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Games like Bitburner

If Bitburner is your kind of game, the closest matches are Remain At Your Desk, The Farmer Was Replaced and Grey Hack — picked from the ranked list below. 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 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.

2021Free To PlayFree to playDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Fulcrum Games, Hydroflame, over 250 github contributors
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Steam players who put hours into Bitburner 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. Remain At Your Desk

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Bitburner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Incremental hacker about faking productivity while stealing from your employer. Sell intel for credits or keep it and raise suspicion. One bad audit and you’re back to Intern.

    StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. The Farmer Was Replaced

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Bitburner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grey Hack

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Bitburner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.

    2017IndieSimulationMassively Multiplayer19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Signal State

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Bitburner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    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.

    2021Simulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. SHENZHEN I/O

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Bitburner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

    2016IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Circuit Board

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Bitburner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Virtual Circuit Board is the sandbox drawing-based logic simulator where you can build, program, decorate, and simulate anything from simple monochrome circuits to complex and colorful computers. Play with digital logic in this sandbox-only experience.

    2023Simulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Comet 64

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Bitburner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.

    2021IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Quantum Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Bitburner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Master the most counter-intuitive logic in existence. Created by the researchers who defined Quantum Literacy, Quantum Odyssey is an open-ended puzzle game where you craft real quantum algorithms. Optimize 500+ challenges, hack other players, and gain insights textbooks can’t provide.

    2025IndieSimulationEarly Access17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bitburner

Does Bitburner run on Steam Deck?
Bitburner is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Bitburner free to play?
Yes — Bitburner is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Bitburner?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bitburner are Remain At Your Desk, The Farmer Was Replaced, Grey Hack.
Who developed Bitburner?
Bitburner was developed by Fulcrum Games, Hydroflame, over 250 github contributors and published by Fulcrum Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Bitburner.

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