Best Hacking Games on Steam
Games about breaching systems, solving security puzzles, or digital intrusion.
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1PRAGMATA
- Players say: On a rogue-AI lunar base, Hugh and android Diana fight to escape, combining third-person shooting with real-time hacking. Players like: Hugh-Diana Bond · Hacking-Shooting Combat · Diana's Shelter Moments
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Pragmata is a unique, sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. Follow Hugh, a member of an ill-fated investigation team, and Diana, a young android, as they navigate a lunar facility taken over by rogue AI in search of a way to Earth.
Apr 16, 2026
In this game, you can…
- control one character's movement and shooting while another hacks in real time.
- solve a hacking puzzle mid-fight while dodging missiles, lasers, and enemy pressure, then cash in the opened gap for heavy damage.
- carry your hacker companion on your back and rely on her mid-combat to make enemies vulnerable.
- hack armored enemies open first, then spend your limited shots on the exposed weak point.
- fight with a revolver-like main gun that only gives you six shots before it recharges.
- bring scavenged items back to a shelter that visibly changes and displays what you found, with your companion reacting to the updates.
- grow three separate upgrade tracks at once: your shooter, your companion's hacking, and your shelter/expedition prep.
2Hacknet
- Players say: Follow a dead hacker's automated emails, investigate his suspicious death, and breach networked systems through terminal commands. Players like: Engaging Mystery · Terminal Immersion · Strong Soundtrack
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Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Aug 12, 2015
In this game, you can…
- In this game, you can type a command in-game and your real computer's disc tray pops open.
- In this game, you can lose your entire UI to a counter-hack, reboot into terminal-only mode, restore from backups, and hunt the attacker through your own logs.
- In this game, you can get recruited by a dead hacker's automated failsafe message after 14 days, and follow his instructions into a conspiracy.
- In this game, you can race a live trace timer, break in through ports, then wipe logs and kill the trace before you're caught.
- In this game, you can juggle limited RAM by choosing which hacking tools to run at once, because you can't load everything.
- In this game, you can hop through multiple proxy machines, open remote shells on several nodes, and overwhelm defenses with junk traffic while you keep pushing forward.
- In this game, you can plunder hacked computers for emails, chat logs, hidden files, and clues, then follow that trail across other machines.
- In this game, you can edit IRC logs or websites to insert custom names, so other people "see" your message when they check the files.
3Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
- Players say: Lead marines through alien-infested facilities, combining top-down shooting, class tactics and mission objectives. Players like: Co-op With Friends · Team Class Roles · Workshop Content
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Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Apr 20, 2017
In this game, you can…
- watch a teammate's hacking puzzle live, including their mouse cursor, while aliens try to break your defense.
- bring up to 8 bots, command them to hold positions or hack machines, and clear missions solo.
- blow yourself up to clear a face-parasite while your squad is in the blast radius.
- weld doors shut, drop turrets and mines, and hold a choke point while someone hacks the objective.
- trigger endless alien spawns by staying too long, then get forced to abandon the fight and push forward.
- hit a perk that slows the whole world down while the music speeds up, and keep fighting in that stretched-out moment.
- carry a 70-shell automatic shotgun, or swap to miniguns, flamethrowers, rail guns, and other heavy weapons mid-mission.
- play custom Workshop campaigns that swap everyone into total conversions like Halo marines or 40k marines.
4Pony Island
- Players say: Trapped in a devil-made arcade machine, you jump through pony levels and alter broken code to solve puzzles and find a way out. Players like: Fourth-Wall Tricks · Clever Logic Puzzles · Unexpected Rule Changes
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Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Jan 4, 2016
In this game, you can…
- repair a broken, glitchy title screen and menus just to start playing.
- solve logic puzzles by rearranging arrow paths and inserting commands into empty slots to unlock the game.
- glimpse the real person outside the screen as hands appear and interact with the arcade-machine world.
- start as a simple jumping pony runner, then gain hovering and mouth lasers to fight demons.
- dig under the arcade facade to alter corrupted menus and code-like systems so new paths open.
- have the game talk back to you in an interactive text chat while it mocks and reacts to your progress.
- find hidden collectibles that print out real tickets your character grabs, then replay acts and bosses from act select to hunt more.
- trigger secret boss fights that appear as sudden reveals after you think you understand the game's structure.
- break the game on purpose as part of progression, including pushing it into a blue-screen state.
5Crime Scene Cleaner
- Players say: As a single father working for the mob, clean bloody crime scenes, remove evidence, and uncover clues with specialized tools. Players like: Satisfying Cleanup · Relaxing Gameplay · Environmental Storytelling
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Once you get tangled with the mob, you will forever be a part of the mob. At least they pay a decent salary and all you have to do is clean up after their dirty work, but you know what you’re doing. So clean crime scenes, earn as much money as you can, and get ready for the next mission.
Aug 14, 2024
In this game, you can…
- upgrade your gear until your trash can turns into a miniature black hole and your bucket becomes a dripping cardboard box with new sounds.
- loot murder scenes while you clean, pocketing drugs, cash, jewelry, and expensive watches for extra payout.
- collect cassette tapes and play real-world music tracks from your tablet while you clean.
- piece together what happened from bodies, blood splatters, weapon placement, and the way a trashed room is laid out.
- dual-wield sponges and swap between tools like mops, power washers, detergents, UV lights, and air fresheners.
