13 Narrative games like Hacknet that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 28 games similar to Hacknet down to the 13 that fit the “Narrative” category. Uplink, Do Not Feed the Monkeys and Beholder top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hacknet.

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The best narrative games like Hacknet

13 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hacknet. Each one has been evaluated across 5 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1UplinkClosest overall match

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SoloNarrativeCyberpunkProceduralOpen World

Steam👍 91%· 2.4KRAWG👍 56%· 145MC75IGDB70· 1

Year 2001Dev Introversion SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Hacknet, expect deep simulation, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, procedural generation and open world exploration

You play an Uplink Agent who makes a living by performing jobs for major corporations. Your tasks involve hacking into rival computer systems, stealing research data, sabotaging other companies, laundering money, erasing evidence, or framing innocent people. You use the money you earn to upgrade your computer systems, and to buy new software and tools.

It predates Hacknet by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Do Not Feed the Monkeys

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SoloNarrativeDarkManagement2D

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB75· 1OC77· 21

Year 2018Dev Fictiorama Studios · BadLand PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Like Hacknet, it's known for deep simulation, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and resource management, while skipping setting cyberpunk

Released 3 years after Hacknet.

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SoloNarrativeStealthDark2D

Steam👍 92%· 30KIGDB80· 3OC76· 27

Year 2016Dev Warm Lamp Games · Alawar EntertainmentOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Hacknet, expect deep simulation, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting cyberpunk

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#4There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

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SoloNarrativeMeleeCasualPixel Art

Steam👍 98%· 25KRAWG👍 90%· 143MC88OC88· 18

Year 2020Dev Draw Me A PixelPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ If you enjoyed Hacknet, expect deep simulation, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and vibe casual, while skipping setting cyberpunk

"There is no game: Wrong dimension" is a Point&Click comedy adventure (and Point&Click only!) that will take you on a journey you never asked to go on, through silly and unexpected video game universes. Will you be able to play along with the "Game" to find your way home? We sincerely think NOT.

Released 5 years after Hacknet.

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SoloNarrativeDarkCasualHardcore

Steam👍 97%· 79KRAWG👍 91%· 1.8KMC85IGDB82· 5

Year 2013Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~4hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed Hacknet, expect deep simulation, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and vibe casual, while skipping setting cyberpunk

The creator of the game often travelled through Asia and made the observation that the work of an immigration officer checking documents for entry is simultaneously very monotonous and very responsible.

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#6Papers, Please - The Short Film

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SoloNarrativeDarkCasualHardcore

Steam👍 97%· 79KRAWG👍 91%· 1.8KMC85IGDB82· 5

Year 2013Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~4hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Like Hacknet, it's known for deep simulation, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and vibe casual, while skipping setting cyberpunk

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#7Loom

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SoloNarrativeMagicFantasyHistorical

Steam👍 89%· 699

Year 1990Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Like Hacknet, it's known for deep simulation, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping setting cyberpunk

Where it drifts furthest from Hacknet: setting.

It predates Hacknet by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeLootSkill TreeIsometric

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Year 2017Dev Sidebar GamesOn Switch

✓ Shared with Hacknet: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping puzzle design

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#9Yakuza

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SoloNarrativeMeleeSandbox WorldOpen World

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Year 2005Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Sega

✓ Shared with Hacknet: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping puzzle design

It predates Hacknet by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10The Graveyard

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SoloNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 61%· 621RAWG👍 63%· 24

Year 2009Dev Tale of TalesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Hacknet, expect deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, roguelike runs and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

The Graveyard is a very short computer game. You play an old lady who visits a graveyard. You walk around, sit on a bench and listen to a song. It's more like an explorable painting than an actual game. An experiment with poetry and storytelling but without words.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Hacknet.

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#11Always Sometimes Monsters

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SoloNarrativeCasualIsometricThird Person

Steam👍 75%· 2.4KRAWG👍 26%· 76MC73IGDB81· 5OC73· 30

Year 2014Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Like Hacknet, it's known for deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping puzzle design

###Sad story Made by two developers from Canada in the RPG Maker, the game tells the story of the author who receives a note that the love of his life marries another on the other side of the country.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Hacknet.

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#12This Is the Police

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