- #1 Please, Don’t Touch Anything
97% matchVery Positive89% of 5,501 reviews2015
Dev: Four QuartersPub: ForwardXP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A brain-racking game about bathroom breaks, screwdrivers and nuclear explosions.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Puzzle 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Indie 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Like VICCP, this game revolves entirely around interacting with a mysterious control panel where your decisions lead to various unpredictable endings.
- #2 Hacknet
96% 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 78.3% ★, Cyberpunk 4.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%, Simulation 3.7%, Difficult 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A terminal-based hacking simulator that captures the technical, investigative feel of navigating complex systems.
- #3 Papers, Please
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,508 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Simulation 19.9%, Indie 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a rigid, interface-based gameplay loop where your choices at a workstation have significant narrative consequences.
- #4 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
95% matchVery Positive90% of 15,333 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Hacking 43.8% ★, Simulation 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Point & Click 8.5%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an immersive surveillance interface where you must analyze data and make moral choices that shape the story.
- #5 Nauticrawl
94% matchVery Positive92% of 459 reviews2019
Dev: Spare Parts OasisPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.
Why similar: Steampunk 18.2% ★, Experimental 15.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Simulation 9.3%, Difficult 9%
Why You'll Like It: You are tasked with learning how to operate a complex, alien machine through trial and error, much like the control panel in VICCP.
- #6 Stories Untold
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Horror 18.8%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully uses retro-tech interfaces and terminal-based puzzles to deliver a tense, mysterious narrative experience.
- #7 Observation
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,063 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Adventure 29%, Indie 22.5%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Horror 14.6%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: You play as an AI controlling a space station through various camera and diagnostic interfaces, mirroring the remote-control feel of VICCP.
- #8 Mainlining
93% 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 49.9% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Point & Click 9.2%, Adventure 7.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click hacking game that focuses on investigation and using a simulated desktop to solve crimes.
- #9 Security Hole
91% matchVery Positive94% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: AnRaEl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Can you push through?! Security Hole is a challenging spatial puzzle with a cyberpunk story. You become a hacker who passes 3D virus blocks through security holes to save humanity. The game mechanics look like a workout tool for spatial thinking.
Why similar: Hacking 29.6% ★, Cyberpunk 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Difficult 10.5%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed puzzle game that challenges you to manipulate complex systems through a minimalist interface.
- #10 Mu Complex
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 206 reviews2015
Dev: studiocime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets. But beware , you seem not to be alone and what you will discover could change the world ...
Why similar: Hacking 67.3% ★, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 11.6%, Puzzle 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven hacking game that uses terminal commands and puzzle-solving to reveal a deep conspiracy.
- #11 Event[0]
90% matchVery Positive80% of 2,270 reviews2016
Dev: Ocelot Society
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.5%, Multiple Endings 20.5%, Adventure 17.9%, Atmospheric 14%, Indie 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: You must communicate with a mysterious AI through a terminal interface, where your dialogue choices determine your survival.
- #12 TIS-100
89% 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 40.2% ★, Difficult 17.9%, Puzzle 17.8%, Simulation 15.4%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, interface-heavy puzzle game that requires you to repair corrupted code, appealing to fans of technical simulation.
- #13 Hypnospace Outlaw
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,338 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: Simulation 25.1%, Point & Click 24.2%, Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Puzzle 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, retro-internet interface that rewards exploration and curiosity through its unique operating system.
- #14 VirtuaVerse
88% matchVery Positive83% of 1,098 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.5%, Point & Click 22.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Puzzle 9%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure set in a vibrant, dystopian cyberpunk world filled with technical puzzles.
- #15 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
87% matchVery Positive94% of 253 reviews2021
Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.6%, Experimental 25.4% ★, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Point & Click 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-stakes conversation and decision-making within a cyberpunk setting, emphasizing the narrative impact of your choices.
- #16 The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,880 reviews2016
Dev: ComonGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16.8%, Point & Click 14%, Adventure 13%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven sci-fi adventure that features point-and-click mechanics and environmental puzzles.
- #17 macdows 95
84% matchVery Positive92% of 619 reviews2019
Dev: Yunus Ayyildiz
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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Why similar: Casual 21.2%, Indie 18.9%, Puzzle 17.9%, Difficult 16.9%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game that uses a retro operating system interface to deliver quirky, challenging tasks.
- #18 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
84% matchVery Positive80% of 1,687 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.7%, Nonlinear 25.1%, Point & Click 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that focuses on investigation and choice-based gameplay within various virtual worlds.
