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 37.6% ★, Typing 29.7% ★, Crime 14.3%, Simulation 9%, Life Sim 5.6%
- #15 System Zero
87% 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 30.7% ★, Programming 27.8% ★, Typing 18.4% ★, Simulation 8.6%, RPG 7%
- #16 hackmud
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 841 reviews2016
Dev: ComCODE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 66.7 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 39% ★, Programming 36.1% ★, Cyberpunk 6%, Simulation 5.5%, Text-Based 5.5%
- #17 Midnight Protocol
86% matchVery Positive86% of 442 reviews2021
Dev: LuGus StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.
Why similar: Hacking 33.8% ★, Typing 27.7% ★, Programming 16.9% ★, Crime 13.3%, Strategy 2.9%
- #18 Untrusted: hackers at large
84% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: playuntrusted.comPub: Evolved Labs
Windows · Linux
A single player hacking adventure set in the Untrusted world where you'll be playing as various hackers getting into computer systems to hack, steal and sabotage. Manage your crew, manage your risks, threaten or kill your targets. Investigate. Hack. Don't Die.
Why similar: Hacking 34.8% ★, Typing 22.6% ★, Crime 15.5%, Text-Based 5.3%, Cyberpunk 4.9%
- #19 Uplink
85% 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 41.7% ★, Programming 19.6% ★, Typing 14.5% ★, Cyberpunk 5.3%, Text-Based 4.4%
- #20 137
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ruby the SharkPub: Azurnia
Windows
CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...LOGIN TO 137 NEURAL FRAME DETECTED...CREDENTIALS APPROVED...WELCOME USER
Why similar: Programming 29.7% ★, Hacking 28.9% ★, Typing 22.2% ★, Management 5.7%, Simulation 3.8%
- #21 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
82% matchVery Positive91% of 446 reviews2026
Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
Why similar: Hacking 37.5% ★, Typing 29.4% ★, Crime 17.4%, Simulation 6%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #22 Zero Trust
83% 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 30.3% ★, Hacking 19.8% ★, Programming 17.7% ★, Simulation 10.7%, Crime 7.1%
- #23 cr4ckr
82% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Cutie Café
Windows
cr4ckr is a puzzle game about cracking passwords.
Why similar: Typing 39.8% ★, Hacking 39.7% ★, Text-Based 8.2%, Simulation 7.3%, 2D 2.2%
- #24 HACKERGAME
81% 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 34.6% ★, Programming 28.4% ★, Typing 23.8% ★, Text-Based 5.5%, Simulation 3.1%
- #25 HACK.BAK
80% 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 49.1% ★, Typing 22.4% ★, Text-Based 8.9%, Simulation 6.9%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #26 EXAPUNKS
81% 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: Programming 48% ★, Hacking 35.7% ★, Puzzle 5.6%, Cyberpunk 5.1%, Simulation 4.4%
- #27 Delta 4 Terminal Protocol
79% 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 40.6% ★, Typing 21.4% ★, Hacking 13% ★, Simulation 6.7%, Text-Based 4.7%
- #28 Hacknet
79% 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 72.2% ★, Programming 9.3% ★, Typing 8.1% ★, Crime 4.5%, Simulation 1.9%
- #29 Rogue Bit
78% 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: Programming 41.7% ★, Hacking 38.8% ★, Simulation 11.7%, Puzzle 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #30 Hacker's Life
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Protection Games
Windows
Hacker's Life is a game where you take the seat of a hacker, infect devices all over the world with malware, and join a hacker group to pull off bigger attacks. See your malware take control of the world and become famous for your hacking skills, but be careful not to get busted.
Why similar: Hacking 38.1% ★, Programming 35.9% ★, Management 9.4%, Simulation 6.9%, Strategy 4%
- #31 Supreme OS
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pantheon Inc.
Windows
Supreme OS is an operating system that runs on your operating system. With such stupendously amazing features as agile mail servers, exciting terminal commands, puzzles for your puzzles and the occasional AI singularity, Supreme OS is bound to be a game-changer!
Why similar: Hacking 40.6% ★, Typing 32.8% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Puzzle 6.7%, Text-Based 6.6%
- #32 Bitburner
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,120 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 46.6% ★, Hacking 31.9% ★, Text-Based 6.8%, Cyberpunk 5%, Simulation 3.4%
- #33 HACK_IT
78% 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 47.6% ★, Typing 15.3% ★, Crime 13%, Simulation 9%, RPG 4.5%
- #34 Silicon Zeroes
76% 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 47.2% ★, Hacking 30.1% ★, Simulation 13.5%, Puzzle 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #35 How To Hack In?
75% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: Red Buffalo Interactive
Windows · Linux
A real-time hacking sandbox simulator with procedurally generated content. Multiple tools and techniques to use, multiple computers to hack, multiple missions to solve, and multiple vulnerabilities to exploit!
Why similar: Hacking 29.7% ★, Typing 23.6% ★, Programming 20.8% ★, Crime 12.7%, Simulation 4.9%
- #36 Airhack: Hacking
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a secret Agent who begins work for the Airem as Hacker. Hacking servers of global corporations for profit, stealing data, manipulate the stock market, modify peoples academic or criminal records, laundering money, erasing evidence, framing innocent people. Do not trust anyone.
