Programming

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Automachef - Welcome to Automachef, a resource management puzzler where you design kitchens, program machinery and watch your genius come to life! It’s time to engineer tomorrow’s kitchen, today!
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Jul 23, 2019
72% 👍
of 915
Simulation · Indie · Automation · Puzzle · Resource Management · Funny · Programming · Cooking · Management · Strategy · Singleplayer · Tactical · Casual · Building
Hacknet - 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.
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Aug 12, 2015
94% 👍
of 25k
Hacking · Simulation · Programming · Typing · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Great Soundtrack · Choices Matter · Crime · Atmospheric · Detective · Cyberpunk · Logic · Education · 2D
Autonauts vs Piratebots - Create, automate and defend an impenetrable base. Assemble and command a Bot army to combat an entire Piratebot invasion. Build, program and battle your way through five different zones.
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Jul 28, 2022
77% 👍
of 520
Simulation · Strategy · Automation · Casual · Crafting · Sandbox · Farming Sim · Cute · Building · City Builder · Colony Sim · Agriculture · Programming · Management · Relaxing
Main Assembly - You’re the designer, engineer and architect if you can imagine it you can create it! Construct robots of any shape or size from eight-legged spider bots to eerie UFO contraptions.
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Jan 26, 2021
83% 👍
of 1.3k
Sandbox · Building · Simulation · Online Co-Op · Programming · Robots · Co-op · Singleplayer · Physics · Artificial Intelligence · Science · Crafting · Automation · Management · Logic
Autonauts - In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.
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Oct 17, 2019
90% 👍
of 4.9k
Programming · Automation · Simulation · Indie · Casual · Base Building · Colony Sim · Crafting · Cute · Sandbox · Resource Management · Building · Farming Sim · Management · Agriculture
GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena - Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate, improve and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online.
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May 22, 2019
89% 👍
of 897
Strategy · Artificial Intelligence · Competitive · Multiplayer · PvE · Singleplayer · PvP · Programming · Robots · Simulation · Indie · Logic · Tactical · Asynchronous Multiplayer · Automation
Braid, Anniversary Edition - Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
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May 14, 2024
93% 👍
of 1.8k
Puzzle Platformer · 2D Platformer · Puzzle · Platformer · Action-Adventure · 2D · Time Manipulation · Action · Casual · Cartoony · Colorful · Hand-drawn · Game Development · Logic · Time Travel
Anonymous Hacker Simulator - Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
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Apr 3, 2024
85% 👍
of 763
Simulation · Hacking · Typing · Immersive Sim · Crime · Sandbox · Detective · Stealth · Life Sim · 3D · First-Person · Indie · Cyberpunk · Singleplayer · Realistic
Juno: New Origins - Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. Complete contracts, conquer milestones, and unlock technology in the newly added Career Mode.
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Jan 26, 2023
89% 👍
of 3.5k
Building · Science · Space Sim · Programming · Flight · Education · Base Building · Realistic · Physics · Sandbox · Space · Open World · Level Editor · Moddable · Indie
Recursed - A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.
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Sep 30, 2016
97% 👍
of 654
Indie · Puzzle · 2D · Difficult · Puzzle Platformer · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Pixel Graphics · Female Protagonist · Family Friendly · Platformer · Programming
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor - Command the Nimbatus and craft drones out of hundreds of different parts. Survive unknown threats in a fully destructible, procedural universe, compete against other players in different arenas or enjoy complete creative freedom in the sandbox.
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May 14, 2020
79% 👍
of 2.2k
Strategy · Singleplayer · Adventure · Sci-fi · Space Sim · Exploration · Robots · Space · Sports · Programming · Puzzle · Action · Crafting · Logic · Building
The Signal State - Set in a post-apocalyptic future, The Signal State puts your logic skills to the test with complex puzzles inspired by modular synthesizers. Repair machines, rebuild an abandoned farm, and be part of a revolution that will change the fate of agriculture once and for all.
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Sep 23, 2021
87% 👍
of 679
Puzzle · Logic · Simulation · Automation · Programming · Indie · Sandbox · Level Editor · Moddable · Tutorial · Dystopian · Futuristic · Hacking · Singleplayer · Robots