- #19 Gods Will Be Watching
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,923 reviews2014
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.6%, Difficult 19.1%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Indie 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, point-and-click survival game where every decision is critical and leads to multiple potential outcomes.
- #20 HACK_IT
86% 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 44.3% ★, Simulation 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Casual 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual hacking simulator that focuses on terminal-based puzzles and investigation.
- #21 EXAPUNKS
82% 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 44.9% ★, Cyberpunk 15%, Puzzle 10.3%, Simulation 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A programming-based puzzle game set in a cyberpunk world that requires you to write code to bypass security systems.
- #22 Quadrilateral Cowboy
82% 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 45% ★, Cyberpunk 22.7%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Adventure 7.6%, Puzzle 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a portable computer to hack and manipulate the environment, perfectly matching the cyberpunk hacking aesthetic.
- #23 Escape2088
83% matchMixed42% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
Escape2088 is an old-school escape room game set in a futuristic, cyberpunk world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.3%, Point & Click 18.9%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Puzzle 13.8%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed escape room game that relies on point-and-click mechanics and environmental puzzle-solving.
- #24 Prime Mover
81% 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: Simulation 29.2%, Puzzle 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Difficult 13%, Indie 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game about designing and optimizing circuits, perfect for those who enjoy the technical experimentation of VICCP.
- #25 Do Not Feed the Monkeys
79% matchVery Positive94% of 12,088 reviews2018
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!
Why similar: Point & Click 32.8%, Multiple Endings 22%, Simulation 21.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-based simulation where you observe subjects and make decisions that impact their lives through a computer interface.
- #26 Virtual Circuit Board
78% matchVery Positive93% of 302 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie Foundry
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 21.2 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: Hacking 50.6% ★, Simulation 23.5%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox simulation that lets you build and experiment with complex electronic circuits, appealing to the technical side of VICCP.
- #27 Au Revoir
77% matchVery Positive96% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.6%, Point & Click 19%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Puzzle 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #28 Palm Cracker
76% matchVery Positive98% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?
Why similar: Hacking 27.7% ★, Simulation 23.1%, Point & Click 22.1%, Puzzle 12.2%, Adventure 6.4%
- #29 Veritas
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows
Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, Difficult 12.5%, Adventure 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and complex puzzle-solving.
- #30 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 24.9%, Hacking 17.8% ★, Puzzle 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #31 ECHOPLEX
79% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2018
Dev: Output Games
Windows · Mac
ECHOPLEX is a time-bending puzzle platformer with a full-motion video story. Trapped in a mysterious looping simulation, you are followed by an “Echo” -- a duplicate of yourself who repeats everything you do.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Simulation 14.8%, Experimental 10.6% ★, Sci-fi 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi puzzle game that uses time-loop mechanics and simulation elements to challenge the player.
- #32 Euphoria: Supreme Mechanics
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 234 reviews2020
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
The ability to discern hidden connections is both a gift and a curse. The covert mechanisms of reality do not reveal themselves to any and all, and there is a price to pay for this knowledge…
Why similar: Simulation 18.6%, Cyberpunk 11.5%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Adventure 10.2%
- #33 Quern - Undying Thoughts
75% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Steampunk 38.5% ★, Point & Click 17.5%, Puzzle 17.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #34 High Entropy: Challenges
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,264 reviews2020
Dev: Álvaro García (binarynonsense)
Windows
Use computers (via GUIs or the command line), unlock doors, crawl through vents, fight enemies head on or find other ways to neutralize or avoid them...
Why similar: Hacking 39% ★, Adventure 17.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Puzzle 8%
- #35 Irony Of Nightmare
74% matchVery Positive87% of 701 reviews2017
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
In the Irony of Nightmare things aren't always as they seem. Those who decide to solve all puzzles of the game, not only will unravel true secret of house, but also will open completely different ending of the story.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Indie 24.2%, Cyberpunk 22.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #36 Log.in
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Little氷華
Windows
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, Horror 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15%, Hidden Object 14.8%, Adventure 14.1%
- #37 Memorrha
75% matchMixed66% of 151 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.
Why similar: Difficult 19%, Puzzle 17.9%, Multiple Endings 15%, Sci-fi 13%, Adventure 12.4%
- #38 Hollow Steps
76% matchMixed63% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 38%
You are a customer of a virtual world company Dartom Inc. You are one of the many people who wants to test themselves in one of the many worlds created by the company. On your test, a ghost in the system will change your experience.
Why similar: Adventure 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Indie 14.5%, Difficult 12%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #39 SHENZHEN I/O
72% 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 24%, Simulation 22.5%, Puzzle 22.2%, Hacking 11.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 9.6%
- #40 After Hours
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
Groundbreaking research is encrypted on a computer from the 80's. Look through the computer and search the internet to crack the encryption in this augmented reality puzzle game.