- haul bodies to your truck, then accidentally ragdoll-toss corpses into walls while you're trying not to make new stains.
- drain a pool, scrub it clean, and refill it as part of a cleanup job.
- walk into a building for one job, take a wrong turn, and stumble into secret rooms, hidden doors, and extra story bits.
6Cyber Manhunt
- Players say: Work as a company hacker, combing through search results, databases, messages and photos to uncover clues in connected cases. Players like: Unusual Hacker Investigation · Cases Connect Over Time · Topical Dark Stories
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Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Feb 2, 2021
In this game, you can…
- pose as someone else in chats, earn a target's trust, then use it to extract private info or device access.
- assemble personal details from records and security questions to crack passwords and break into phones or mailboxes.
- take every clue you found and label who's killer, witness, hacker, or accomplice to make the final accusation stick.
- dig through fake websites, social feeds, emails, and chat logs to rebuild someone's entire digital footprint.
- follow tiny clues from one site to another until ordinary posts suddenly reveal a hidden scandal.
- watch a grounded cybercrime case suddenly pivot into a sci‑fi conspiracy twist later in the story.
- choose what to expose while working for shady clients, knowing your investigation can ruin reputations and change outcomes.
- hit an "aha" moment where scattered posts, metadata, and messages snap into one coherent disappearance or betrayal.
7Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
- Players say: As a human analyst in a surveillance program, sift citizens’ digital lives for terror clues and decide what authorities learn. Players like: Surveillance Moral Dilemmas · Engaging Mystery Story · Consequential Data Choices
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Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Oct 27, 2016
In this game, you can…
- decide which conflicting version of events becomes the official truth, and watch authorities act on the story you chose.
- report a harmless detail in the wrong context and trigger real fallout, like government action that strains someone's relationship.
- race against time in later chapters while superiors demand specific intel, uploading the right mix of snippets as events unfold in the background.
- rifle through someone's web history, social feeds, emails, bank statements, and medical files, then drag chosen snippets into a government case file.
- turn a phone number on a social post into tapped calls, then pivot to private emails from an address you found on a website.
- find deleted social posts and have a moment of instability become usable evidence in an investigation.
- track a bomb-plot suspect from CCTV to their activist circle, then follow the trail into a deeper conspiracy as new names connect.
- withhold a suspicious-looking snippet to protect someone, then later see similar misread data used to label a person as a torturer.
- reach branching endings where who gets arrested or freed depends on what you submitted, what you hid, and what you marked as "relevant."
8Nodebuster
- Players say: Steer an auto-firing cursor through a digital arena, destroy approaching nodes, collect resources, and build upgrades toward an ending. Players like: Rewarding Upgrade Progression · Short Complete Experience · Relaxing Soundtrack
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Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Aug 13, 2024
In this game, you can…
- erase the whole screen just by moving your mouse cursor.
- fill out the tech tree until your cursor becomes invincible and enemies can't hurt you anymore.
- press a final end-game research button that makes the screen wobble and glitch for a few seconds, then rolls credits mid-chaos.
- stack upgrades until lightning bolts and explosions auto-clear enemies while you just steer through the mess.
- push to a boss gate, beat the boss once to unlock the next tier, then drop down to farm and come back to smash past walls.
- unlock bolts and drones, grab focus armor, then stop fighting head-on and instead circle swarms to vacuum up resources while dodging hits.
- crank a "harder battle" replay where enemies get tougher, then rebuild from nothing to absurd power in the same levels.
9Gunpoint
- Players say: As a freelance spy, rewire building security, outmaneuver guards, and break into high-security sites in stealth-puzzle missions. Players like: Creative Rewiring Puzzles · Multiple Level Solutions · Witty Noir Writing
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Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
Jun 3, 2013
In this game, you can…
- see the building's wiring and reroute switches, sensors, doors, cameras, and elevators across multiple floors.
- string together a whole chain: wire a switch to knock out a guard, trigger a door with a sensor, fire one guard's gun to make another gun shoot, then crash through a glass ceiling and sprint through a vault door before it closes.
- launch across huge gaps, cling to walls and ceilings, and shrug off lethal falls with your jump trousers.
- rewire a light switch to open a trapdoor so a guard flips it and drops straight through.
- shoot a surveillance camera to call an elevator, then use its arrival ding to trigger a sensor that opens a trap somewhere else.
- throw yourself through plate-glass windows to knock people out and keep moving.
- turn off the lights, then wire the building so guards shoot each other, get crushed by doors, or walk into traps you set from another floor.
10Upload Labs
- Players say: Build a node-based computer system to download, process, and upload files while researching, hacking, coding, and training AI. Players like: Addictive Progression · System Optimization · New Mechanics Unlock
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A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect
Oct 3, 2025
In this game, you can…
- start by downloading a tiny text file, then scale up to building quantum computer chips
- mine premium Tokens with GPU work, or breach banks by hacking for +20 Tokens per level
- feed downloaded files into an AI, evolve it into a bigger money engine, and push toward Artificial General Intelligence
- wire processors, networks, and uploaders into a resource web where one weak processor can bring the whole system down
- choose whether to mine cryptocurrency with a GPU or convert it into compute, then route that compute into files, research, and upgrades
- unlock coding and write custom optimizations, custom apps, and drivers to change how your system runs
- save your entire setup as a blueprint, enter a portal reset, then rebuild fast with accumulated upgrades
