Games like Mainlining
If Mainlining is your kind of game, the closest matches are HackMeNow, EmuDevz and HACKING INTO EREBUS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Mainlining: After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.
Players who liked Mainlining also play
Steam players who put hours into Mainlining 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.
HackMeNow
WHY THIS
Top pick for Mainlining fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainlining.
A terminal-style hacking puzzle game where every command matters. Investigate logs, decode secrets, avoid traps, and uncover the rogue system watching from behind the screen.
EmuDevz
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mainlining.
Second-strongest match for Mainlining fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
A game about building emulators! Implement your own NEEES core in JavaScript, get instant feedback with unit/video tests, build the graphics unit in real time, learn 6502 assembly, debug test ROMs, and have fun with the included homebrew games!
HACKING INTO EREBUS
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Mainlining fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
Hacking Into Erebus is a terminal-based sci-fi hacking game where you remotely hack systems, manipulate the crew and uncover their secrets. Use every tool to your advantage. Extract what you need, complete the missions and uncover what’s in the Compartment Zero. Will you succeed ?
Hacknet
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mainlining.
Ranked #4 for Mainlining fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
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.
Cyber Warrior
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mainlining.
Ranked #5 for Mainlining fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
Cyber Warrior is a hacking simulator where you play as an ex retired bureau agent recruited back to take on a powerful criminal organization. Explore dozens of interactive desktops, navigate 200+ in-game websites, solve puzzles, customize your setup and make decisions that will shape a new cyber age
CHAQS
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mainlining.
Ranked #6 for Mainlining fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
CHAQS is an instructive CTF (Capture The Flag) game that performs the basic functions of an operating system. While it meets your expectations from an operating system to a certain extent with the applications it contains, CHAQS progresses in the direction of more challenges in terms of gameplay.
Duskers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mainlining.
Ranked #7 for Mainlining fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Delta 4 Terminal Protocol
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Mainlining fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainlining.
Wake up to silence. One terminal, one survivor, one dying ship. Can you bring the Delta-4 back online? Delta 4 is a sci-fi survival terminal sim—type commands, decode logs, and fight to keep a dying ship alive.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Mainlining
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Papers, Please
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mainlining.
Reviewers of Mainlining cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainlining.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Hacknet
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mainlining.
Reviewers of Mainlining cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
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.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Mainlining.
Reviewers of Mainlining cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainlining.
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.
NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mainlining.
Reviewers of Mainlining cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainlining.
NITE Team 4 is a military hacking simulation game that explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios.
Hypnospace Outlaw
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mainlining.
Reviewers of Mainlining cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Mainlining.
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mainlining at current Steam store prices.
Mining Mechs
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under Mainlining on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainlining.
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under Mainlining on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mainlining.
SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.
Your Mother
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Mainlining on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mainlining.
《Your Mother》is a computer desktop companion. Experience the love and kindness from mothers.
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Mainlining on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainlining.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Mainlining on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mainlining.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Mainlining on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainlining.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mainlining.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Mainlining.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mainlining.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainlining.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about Mainlining
- How much does Mainlining cost?
- Mainlining is listed on Steam at 1.29 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mainlining?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mainlining are HackMeNow, EmuDevz, HACKING INTO EREBUS.
- Who developed Mainlining?
- Mainlining was developed by Rebelephant and published by ReadGraves.
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