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Games like How To Hack In?

If How To Hack In? is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hacknet, The Sworn and Anonymous Hacker Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About How To Hack In?: A real-time hacking sandbox simulator with procedurally generated content. Multiple tools and techniques to use, multiple computers to hack, multiple missions to solve, and multiple vulnerabilities to exploit!

2023IndieSimulationEarly Access12.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · Linuxby Red Buffalo Interactive
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Players who liked How To Hack In? also play

Steam players who put hours into How To Hack In? also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Hacknet

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with How To Hack In?.

    Top pick for How To Hack In? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    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.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Sworn

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for How To Hack In? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    A deep US police precinct management simulation. You are the Captain. Hire officers, manage your fleet, respond to a living city, and carry responsibility for every officer under your command. The job has a cost. So does ignoring it.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Anonymous Hacker Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares mission based progression, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with How To Hack In?.

    Third-strongest match for How To Hack In? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ByteBurst: Hacking Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for How To Hack In? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    Welcome to the cutting edge of virtual mayhem in "ByteBurst" – the ultimate hacker's playground. Immerse yourself in a thrilling journey through the digital realm, where your skills will be pushed to the limit, and every line of code is a potential weapon.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. One Way Mirror: AI

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for How To Hack In? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with How To Hack In?.

    Neon lights. Cold coffee. One case at a time. In One Way Mirror: AI, each investigation is AI generated and every suspect can talk back. Interrogate, connect the clues, break alibis, and expose the killer before the truth slips away into the night. Every question matters. Every lie has a tell.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares mission based progression, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with How To Hack In?.

    Ranked #6 for How To Hack In? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Verbal Verdict

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for How To Hack In? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    In Verbal Verdict you're a novice investigator in 1950's Brooklyn, solving crimes and climbing the ranks by interrogating suspects and solving problems in a detective game powered by artificial intelligence.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Hacker Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with How To Hack In?.

    Ranked #8 for How To Hack In? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.

    2021IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below How To Hack In? at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under How To Hack In? on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under How To Hack In? on Steam right now. Shares Indie with How To Hack In?.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under How To Hack In? on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with How To Hack In?.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under How To Hack In? on Steam right now. Shares Indie with How To Hack In?.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under How To Hack In? on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under How To Hack In? on Steam right now. Shares Indie with How To Hack In?.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under How To Hack In? on Steam right now. Shares Indie with How To Hack In?.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under How To Hack In? on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with How To Hack In?.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with How To Hack In?.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with How To Hack In?.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with How To Hack In?.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with How To Hack In?.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about How To Hack In?

Does How To Hack In? run on Steam Deck?
How To Hack In? is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does How To Hack In? cost?
How To Hack In? is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to How To Hack In??
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside How To Hack In? are Hacknet, The Sworn, Anonymous Hacker Simulator.
Who developed How To Hack In??
How To Hack In? was developed by Red Buffalo Interactive.

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