What games are like Hacknet?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Hacknet by shared genre and Steam tags, led by SHENZHEN I/O (3,718 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Hacknet" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Hacknet, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Hacknet

Looking for games like Hacknet? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Hacknet is a indie game from 2015; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is SHENZHEN I/O with 3,718 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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SHENZHEN I/O

2016 · Indie

3,718 reviews · 95% positive

ProgrammingLogicSimulation

Same: shares Programming and Logic. Different: leans more into automation.
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SANABI

2023 · Action

41,177 reviews · 97% positive

Story RichCyberpunkAdventure

Same: shares Story Rich and Cyberpunk. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

2016 · Adventure

8,876 reviews · 90% positive

Choices MatterDystopian Story Rich

Same: shares Choices Matter and Dystopian . Different: leans more into political sim.
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Papers, Please

2013 · Adventure

72,775 reviews · 97% positive

IndieSimulationSingleplayer

Same: shares Indie and Simulation. Different: leans more into political.
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Beholder

2016 · Adventure

22,948 reviews · 92% positive

Dystopian Choices MatterAtmospheric

Same: shares Dystopian and Choices Matter. Different: leans more into political sim.
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Axiom Verge

2015 · Action

5,785 reviews · 90% positive

IndieGreat Soundtrack2D

Same: shares Indie and Great Soundtrack. Different: leans more into metroidvania.
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Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation

2018 · Indie

51,411 reviews · 94% positive

DifficultStory RichSimulation

Same: shares Difficult and Story Rich. Different: leans more into management.
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Unheard - Voices of Crime

2019 · Indie

30,767 reviews · 96% positive

DetectiveIndieSimulation

Same: shares Detective and Indie. Different: leans more into puzzle.
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Baba Is You

2019 · Indie

20,810 reviews · 98% positive

IndieDifficultSingleplayer

Same: shares Indie and Difficult. Different: leans more into puzzle.
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UnderRail

2015 · Indie

6,326 reviews · 86% positive

IndieSingleplayerSci-fi

Same: shares Indie and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into rpg.
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Opus Magnum

2017 · Indie

5,848 reviews · 97% positive

ProgrammingIndieSimulation

Same: shares Programming and Indie. Different: leans more into puzzle.
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TIS-100

2015 · Indie

4,091 reviews · 97% positive

ProgrammingIndieSimulation

Same: shares Programming and Indie. Different: leans more into puzzle.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Hacknet?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Hacknet by shared genre and Steam tags, led by SHENZHEN I/O (3,718 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Hacknet" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Hacknet, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.