- #1 CHAQS
97% 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 22.2% ★, Programming 21.8% ★, Typing 20.3% ★, Detective 6.9%, Cyberpunk 5.5%
- #2 Hacker Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,280 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 13.2 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 31% ★, Programming 17.5% ★, Typing 15.6% ★, Crime 10.4%, Detective 7.5%
- #3 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
96% matchVery Positive86% of 794 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 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 28.1% ★, Typing 22.5% ★, Crime 10.2%, Immersive Sim 7.8%, Detective 6.7%
- #4 Cyber Warrior
95% matchPositive86% of 42 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 25% ★, Programming 23.1% ★, Typing 19.8% ★, Detective 9.7%, Logic 7.2%
- #5 How To Hack In?
94% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Red Buffalo Interactive
Windows · Linux
A systems-driven, real-time hacking sandbox in a living, procedurally generated world. Profile people, infiltrate companies, exploit networks from your terminal, automate complex attacks, erase the evidence, trade stocks and crypto, and buy or sell intelligence on an underground marketplace.
Why similar: Hacking 20.4% ★, Programming 18.8% ★, Typing 12.1% ★, Crime 9.4%, Detective 6.8%
- #6 Blackdoor
94% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Static Signal
Windows · Linux
You're a hacker with a terminal and four terrible scripts - time to 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. The better your code, the better you hack.
Why similar: Hacking 27.1% ★, Programming 24.2% ★, Typing 19.9% ★, Crime 6.7%, Cyberpunk 5.5%
- #7 HELLO HACKER
93% 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 27.1% ★, Typing 22.2% ★, Programming 13.9% ★, Immersive Sim 7.6%, Text-Based 6.8%
- #8 Grey Hack
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,885 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.4 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 38.2% ★, Programming 26.6% ★, Typing 7.5% ★, Crime 4.1%, Detective 3.3%
- #9 Torrent Empire
91% matchMixed62% of 26 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 26.8% ★, Programming 25.2% ★, Typing 21.7% ★, Crime 10.9%, Text-Based 4%
- #10 Void Future: Hacking Protocol
91% matchPositive88% of 26 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 28.4% ★, Typing 21% ★, Programming 15.5% ★, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Cyberpunk 6.4%
- #11 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
90% 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 26.8% ★, Typing 15.3% ★, Programming 14.5% ★, Crime 11.1%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #12 HELLO HACKER - Project Daybreak
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
Windows · Linux
A story-rich hacking sim played inside a real Linux desktop. Recon networks, break web apps, crack crypto, and extract hidden data with tools that behave like the real thing, while an autonomous AI watches the network, learns, and hacks back. The commands are real. So are the consequences.
Why similar: Hacking 29.9% ★, Programming 26% ★, Typing 17.8% ★, Crime 7.6%, Text-Based 5.3%
- #13 1000-BIT
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 89o
Windows · Linux
An open-ended programming puzzle game where you operate entirely in binary.
Why similar: Programming 34.6% ★, Hacking 24.2% ★, Typing 17.8% ★, Sandbox 8.5%, Text-Based 5.3%
- #14 Hacker The Dark Shadow
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Burrito BlastPub: MadOctopus
Windows
Become a young programmer diving into the dangerous world of cybercrime. When the elite hacking collective Dark Shadows challenges you with a series of ruthless trials, you must push your genius to the limit. Will you prove your worth or become another digital casualty?
Why similar: Hacking 24.9% ★, Programming 23.6% ★, Typing 14.2% ★, Crime 11.9%, Immersive Sim 6.9%
- #15 HACKING INTO EREBUS
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Likya Group
Windows
HACKING INTO EREBUS is a terminal-driven hacking cyberpunk thriller. Jack into a hostile network and outsmart ARIA, a surveillance system that watches your every move. Breach nodes, override defenses and pry secrets from a crew trapped in cryosleep. Fight your way into Compartment Zero.