Top Rated

Baba Is You - Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
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Mar 13, 2019
98% 👍
of 24k
Puzzle · Indie · Difficult · Singleplayer · Logic · Pixel Graphics · Cute · Sokoban · Programming · 2D · Great Soundtrack · Minimalist · Level Editor · Casual · Top-Down
Opus Magnum - Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!
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Dec 7, 2017
97% 👍
of 7.0k
Puzzle · Programming · Automation · Indie · Simulation · Logic · Singleplayer · Steampunk · Great Soundtrack · Difficult · Building · 2D · Sandbox · Hex Grid · Casual
TIS-100 - TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
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Jul 20, 2015
97% 👍
of 4.1k
Programming · Puzzle · Indie · Simulation · Difficult · Hacking · Logic · Singleplayer · Education · Automation · Psychological Horror
Turing Complete - Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
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Oct 2, 2021
96% 👍
of 5.3k
Programming · Logic · Education · Puzzle · Simulation · Automation · Hacking · Singleplayer · 2D · Building · Early Access · Sci-fi · Difficult · Psychological Horror · Stylized
Bitburner - Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.
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Dec 10, 2021
95% 👍
of 7.3k
Programming · Idler · Hacking · Automation · Free to Play · Text-Based · Cyberpunk · Simulation · Singleplayer · Dystopian · Puzzle · RPG · Strategy · Education · Sandbox
SHENZHEN I/O - BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
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Nov 17, 2016
95% 👍
of 4.5k
Programming · Automation · Puzzle · Logic · Simulation · Difficult · Indie · Education · Singleplayer · Sandbox · Building · Great Soundtrack · Hacking · 2D · Solitaire
Infinifactory - Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.
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Jun 30, 2015
95% 👍
of 2.5k
Puzzle · Building · Automation · Indie · Programming · Sandbox · Simulation · Singleplayer · Difficult · First-Person · Sci-fi · Logic · Space · Great Soundtrack · Strategy
EXAPUNKS - The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
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Oct 22, 2018
95% 👍
of 1.9k
Programming · Puzzle · Hacking · Automation · Indie · Simulation · Logic · Cyberpunk · Singleplayer · Difficult · Great Soundtrack · Sandbox
Mad Games Tycoon 2 - Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.
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May 31, 2023
94% 👍
of 7.7k
Management · Economy · Simulation · Game Development · Strategy · City Builder · Building · Trading · Capitalism · Sandbox · Base Building · Programming · Multiplayer · Character Customization · PvP
Human Resource Machine - Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
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Oct 15, 2015
94% 👍
of 4.7k
Programming · Puzzle · Indie · Casual · Education · Simulation · Singleplayer · Automation · Touch-Friendly · Logic · Comedy · Difficult · Satire · Funny · Great Soundtrack

New & Notable

MegaFactory Titan - A factory-building game. Survive a harsh climate, strip mine an infinite world, and build a sprawling factory, then trade or go to war with Colonists, Governments, Pirates, Rebels, and more!
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Jun 2, 2026
78% 👍
of 150
Building · Automation · Resource Management · Base Building · Procedural Generation · Mining · City Builder · Management · Capitalism · Economy · Space · Simulation · Sci-fi · Science · Futuristic
U.V.S. Nirmana - U.V.S. Nirmana is a engineering puzzle game from Coincidence, the creators of Kaizen: A Factory Story and the inventors of the Zach-like. Set off on the Unreturning Void Ship Nirmana as it continues a journey of uncountable eons toward the edge of the universe.
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May 4, 2026
89% 👍
of 194
Programming · Puzzle · Singleplayer · Logic · Strategy · Solitaire · 2D · Abstract · Minimalist · Pixel Graphics · Stylized · Automation · Indie · Simulation · Philosophical
Rogue Voltage - The engineering roguelike. Construct your combos by wiring circuits. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Discover devastating synergies and create overpowered builds.
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May 1, 2026
95% 👍
of 400
Deckbuilding · Automation · Card Battler · Roguelike · Strategy · Programming · Replay Value · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Roguelite · Turn-Based · Singleplayer · Turn-Based Tactics · Pixel Graphics · JRPG · Simulation
Age Of Warbots - A sandbox battle simulator game where you can build your own shape-shifting warbots, program their AI, and watch them smash each other up on the battlefield! Join the battles yourself by taking control of the warbots! Use Steam Workshop to check out warbots created by players from around the world!
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Apr 23, 2026
85% 👍
of 157
Sandbox · Simulation · Physics · Robots · Mechs · Programming · Level Editor · Character Customization · Moddable · Building · Combat · Wargame · Sci-fi · Futuristic · Action
Data Center - Build, cable, and automate. Assemble racks, servers, and switches, connect enough capacity for each app, earn money from processed data, and unlock gear and bigger customers with XP and reputation. Follow colored data packets as your center comes to life.
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Mar 31, 2026
74% 👍
of 436
Simulation · Automation · Hardware · Logic · Job Simulator · Incremental · Management · Economy · Sandbox · Time Management · Resource Management · Building · Science · Immersive Sim · Programming
Craftlings - Inspired by legendary classics from the ’90s, Craftlings will take you on a journey full of strategic decisions and test your skills in optimizing automated production chains and Craftlings’ paths. Gather, deliver, build, and fight for wealth and glory in the unique, nostalgic world of Craftlings.
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Jan 15, 2026
87% 👍
of 313
Resource Management · Building · Puzzle · Lemmings · Retro · 1990's · City Builder · Automation · Time Management · Difficult · Colony Sim · Trains · Sandbox · Turn-Based Tactics · Strategy
Xenopurge - Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.
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Nov 20, 2025
87% 👍
of 431
Real Time Tactics · Roguelite · Strategy · Management · Programming · Space · RTS · 2D · Perma Death · Simulation · Horror · Auto Battler · Singleplayer · Procedural Generation · Tactical
IT Specialist Simulator - Step into the world of IT! Diagnose network issues, manage servers, and repair devices while handling tasks under strict SLAs. Choose your career path, from HelpDesk to IT Project Manager. Develop real IT knowledge and climb the ranks in this realistic IT simulation!
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Nov 20, 2025
74% 👍
of 391
Early Access · Simulation · Education · Difficult · Life Sim · Programming · Immersive Sim · First-Person · Indie · Realistic · Sandbox · Puzzle · Relaxing · Singleplayer · Typing