Why similar: Simulation 46.4%, Adventure 21.4%, Indie 20.1%, Horror 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #41 7th Sector
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 688 reviews2019
Dev: Носков Сергей
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to the 7th Sector, set in a mysterious cyberpunk world. Immerse yourself on this intricate path, solving different puzzles, facing its dangers and collecting scattered information to discover the story of this world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.7%, Multiple Endings 18%, Horror 16.7%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Adventure 8%
- #42 it's always monday
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: Alon Zubina
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 91.1%, Simulation 3.7%, Great Soundtrack 1.8%, Indie 1.7%, Puzzle 0.9%
- #43 Save the Reactor
70% matchVery Positive95% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: Hypnohead
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
What if you happened to be in a control room of a nuclear reactor and something went wrong? Save the Reactor gives you the opportunity to fully experience these emotions! This simulator is great for those who like to challenge themselves and aren't afraid of difficulties!
Why similar: Difficult 24%, Point & Click 23.2%, Simulation 22.4%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #44 Access Denied
71% 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: Hacking 30.9% ★, Cyberpunk 27.8%, Puzzle 15.7%, Indie 11.4%, Casual 11.1%
- #45 Machinika: Museum
67% matchVery Positive93% of 6,121 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Point & Click 23%, Hidden Object 18.8%, Puzzle 15.5%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Adventure 9.1%
- #46 Zof
70% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Pete Wilkins
Windows
Zof is a first person point and click puzzle game with a difference. The solutions are always simple, but hidden more and more carefully as the game goes on.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Nonlinear 23.5%, Puzzle 17.4%, Steampunk 16.1% ★, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #47 Trackless
71% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2017
Dev: 12 East Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trackless is an atmospheric first-person exploration and puzzle game set in the distant future. Trackless uses text input that allows you to interact with characters and objects. Using your in-game phone will help you find clues and give you special abilities.
Why similar: Experimental 20.3% ★, Adventure 17.3%, Casual 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #48 LIT: Bend the Light
69% matchVery Positive94% of 315 reviews2020
Dev: Copperglass
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.
Why similar: Casual 24.7%, Indie 20.3%, Steampunk 16.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Difficult 8.3%
- #49 Yolo Space Hacker
68% 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 43.6% ★, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Simulation 11.2%, Point & Click 10.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #50 Neyyah
65% matchVery Positive85% of 205 reviews2025
Dev: Defy Reality EntertainmentPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Neyyah is a first-person point-and-click adventure game from Defy Reality Entertainment. You are thrown into a strange secretive world called Neyyah. Use careful observation and logic to uncover the mysteries entwined within Neyyah's peculiar landscapes and bizarre cultures.
Why similar: Steampunk 24.3% ★, Nonlinear 18.1%, Point & Click 17.8%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 9.1%
- #51 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel
72% matchMixed53% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: HarotobiraPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber City 2157.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.3%, Adventure 30.7%, Casual 13.2%, Indie 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #52 SOLAS 128
68% matchVery Positive93% of 211 reviews2021
Dev: Amicable AnimalPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Explore SOLAS 128, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine. BAFTA Scotland Game Winner.
Why similar: Hacking 29.6% ★, Difficult 16.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Point & Click 7.2%
- #53 Great Permutator
70% matchVery Positive86% of 148 reviews2014
Dev: Ripatti Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 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: Difficult 25.1%, Simulation 23.3%, Puzzle 18.1%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 10%
- #54 Cybernetic Fault
65% 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 43.5% ★, Cyberpunk 28.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Puzzle 7.4%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #55 Gemini Rue
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,873 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.1%, Point & Click 28.6%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.5%
- #56 Turing Complete
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,092 reviews2021
Dev: LevelHead
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Why similar: Hacking 39.4% ★, Simulation 23.7%, Puzzle 17.9%, Difficult 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #57 Project DeepWeb
68% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2020
Dev: NightCat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!
Why similar: Hacking 47.4% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Puzzle 10.4%, Adventure 7.5%, Horror 6.6%
- #58 ZERO PROTOCOL
63% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 23.5%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Puzzle 18.2%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Horror 14.2%
- #59 Simulation world
67% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: 007berd
Windows
Simulation World - This is a puzzle, story and open world. Feel the vanilla atmosphere as you progress through the puzzles. Rescue the simulation from a virus that wants to destroy the computer world
Why similar: Point & Click 31.5%, Puzzle 21.9%, Adventure 18%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%