Why similar: Hacking 24.9% ★, Programming 23.5% ★, Typing 20.3% ★, Cyberpunk 7.7%, Immersive Sim 6.8%
- #16 ESC (Electronics Security Company)
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Electronics Security Company
Windows · Mac
Experience hacking and uncover hidden secrets. Type commands to decode messages, navigate systems, and gain remote access to devices.
Why similar: Hacking 25.1% ★, Programming 24.1% ★, Typing 15.5% ★, Detective 9.5%, Investigation 8.1%
- #17 Quantum Breach
86% matchNo user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
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 37.2% ★, Programming 32.2% ★, Typing 27.1% ★, Simulation 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #18 Hacker's Journey
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 237 reviews2026
Dev: Electric Heart
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hacker’s Journey is a realistic hacking simulation game built around scenarios written by cybersecurity experts. No Hollywood hacking. Learn the tools, techniques, and tradecraft used in the wild.
Why similar: Hacking 28.7% ★, Programming 26.4% ★, Crime 15.8%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Education 7.5%
- #19 Netshell
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Logic Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 90s-themed hacking simulation with real shell commands and authentic techniques, set inside a UNIX-style operating system from 1997 with accurately recreated applications. Scan ports, exploit vulnerabilities, evade traces, join the underground, and live the Wild West era of the early internet.
Why similar: Hacking 28.1% ★, Programming 25.3% ★, Typing 17.8% ★, Immersive Sim 8.6%, Crime 7.1%
- #20 Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue
84% matchVery Positive90% of 1,921 reviews2023
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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 32.2% ★, Crime 14%, Typing 12.2% ★, Detective 10.4%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
- #21 void future prologue
83% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: RVL InteractivePub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Void Future: Prologue is a standalone free experience set in the universe of Void Future. Play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations and complete a single, fully designed mission. Hack systems, solve puzzles,and uncover secrets — while staying hidden from a system that never sleeps.
Why similar: Typing 27.8% ★, Hacking 15.6% ★, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Programming 10.4% ★, Text-Based 6.9%
- #22 Agents! Please?
82% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: KIB Games
Windows · Linux
The AI writes all the code. Confidently. Wrong. You are the last human reviewer. Interrogate the swarm, run the code, catch the lie. Fix it, or ship it anyway. Next comes a problem, a recall, a funeral, or the end of the world. Plays fully on a controller, and the code is real when you want it.
Why similar: Programming 24.8% ★, Hacking 21.9% ★, Typing 21% ★, Detective 9.2%, Investigation 7.3%
- #23 SYSCALL: RING ZERO
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reverse-engineer a private 1990s BBS. Read disassembly, patch broken checks, optimize a nine-core rack, and write assembly firmware that locks onto live scope traces. With 200+ puzzles, full controller support and offline play, you can refine your assembly skills on all your devices!
Why similar: Programming 31.8% ★, Hacking 25.2% ★, Logic 9.9%, Detective 7.6%, Sandbox 6.6%
- #24 HackMeNow
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AngrySysOps
Windows
A terminal-style hacking puzzle game where every command matters. Investigate logs, decode secrets, avoid traps, and uncover the rogue system watching from behind the screen.
Why similar: Hacking 30.7% ★, Programming 25.9% ★, Typing 10.5% ★, Text-Based 7%, Cyberpunk 5.2%
- #25 Cyber Academy
80% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: JinjaGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master cybersecurity by doing inside a living virtual OS. Complete hands on modules, then enter a safe fictional Dark Net where virtual operators infiltrate rivals, defend their own systems, hunt traces and compete for reputation. More modules are coming.
Why similar: Hacking 25.6% ★, Programming 24.2% ★, Cyberpunk 7.7%, Investigation 7.1%, Detective 7.1%
- #26 NODE: PROTOCOL
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Device
Windows · Linux
A full immersive hacking sim based on real exploits and C2 tools. Choose missions or pure free-roam. The world adapts to your every move and strikes back. Accept contracts. Hack servers. Earn BTC. Upgrade your gear and avoid getting traced. Play solo or in Co-op / CTF with your friends.
