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2015 PC 9.75 € 👍 94 % Very positive, 25,115 reviews on Steam

Hacknet is a hacking simulator played entirely in a terminal, where you use real-style commands to break into systems and uncover the mysterious death of a hacker. It offers little hand-holding, plenty of secrets and an atmospheric network full of puzzles.

What defines Hacknet:

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Lots to discover
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for Hacknet are The Dig, Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock and Hack Run. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Hacknet special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Dig

93 %

1995 PC 5.89 € 👍 92 % Very positive, 1,193 reviews on Steam

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Lots to discover

A classic LucasArts point-and-click adventure in which a team of astronauts uncovers the secrets of a vanished alien civilization on a distant world. Moody science fiction with clever puzzles and a memorable score.

Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock

Pure single-player experience

A classic sci-fi point-and-click adventure in which stranded crewman Powell must repair a crashed merchant ship and explore an eerie, desolate planet. Inventory puzzles and a mysterious atmosphere take center stage.

Hack Run

Pure single-player experience

A hacking puzzle game played entirely through a simulated DOS/UNIX-style command-line operating system. You infiltrate a mysterious organization step by step and uncover its secrets.

Lemuria: Lost in Space

Puzzles and brain teasers

A sci-fi point-and-click adventure where you play the AI robot Abrix, exploring a derelict spaceship that vanished 40 years ago. Puzzles, mysteries and light survival and RPG elements drive the search for what happened.

Ether One

Puzzles and brain teasers

A first-person adventure in which you enter the fading memories of a dementia patient as a memory-therapy worker. Tricky puzzles and a moving story about losing the mind drive the experience.

Svrvive: The Deus Helix

Puzzles and brain teasers

A mystery adventure where you are abducted by aliens and made an agent, searching for clues across galaxies and dimensions to save the universe. Careful exploration and examining your surroundings drive the experience.

Desktop Explorer

Puzzles and brain teasers

You dig through the abandoned profiles of an old PC in a point-and-click mystery, uncovering an eerie secret. Puzzles, cryptic games and outdated software piece together what happened to its previous user.

Filament

Pure single-player experience

A calm, fully narrated puzzle adventure where you use a cable-spooling suit to solve wire puzzles aboard a seemingly abandoned spaceship while uncovering its mystery.

Reversion: The Meeting

Pure single-player experience

A classic-style point-and-click adventure set in a desolate future, where you wake without memories and solve puzzles to uncover what happened to you.

Return to Mysterious Island

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic point-and-click adventure where you play castaway sailor Mina on an island inspired by Jules Verne, collecting and combining items to solve puzzles. Staying alive and unraveling the island's secrets go hand in hand.

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