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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 Greyhat: A Digital Detective Adventure, Cyber Manhunt 2: New World and The Operator. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Mainlining special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Greyhat: A Digital Detective Adventure

96 %Match

2020PC90 % positive8.19 €

Puzzles and brain teasers
Strong, story-driven narrative
Pure single-player experience

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.

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Cyber Manhunt 2: New World

Strong, story-driven narrative

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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.

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.

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.

Song of Farca

Accessible and relaxed

You play Isabella Song, a hacker turned private investigator who breaks into cameras, phones and computers, interrogates suspects and pieces evidence together. A story-driven sci-fi detective thriller set in a grim city.

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.

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Strong, story-driven narrative

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Simulacra 2

Accessible and relaxed

You investigate an influencer's death using only her phone, digging through messages, videos and social media to uncover the truth. A creepy mystery thriller built around digital detective work and storytelling.

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