Why similar: Hacking 24.8% ★, Programming 18.1% ★, Typing 17.4% ★, Crime 10.9%, Cyberpunk 8.2%
- #27 Hacky
79% matchVery Positive92% of 102 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 26.5% ★, Typing 22.6% ★, Programming 20.2% ★, Crime 10.6%, Cyberpunk 6.1%
- #28 Unprompted
79% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Matt Eshleman
Windows · Mac
Type to guess the words used to create machine-made artworks, while slowly uncovering the algorithm's reflections on its own work. Come investigate more than 1,500 generated artworks across 7 carefully curated galleries.
Why similar: Typing 23.6% ★, Programming 22.7% ★, Hacking 20.1% ★, Detective 11%, Investigation 9.1%
- #29 Hardwired
78% 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 25.5% ★, Programming 24.4% ★, Typing 20.9% ★, Immersive Sim 8.8%, Cyberpunk 8.6%
- #30 Comet 64
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Onur AyasPub: what sorceress this
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 33.7% ★, Hacking 20.7% ★, Typing 13.9% ★, Sandbox 7.1%, Logic 6.3%
- #31 Hacker Plan
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hacker Game
Windows
Hacker Plan is a realistic hacking simulator. Ever dreamed of becoming a hacker? It all starts with your first command! In story missions, scout targets, crack passwords, bypass defenses and seize the entire network. No experience needed — just curiosity, and the game will make you a true hacker!
Why similar: Hacking 34% ★, Programming 28.6% ★, Typing 23.8% ★, Cyberpunk 4.4%, Education 4.4%
- #32 Hifuu OS: Hack Into the Barrier
77% 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 29.5% ★, Typing 18% ★, Programming 17.2% ★, Text-Based 8.4%, Immersive Sim 7.3%
- #33 DA-VI-NC1
76% 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 41.8% ★, Hacking 27.8% ★, Logic 12.6%, Education 7.2%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #34 AB.Net
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Timothy Hacquebord
Windows
A terminal‑based hacking simulator focused on realism and system‑level interaction.
Why similar: Typing 24.7% ★, Hacking 16.9% ★, Crime 10.7%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Programming 9.7% ★
- #35 EXAPUNKS
76% matchVery Positive95% of 1,900 reviews2018
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.0 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 43.7% ★, Hacking 31.2% ★, Logic 7.5%, Cyberpunk 7%, Puzzle 5.2%
- #36 CRACKME.EXE
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Berihime Studio
Windows
CRACKME.EXE is a hard hacking puzzle game where you use real tools to mess with the game's files and programs. You'll have to leave the game window to work out what's stopping you, then find a way around it.
Why similar: Hacking 40.9% ★, Programming 27.7% ★, Investigation 11.4%, Logic 7.6%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #37 System Zero
73% 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 29.2% ★, Programming 27.2% ★, Typing 17.8% ★, Immersive Sim 7.6%, Puzzle 5%
- #38 Software Engineering Course / Informatyka - zrozum i zaprogramuj komputer
75% match8 user reviews50% of 8 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 38.1% ★, Hacking 35.3% ★, Logic 12%, Education 8.5%, Puzzle 5.2%
- #39 CyberQuest
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ersin Dincelli
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore CyberQuest, where your decisions define you. Journey from a novice freelancer to a skilled hacker. Choose your path: white hat, black hat, or hacktivist, and embrace the cyber challenge!
Why similar: Hacking 33% ★, Programming 26.6% ★, Crime 11.4%, Education 7%, Detective 6.6%
- #40 Code World
74% 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 35.7% ★, Hacking 32.4% ★, Text-Based 9.2%, Logic 7.8%, Education 6.8%
- #41 Rogue Bit
73% matchVery Positive90% of 124 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 38.3% ★, Hacking 34.8% ★, Logic 10.3%, Education 5.7%, Simulation 5.2%
- #42 Extortion
73% 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 31.6% ★, Programming 24.8% ★, Typing 18.5% ★, Logic 7.8%, Text-Based 5.7%
- #43 Nullsec: Unauthorized Access
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oliver Cho.
