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A short, single-player cyberpunk hacking adventure played entirely from a simulated desktop, with a point-and-click investigation narrative.

Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
A single-player dystopian hacking-puzzle detective game where you play an AI assistant uncovering corporate secrets via social engineering, with a praised story but occasionally sluggish minigames over ~14–16 hours.
2025-01-20
- Strategy
- Indie
- Simulator

Text

Role-playing (RPG)

Mystery

Point-and-click

Drama

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Midnight Protocol

A single-player, keyboard-only tactical hacking RPG with puzzle-driven server infiltration and an atmospheric doxxing mystery, lasting about 17 hours.

2021-10-13

Action
Strategy
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)

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Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure

A single-player hacking adventure where a hacker-for-hire investigates a dark conspiracy to save his kidnapped daughter, delivering an emotional story and satisfying puzzles in roughly 13 hours.

2020-08-31

Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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Desktop Explorer

An eerie, story-driven detective adventure through the abandoned files of an old PC, combining retro-90s simulation, psychological mystery, and creative file-based puzzles in a ~8-hour single-player experience.

2026-07-17

Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Mystery

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Anonymous Hacker Simulator

A single-player hacking sim about exposing a mass-surveillance conspiracy, with typing-based mechanics and a serious tone.

2024-04-03

Action
First person
Indie
Simulator
Text

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Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue

A concise single-player hacker sim prologue about uncovering a surveillance conspiracy, with realistic tools and a roughly two-hour playtime.

2023-08-28

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HackHub: Free Trial

A short, well-received free-trial slice of a hacker strategy-sim where you take on jobs, unravel cyber secrets, and rebel against surveillance.

2024-11-04

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Hacker Simulator

A single-player cyberpunk hacking sim about completing contracts and upgrading your computer, offering a fun but mindless experience that drags near the end.

2021-10-20

Action
First person
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Sandbox

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Keyword: A Spider's Thread

A compact single-player hacking detective thriller where you use deduction, social engineering, and puzzle-solving to find your missing daughter.

2021-09-27

First person
Indie

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Tech Support: Error Unknown

A compact single-player adventure-simulation about a tech support worker uncovering a conspiracy, with branching faction choices and a calm but occasionally frustrating pace.

2019-02-27

Adventure
Indie
Simulator

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EXAPUNKS

A single-player 1997-set programming puzzle game about a hacker trading hacks for phage medicine, with a challenging 15-16 hour campaign.

2018-10-22

Science fiction
Puzzle
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

A short dystopian surveillance thriller where you mine citizens' digital lives for evidence and your reporting determines who gets arrested.

2016-10-27

Science fiction
Thriller
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Text
Mystery
Drama
Visual Novel