Why similar: Hacking 44.9% ★, Typing 28.8% ★, Simulation 10.3%, RPG 4.8%, Puzzle 4.6%
- #37 PromptCrafter
74% 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 32.9% ★, Typing 28.8% ★, Hacking 22.3% ★, Text-Based 8.9%, Puzzle 3%
- #38 Else Heart.Break()
75% matchMixed67% of 829 reviews2015
Dev: Erik SvedängPub: Erik Svedäng AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.
Why similar: Programming 49.2% ★, Hacking 38.8% ★, RPG 5.2%, Cyberpunk 4.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #39 DA-VI-NC1
73% 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 49.2% ★, Hacking 33.5% ★, Simulation 8.1%, Puzzle 6.1%, 2D 1.6%
- #40 Lo-Res Shaders: The Game
73% 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 46.1% ★, Hacking 38.3% ★, Simulation 9%, Puzzle 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #41 Comet 64
73% 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 40.2% ★, Hacking 25.2% ★, Typing 16.8% ★, Simulation 5.9%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #42 Pragma Twice
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bryan Gillespie
Windows
You've awoken deep within a research facility in a new, programmable robot body. You have holes in your memories. At least you no longer have that hole in your head...
Why similar: Programming 48.4% ★, Hacking 36% ★, Simulation 7.6%, Puzzle 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #43 HackHub: Free Trial
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 680 reviews2024
Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in HackHub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
Why similar: Hacking 44.1% ★, Typing 20.9% ★, Simulation 10%, Crime 9.6%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #44 Code World
72% 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 40.8% ★, Hacking 37.9% ★, Text-Based 8.5%, Simulation 5.3%, Puzzle 4.5%
- #45 Hifuu OS: Hack Into the Barrier
71% 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 36.5% ★, Typing 22% ★, Programming 20.8% ★, Text-Based 8.2%, Simulation 5%
- #46 Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,915 reviews2023
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
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 42.7% ★, Crime 19.5%, Typing 16% ★, Simulation 10.9%, Cyberpunk 5.3%
- #47 Freelancer Life Simulator
71% matchMostly Negative26% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: DiamosDev
Windows
Become one of the best freelancers, starting your way from scratch. Fulfill orders of varying difficulty.
Why similar: Hacking 38.2% ★, Programming 31.4% ★, Life Sim 11.2%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 7.9%
- #48 Hacker Evolution
71% 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 40.4% ★, Typing 20.9% ★, Simulation 9.2%, Text-Based 8.7%, Cyberpunk 7.4%
- #49 Duskers
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,739 reviews2016
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Why similar: Hacking 29.2% ★, Programming 28.8% ★, Typing 28% ★, Puzzle 4.4%, Simulation 3.9%
- #50 TIS-100
70% 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: Programming 68% ★, Hacking 20.2% ★, Puzzle 6.2%, Simulation 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #51 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 51.7% ★, Crime 12.9%, Simulation 12.2%, Puzzle 8.6%, RPG 7.5%
- #52 ハッカータイピング
70% 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 44.7% ★, Hacking 44.1% ★, Text-Based 4.9%, Simulation 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #53 project HECK
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: CyberMonk Studio
Windows
This is a casual and entertaining typing game that lets you experience the thrill of hacking systems by rapidly typing on your keyboard. Whether stress-testing your keyboard or unwinding after a tough day, this game has got you covered!
Why similar: Hacking 51.1% ★, Typing 42.7% ★, Puzzle 2.6%, Sci-fi 1.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #54 Freelancer Life Simulator: Prologue
69% matchMostly Negative22% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: DiamosDev
Windows
Freelancer Life Simulator: Prologue - a free game that contains events before Freelancer Life Simulator. In this story, you play as the uncle of the protagonist. You will find out why uncle left the city.
Why similar: Hacking 37.4% ★, Programming 33.3% ★, Life Sim 10.8%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 7.8%
- #55 You Are Not Alice
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrew BrownPub: Chroma Golem
Windows
YOU ARE NOT ALICE is a social engineering sandbox game where you play the role of a hacker who has taken over Alice's work computer. Your goal is to spread through her company by talking to her coworkers and convincing them to run a virus file you can send them.
Why similar: Hacking 35.9% ★, Typing 18.9% ★, Crime 16.7%, Text-Based 8.4%, Cyberpunk 7.7%
- #56 TAU-09
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 42% ★, Hacking 36.7% ★, Simulation 7.3%, Puzzle 5.9%, Cyberpunk 4.6%
- #57 MHRD
68% matchVery Positive89% of 433 reviews2017
Dev: Funghisoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 57.1% ★, Typing 22.4% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Puzzle 6.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #58 You Are The Code
65% matchPositive100% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: ThinkWithGames
Windows · Linux
A programming puzzle game, but YOU CAN'T TYPE. Navigate and run pre-existing lines of code! Watch out for bugs eating away your program!
Why similar: Programming 39.1% ★, Hacking 38.3% ★, Text-Based 8.9%, Puzzle 6.3%, Simulation 5.8%
- #59 ByteBurst: Hacking Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: HotBunny
Windows
Welcome to the cutting edge of virtual mayhem in "ByteBurst" – the ultimate hacker's playground. Immerse yourself in a thrilling journey through the digital realm, where your skills will be pushed to the limit, and every line of code is a potential weapon.
Why similar: Hacking 35.8% ★, Typing 21.9% ★, Crime 12.3%, Simulation 11%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #60 Quadrilateral Cowboy
67% 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 40.1% ★, Programming 35% ★, Typing 9.4% ★, Cyberpunk 8.7%, Puzzle 3.2%