Windows
A hacking sandbox with its own scripting language. Break into a network of thousands of machines, take what you find and sell it and write scripts to do the work for you. Every move leaves a trace, so stay unseen or clean up after yourself.
Why similar: Hacking 34.5% ★, Programming 27.5% ★, Cyberpunk 10.2%, Sandbox 8.4%, Immersive Sim 7.8%
- #44 Uplink
72% matchVery Positive91% of 2,440 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 40.3% ★, Programming 19.4% ★, Typing 14.3% ★, Cyberpunk 7.8%, Immersive Sim 5.9%
- #45 cr4ckr
70% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Cutie Café
Windows
cr4ckr is a puzzle game about cracking passwords.
Why similar: Typing 38.2% ★, Hacking 37.5% ★, Text-Based 9.9%, Logic 6.6%, Simulation 3.4%
- #46 Mainlining
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 368 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 49.7% ★, Typing 21.2% ★, Programming 20.7% ★, Puzzle 4.1%, Simulation 3.8%
- #47 5YN-OS
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 5 Years Now
Windows · Linux
Dive into a sandbox operating system simulator and learn to code with FantasyLang. Personalise your desktop, build and tweak apps, uncover hidden secrets, and venture into the darknet. Shape the system however you like. Your OS, your rules.
Why similar: Programming 28.5% ★, Hacking 25.3% ★, Typing 12.1% ★, Sandbox 9.5%, Logic 6.6%
- #48 Bitburner
69% matchVery Positive95% of 7,431 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 29.5% ★, Text-Based 7.9%, Cyberpunk 6.8%, Sandbox 3%
- #49 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
66% matchVery Positive89% of 993 reviews2026
Dev: HotBunnyPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 37.9% ★, Typing 29.4% ★, Crime 16%, Detective 5.1%, Puzzle 4.9%
- #50 PromptCrafter
69% 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 30.8% ★, Typing 26.7% ★, Hacking 20.4% ★, Text-Based 10.3%, Logic 8.5%
- #51 hackmud
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 847 reviews2016
Dev: ComCODE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 71.1 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 36.5% ★, Cyberpunk 9.1%, Text-Based 7%, Puzzle 4%
- #52 Hacker Evolution
70% matchMixed68% of 1,083 reviews2010
Dev: exosyphen studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 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 35.5% ★, Typing 18.7% ★, Cyberpunk 9.9%, Text-Based 9.8%, Immersive Sim 7.4%
- #53 Delta 4 Terminal Protocol
68% 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: Typing 24% ★, Hacking 20.7% ★, Programming 20.1% ★, Investigation 9.5%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #54 Hacknet
68% matchVery Positive94% of 26,152 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.4 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 67.6% ★, Programming 9% ★, Typing 7.7% ★, Crime 4%, Detective 3.3%
- #55 TurtleCAD 3D
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Walaber Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
TurtleCAD 3D is an open-ended programming puzzle game/toy about writing code to pilot a sea turtle to create 3D polygonal graphics. Solve puzzles, pursue leaderboard glory, or just make art to share with the in-game community.
Why similar: Programming 44.9% ★, Typing 22.1% ★, Sandbox 10.4%, Puzzle 6.3%, Education 6%
- #56 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
68% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: City From Naught Inc.
Windows
Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.
Why similar: Hacking 27.6% ★, Detective 16.2%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Crime 11.6%, Logic 10.2%
- #57 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 31.4% ★, Typing 16.7% ★, Crime 13.9%, Cyberpunk 10.3%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #58 HACKERGAME
67% 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 33.5% ★, Programming 28.1% ★, Typing 23.3% ★, Text-Based 6.8%, Realistic 4.9%
- #59 Root Cause
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Osaka Rock
Windows
It's 2AM and someone's already hacked into the network. You've got a terminal, a clock that only moves when you act, and maybe twenty minutes before their next move. Find out how they got in. Save the day!
Why similar: Hacking 39.8% ★, Programming 14.6% ★, Detective 12.6%, Cyberpunk 12.2%, Immersive Sim 7.8%