Hidden Gems

Freshly Frosted - Place conveyor belts to solve puzzles in the world's most adorable donut factory!
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Jun 10, 2022
99% 👍
of 373
Puzzle · Cute · Relaxing · Casual · Colorful · Simulation · Indie · Automation · 3D · Logic · Strategy · Stylized · Top-Down · Controller · Building
Star Stuff - Star Stuff is a deceptively cute programming puzzle game. Program and work alongside bots to tackle the most important (and undoubtedly safest) task in the galaxy: fixing a star factory. Ready for your first day on the job?
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Jun 7, 2024
99% 👍
of 185
Adventure · Puzzle · Casual · Logic · Programming · Difficult · Wholesome · Relaxing · Cute · 3D · Singleplayer · Strategy · Indie · Third Person · Automation
Replicube - Replicube is an open-ended programming puzzle game/toy about writing code to replicate 3D voxel-based objects.  Solve puzzles, pursue leaderboard glory, or just make art to share with the in-game community.
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Apr 24, 2025
98% 👍
of 694
Programming · Simulation · Puzzle · Sandbox · Pixel Graphics · Level Editor · Retro
Open Sorcery - BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.
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Feb 22, 2017
98% 👍
of 332
Indie · RPG · Adventure · Text-Based · Interactive Fiction · Female Protagonist · Choices Matter · Singleplayer · Programming · Multiple Endings · LGBTQ
14 Minesweeper Variants 2 - Minesweeper but the rules are changing, again.
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Jun 14, 2024
97% 👍
of 376
Casual · Puzzle · Abstract · Minimalist · Logic · Psychological Horror · Difficult · Procedural Generation · Programming · Singleplayer · Experimental · Indie
The Bibites: Digital Life - Explore real digital life in The Bibites! Play god by guiding your bibites on their evolutionary journey or engineer your own. Analyze their Neural Network brains and genetic information as they adapt to their environments. Save your favorites and test their strength in Challenge Mode!
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Mar 4, 2025
97% 👍
of 229
Early Access · Simulation · Sandbox · Artificial Intelligence · Education · Science · Pixel Graphics · Physics · Nature · Programming · 2D · Procedural Generation · Level Editor · Cute · Auto Battler
Open Hexagon - Four buttons, one goal: survive. Are you ready for a real challenge? -- Become the best and climb the leaderboards in Open Hexagon, a fast-paced adrenalinic arcade game that's easy to learn but hard to master!
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Nov 2, 2021
96% 👍
of 486
Rhythm · Difficult · Arcade · Minimalist · Score Attack · Top-Down · Stylized · Casual · 2.5D · 2D · Tutorial · Retro · Abstract · Action · Colorful
Bombe - Minesweeper, but you only solve each situation once.
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Jun 4, 2023
96% 👍
of 383
Puzzle · Casual · Strategy · 2D · Automation · Abstract · Minimalist · Singleplayer · Immersive Sim · Top-Down · Building · Education · Investigation · Logic · Programming
Bone's Cafe - Bone's Cafe is a fast paced, 1-4 Players couch co-op, cooking game. Customize the layout of your kitchen to guarantee your success. Specialize your menu in ingredients and recipes to design your ultimate cafe. Put your necromancy skills to the test and raise your own undead kitchen staff.
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Oct 29, 2022
96% 👍
of 362
Cooking · Automation · Management · Strategy · Local Co-Op · 4 Player Local · Co-op · Co-op Campaign · Resource Management · Cute · Dark Humor · Relaxing · Colorful · Building · Programming
AI Learns To Drive - Train AI to drive! Create your own neural network and watch it evolve from chaos to mastery with the power of evolutionary algorithms and natural selection. Fine-tune the learning process to craft the ultimate AI driver, and test your creation in campaign challenges or on custom-built tracks.
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Jan 26, 2025
96% 👍
of 189
Artificial Intelligence · Sandbox · Simulation · Idler · Education · Level Editor · Racing · Driving · Programming · Hacking · Score Attack · God Game · 2D · Singleplayer · Top-Down
RGB Rush - How accurately can you recreate a random colour? Forget using a colour picker, learn to form hex codes in your mind. Impress your crush. Prove your abilities under the clock, blindfolded. Practice today.
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Apr 20, 2022
96% 👍
of 173
Casual · Design & Illustration · Education · Trivia · Utilities · Spelling · 2D · Abstract · Cartoon · Cartoony · Minimalist · Game Development · Hacking · Programming · Crafting