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2017PCNintendo Switch77 % positive10.79 €

A point-and-click hacking adventure played entirely inside a simulated computer desktop. You work cases against a cyber-criminal network by digging through data and piecing clues together.

Strong, story-driven narrative
Puzzles and brain teasers

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The closest matches for Mainlining are Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story, Greyhat: A Digital Detective Adventure and Cyber Manhunt 2: New World. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Mainlining special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story 93% match – Strong, story-driven narrative
Newest alternative: Cyber Manhunt 2: New World 92% match – released 2024

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Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

93 %Match

2017PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable91 % positive

You browse the found smartphone of a missing young woman and piece together her story from messages, photos and apps. A quiet, narrative-driven investigation with light puzzles and social themes.

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Greyhat: A Digital Detective Adventure

Puzzles and brain teasers

You play a hacker poking through simulated computer desktops, following digital trails and solving puzzles to uncover a hidden conspiracy. The appeal is the detective feel of digging through files and emails.

Cyber Manhunt 2: New World

Strong, story-driven narrative

You play an AI assistant inside a major corporation, using social engineering and digging through data trails to uncover hidden truths. A narrative puzzle game about big data, cybersecurity and corporate intrigue.

Jessika

Accessible and relaxed

You dig through the digital footprint of the late Jessika to uncover why she took her own life. What starts as a routine job turns into a dark, twist-filled drama.

Her Story

Accessible and relaxed

You type keywords into an old police database and piece together a haunting crime mystery from fragmented live-action interview clips of one woman. The story assembles itself in your head, in whatever order your curiosity leads you.

The Operator

Puzzles and brain teasers

You play a remote operator at a government agency's computer, solving criminal cases by analyzing evidence inside a simulated desktop interface and drawing deductions. The appeal is in researching, connecting clues, and the plot twists.

CaseCracker2

Puzzles and brain teasers

An indie detective game in which you use the CaseCracker system at Chicheng police station to solve cases after a colleague mysteriously vanishes. The focus is on puzzles, investigation and deduction.

Cyber Manhunt

Accessible and relaxed

A story-driven puzzle game where you investigate through online traces, exploring cyberbullying, privacy breaches and big data. The focus is on research and social commentary rather than action.

CaseCracker

Focus on a single character

An indie detective game where you play a tester in a police talent-selection system, solving cases under the system's rules. The focus is on puzzles and deduction.

The List

Strong, story-driven narrative

You play a special agent digging through a police database to solve the puzzling death of a young man three years after the fact. It relies on research and deduction rather than action.

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