DESIRO.
Hello there, kind stranger!! DESIR〇. Find your inner peace and the cosmic truth in this minimalist, relaxed network-building thingy. Build systems.
67% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Games like Traceroute
Looking for that same minimalist spark as Traceroute? These games are worth a look next.
Tower Networking Inc.
Run an internet service provider in a tower that keeps growing random new floors. Patch real cables into switches and routers, keep clients online from a command line, and answer to a board that fires you the moment you overspend. A network sim with roguelike runs, disasters to survive, and co-op for when one sysadmin is not enough.
94% of 336 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$19.99Data Center
Build a data center from bare floors: buy racks, mount servers and switches, and run every Ethernet cable by hand. Customer traffic flows through your network as colored packets you can watch, so bottlenecks and clean throughput are visible at a glance. A calm, hands-on builder where every cable matters.
Minimalist
76% of 1,014 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 43$8.99Uptime: A Cloud Provider Sim
Build a cloud provider from a garage to a hyperscaler - rack the hardware, run every cable, route the traffic, keep customers online. A first-person infrastructure sim where ports, power, fault domains, RSTP and BGP do real work, not flavour text. Readable for newcomers, honest for engineers.
91% of 74 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$7.49Network Engineer
Build a server empire from a rural farm. Place buildings and generators, rack routers and servers, cable real networks, power everything correctly, then sign clients and keep them online as you grow from a shed into a serious hosting business.
0% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$7.99Tunnet
Build, debug and optimize a computer network in an underground facility.
Minimalist
94% of 711 Steam reviews are positive$5.99PacketStorm
In PacketStorm, you play an AI developing a new Internet Service Provider. Each game takes place over a few second of game-time, but potentially many hours of realtime. Buy up routers, upgrade cable networks and deal with packet jams as you earn money to research new and better upgrades.
Minimalist
71% of 14 Steam reviews are positive$7.99The Cable Guy
Your job is to connect all the users from different projects to their servers in the procedurally generated network. In an ever changing office environment you'll have a lot of nifty tools to help you save your job and keep everyone from losing their cool. Are you up for the challenge?
Minimalist
88% of 42 Steam reviews are positive$7.99SysAdmin Odyssey - Back to the office
A hands-on sysadmin simulator built around realistic computer networks. Connect PCs, switches, and routers; configure IP addresses, VLANs, and routing; inspect network traffic; and troubleshoot failures. Your configuration choices determine whether the office stays online.
74% of 47 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$7.99Nodes
Build the network. The network is the weapon. Wire a node-based hacker rig, balance power, heat and bandwidth, and breach 21 escalating targets, from a branch post office to NASA's Deep Space Network. A calm automation game with no timers and no fail states.
Minimalist
67% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$6.99Datacenter Simulator
A hands-on, first-person datacenter tycoon. Order hardware, haul the boxes, rack the servers, patch every cable and subnet every switch then keep it all online through power cuts, heatwaves and hardware failures as your empire grows.
100% of 8 Steam reviews are positive$1.99DESIRO.
Hello there, kind stranger!! DESIR〇. Find your inner peace and the cosmic truth in this minimalist, relaxed network-building thingy. Build systems. Observe tiny commuters. Discover bottlenecks. Attain enlightenment... >> Chill tunes and nice visuals to boot ◯∘
Minimalist
67% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$0.99Mini Motorways
Draw the roads, keep the city moving. In Mini Motorways you design the road network for a growing city, one stretch at a time, rerouting traffic as new homes and destinations pop up. It looks calm and minimal, then quietly becomes the most absorbing puzzle about traffic jams you will ever play.
Minimalist
96% of 23,750 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 306$9.99
Cheaper than Traceroute
Mini Transport
In MiniTransport, players need to think about how to use wiring to build a complete industrial chain to achieve the goal of producing the final…
75% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Courier Chief Tycoon
Develop the distribution network in your city and turn your warehouse into a big company.
33% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Internet Cafe Owner
Build and manage your own internet café, starting with second-hand computers and growing into a local hotspot for gamers and students.
71% of 155 Steam reviews are positive$0.89
Max Traffic
Max Traffic is a minimalistic traffic simulator.
100% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$0.83
Smooth Operators
Smooth Operators is an advanced simulation where you take control of a call center company and lead it to financial success!
