Hacknet
Follow a dead hacker's trail through other people's systems, one typed command at a time.
93% of 16,978 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 42$9.99
Games like Desktop Hacker
If Desktop Hacker scratched a story-driven and mysterious itch for you, keep reading. Give these games a try when the craving hits.
Hacknet
Hacknet is a terminal-based hacking sim with a mystery at its heart. A hacker named Bit is dead, his automated failsafe has contacted you, and the media reports do not add up. Type real commands, break into systems, read other people's mail and find out what really happened.
Story-driven, Mysterious, Retro
93% of 16,978 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 42$9.99Hacker Evolution
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...
Mysterious, Retro
71% of 419 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Uplink
A hacking sim from 2001 that still nails the fantasy: take contracts, crack passwords, bounce your connection across the world, and scrub every log before the trace catches you. Upgrade your rig, pick a side in a growing conspiracy, and learn the hard way that one forgotten log can end your career.
Story-driven, Mysterious, Retro
89% of 1,770 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$11.99Hack RUN
Ever wanted to be a hacker? Hack your way into the heart of a mysterious organization to uncover their secrets. Hack RUN® is a game which uses 'old school' command prompts (like DOS or UNIX) that simulate a real operating system. Learn the commands of each system to help you navigate through your adventure.
Story-driven, Mysterious, Retro
84% of 240 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1FreeHow To Hack In?
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.
Mysterious
88% of 42 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$12.99Anonymous Hacker Simulator
A hacking sim where you actually type the commands. From a hidden apartment, you scan networks, crack passwords and dig into a conspiracy about mass surveillance, choosing whether to use what you find for good, for money, or both. Realistic tools, a moody terminal interface and missions that start with stealing a neighbour's wifi and end somewhere much darker.
Story-driven, Mysterious, Dark
85% of 761 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$4.99Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
Story-driven, Mysterious, Retro
90% of 242 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Grey Hack
A massively multiplayer hacking simulator where you work a real UNIX-style terminal on a network of procedurally generated machines. Scan targets, write your own exploits in the built-in scripting language, cover your tracks, and build a reputation in a world that stays online without you. Demanding, but deeply satisfying.
90% of 1,819 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 48$19.99HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
HackHub puts a simulated terminal in front of you and real tools in your hands: nmap, nslookup, hydra. Scan networks, crack databases and untangle a surveillance conspiracy, one command at a time. Missions start guided and slowly stop telling you what to do, until figuring out the next step is the puzzle itself.
Mysterious
88% of 1,033 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 182$16.99Retro Hacker
Retro Hacker simulates hacking from a computer terminal with a text based operating system.
Story-driven, Mysterious, Retro
90% of 29 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Hacker's Journey
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.
Story-driven, Mysterious
76% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Proxy - Ultimate Hacker
Out there is a world of corporate corruption and government lies. You are a lone hacker armed with a terminal and a personal proxy. Break in. Cause damage. Get paid.
Story-driven, Mysterious, Retro
92% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
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Uplink
Take hacking contracts, break into systems and clean up every trace before the countdown runs out.
89% of 1,770 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$11.99
Hacker Evolution
Hacker Evolution is a hacking simulation game, featuring unparalleled graphics and features.
71% of 419 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
How To Hack In?
A systems-driven, real-time hacking sandbox in a living, procedurally generated world.
88% of 42 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$12.99
Anonymous Hacker Simulator
Run real-world style hacking tools from your terminal to unravel a nationwide surveillance conspiracy.
85% of 761 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$4.99
Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret.
90% of 242 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Retro Hacker
Retro Hacker simulates hacking from a computer terminal with a text based operating system.
90% of 29 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Hacker's Journey
Hacker’s Journey is a realistic hacking simulation game built around scenarios written by cybersecurity experts. No Hollywood hacking.
76% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Proxy - Ultimate Hacker
Out there is a world of corporate corruption and government lies. You are a lone hacker armed with a terminal and a personal proxy. Break in.
92% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Untrusted: hackers at large
A single player hacking adventure set in the Untrusted world where you'll be playing as various hackers getting into computer systems to hack, steal…
93% of 15 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
hack_me
Run real hacking tools under fake names, breach corporate servers and type your way into legend.
68% of 1,455 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
hack_me 2
hack_me 2 is a story about hacker-beginner, who is going to confront to new World Order, where is no place for personal secrets.
71% of 467 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Hidden gems like Desktop Hacker
HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
Scan networks, crack databases and work out the next move yourself as a surveillance conspiracy slowly comes apart.
88% of 1,033 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 182$16.99
HackHub: Free Trial
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in HackHub.
94% of 700 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2Free
Hacker's Journey
Hacker’s Journey is a realistic hacking simulation game built around scenarios written by cybersecurity experts. No Hollywood hacking.
76% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Anonymous Hacker Simulator
Run real-world style hacking tools from your terminal to unravel a nationwide surveillance conspiracy.
85% of 761 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$4.99
DROP - System Breach
Welcome to DROP, a fast-paced action-strategy hacking simulator. Ready to hack your way to fame and fortune while avoiding getting caught?
85% of 180 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Yolo Space Hacker
Welcome to our ethical hacker's organisation: we will teach you how to use actual hacker tools (terminal, proxy, reverse shells...) to scan the…
95% of 208 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99
Midnight Protocol
Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls.
87% of 239 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret.
90% of 242 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top by discovering a simplified and enjoyable version of real-life hacking methods.
78% of 472 Steam reviews are positiveFree
NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
Trace suspects through networks and stolen files in a story-driven hacking sim that takes its tradecraft seriously.
90% of 1,021 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99
Hacker Simulator
Take freelance hacking contracts, run commands in a working terminal and upgrade your rig between jobs.
74% of 1,233 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99
Grey Hack
Work a live terminal in a shared online world: scan machines, write your own exploits and build a name for yourself.
90% of 1,819 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 48$19.99
Newest games like Desktop Hacker
The Lonely Hacker
Ever wanted to feel like a hacker? Welcome to the Lonely Hacker! A realistic hacking simulation game!
100% of 15 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Radiotext
Rise against the corporate overlords and become a cyber activist hacker. Join the uprising in a cyberpunk world using radio waves.
96% of 89 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Blackdoor
You're a hacker with a terminal and four terrible scripts - time to rewrite them.
86% of 21 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
Scan networks, crack databases and work out the next move yourself as a surveillance conspiracy slowly comes apart.
88% of 1,033 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 182$16.99
Void Future: Hacking Protocol
In Void Future: Hacking Protocol, you play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations.
88% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$9.74
Hacker's Journey
Hacker’s Journey is a realistic hacking simulation game built around scenarios written by cybersecurity experts. No Hollywood hacking.
76% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Welcome to the Game III
Simon owes dangerous people money, and tonight the only way out is The Game: dig through the dark net for hidden puzzle pieces, hack other PCs while…
76% of 680 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$19.99
Black Box - Hacker Day One
A hacking sim that runs inside a fake desktop OS, with no menus laid over the top.
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Untrusted: hackers at large
A single player hacking adventure set in the Untrusted world where you'll be playing as various hackers getting into computer systems to hack, steal…
93% of 15 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
HELLO HACKER
HELLO HACKER features a realistic terminal. Use real Linux commands, network scanning, password cracking, and cryptography to infiltrate 10…
100% of 5 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$5.99
Cyber Warrior
Cyber Warrior is a hacking simulator where you play as an ex retired bureau agent recruited back to take on a powerful criminal organization.
85% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
ESC (Electronics Security Company)
Experience hacking and uncover hidden secrets. Type commands to decode messages, navigate systems, and gain remote access to devices.
100% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$9.99