70% of 233 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Trailer Shop Simulator
In this game, you run a shady roadside stall selling outlawed everyday goods while staying one step ahead of the law.
73% of 270 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Queue Simulator
Queue simulator brings you your favorite part of MMORPG experience - waiting in Queue!
92% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Lag Simulator
A simple endless runner however the player's jump is delayed due to lag.
100% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Delivery man simulator
A realistic courier simulator with a minimal interface and music written by a neural network
33% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Cyty Byldyr
Cyty Byldyr - A fun & challenging city building simulator. Several different buildings, 2 currencies, normal and premium. Bulldozer, if needed
$0.99
Kutha Stroom Rush
An electric-grid simulator game. Plan, build, and maintain your growing city's electric needs.
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$1.30
Hidden gems like Traceroute
Tower Networking Inc.
Patch a growing tower's network back together, keep the clients online and the board calm, and call in a friend when the floors outgrow one sysadmin.
94% of 336 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$19.99
Tunnet
Build, debug and optimize a computer network in an underground facility.
94% of 711 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Mini Settlers
Settle empty islands and grow a calm, minimalist colony where roads, trains and ports keep everything flowing.
84% of 602 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$12.99
Mini Settlers: Prologue
Mini Settlers: Prologue is a free version of Mini Settlers. In this minimalist city builder, settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient…
89% of 801 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Data Center
Buy racks, mount the hardware and wire your own network, then watch the traffic find its way through.
76% of 1,014 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 43$8.99
Traffic Architect
Retime lights, redesign roads and build transit until every car finds a smooth way through.
80% of 141 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 153$9.99
Rail Route
Lay tracks, dispatch trains and automate your junctions into a calm, self-working network.
87% of 2,441 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 65$24.99
IT Specialist Simulator
Take IT support tickets and actually solve them: read logs, check configs, type real terminal commands, and fix networks, servers, printers and…
74% of 453 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$13.99
All Quiet Roads
Silence the city. A minimalist logistics puzzle where you untangle traffic jams. No stress. Just flow.
94% of 161 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$5.99
Mini Motorways
Sketch a road network that keeps a growing city flowing, rerouting as new homes and destinations appear.
96% of 23,750 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 306$9.99
Network Engineer
Build a server empire from a rural farm. Place buildings and generators, rack routers and servers, cable real networks, power everything correctly…
0% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
PacketStorm
In PacketStorm, you play an AI developing a new Internet Service Provider.
71% of 14 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Newest games like Traceroute
Traffic Architect
Retime lights, redesign roads and build transit until every car finds a smooth way through.
80% of 141 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 153$9.99
Dead Sector
Design servers part by part, wire your floor, and keep clients online as the racks grow from one room to a hyperscale operation.
86% of 58 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 52$16.99
Incremental Traffic
Haul goods through a generated valley town, then untangle the jams your own fleet creates with lights, roundabouts and lanes.
88% of 435 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 524$6.99
Power Network Tycoon
Power Network Tycoon is a physics based power grid simulation game where you build and maintain a high-voltage power network.
94% of 32 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$14.99
Blackwire
Blackwire is a single-player hacking simulation in the spirit of the classics.
100% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Datacenter Simulator
A hands-on, first-person datacenter tycoon. Order hardware, haul the boxes, rack the servers, patch every cable and subnet every switch then keep it…
100% of 8 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Uptime: A Cloud Provider Sim
Build a cloud provider from a garage to a hyperscaler - rack the hardware, run every cable, route the traffic, keep customers online.
91% of 74 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$7.49
Jammed
You are a traffic engineer. Draw roads and bridges, connect growing districts, and watch your city come alive.
90% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Metro Architect
In Metro Architect, you will design, expand, and optimize metro and subway networks inspired by real-world transit systems.
78% of 18 Steam reviews are positive$9.90
Network Empire
Build a telecom empire across nine European countries. Deploy and upgrade antennas, set prices, win customers, and advance from 1G to 5G—solo…
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
All Lanes Must Exit
Build a highway interchange to connect all the roads. Don't go over-budget and don't have traffic jams.
79% of 29 Steam reviews are positiveFree
SysAdmin Odyssey - Back to the office
A hands-on sysadmin simulator built around realistic computer networks.
74% of 47 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$7.99