Games like Word Hack
If Word Hack is your kind of game, the closest matches are Autorun, Cyberdeck Shuffle and Lettro — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Word Hack: Word Hack is a roguelike deckbuilder where you hack your enemies by finding patterns in their names. Gain prestige, spend it, and trade programs to hack enemies and friends! All in a terminal user interface (TUI) style presentation.
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Autorun
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Top pick for Word Hack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A roguelike deckbuilder that runs on a dying retro desktop. Insert floppy discs, stack CDs into drives, and flood the screen with windows. Breaking the game and crashing the machine are the same move.
Cyberdeck Shuffle
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Second-strongest match for Word Hack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Hack the system in this deckbuilder meets strategic shape-matching puzzle game. Swap bits to match codes, play cards to annihilate the grid and place synergistic modifiers, and chain combos to break through cyber defences and infiltrate the corporate network.
Lettro
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Word Hack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A strategy roguelike disguised as a word game. Pick the tiles, and the game automatically finds and scores valid words in your hand. All possible combinations, at once. Shop between rounds, upgrade your tiles, stack cards. No vocabulary needed.
NET.CRAWL
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Ranked #5 for Word Hack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
NET.CRAWL is a grid-building roguelike about a White Rabbit trapped in an unfriendly cyberspace. Dive deep into a bizarre digital world where levels are built with the nodes you drafted. Short runs, satisfying combos, dozens of unique bosses, and a ton of replayability.
Final_Final.zip
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Ranked #6 for Word Hack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Word Hack.
A turn-based DOS disk-defense roguelite where disk space is your HP and incoming files are the enemy. Action points, accuracy rolls, and unique file behaviors block your terminal. Upgrade your system from 286 to 486, load synergistic TSR cards, and defend your drive from a BSOD system halt!
Syntax:Overload
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Ranked #7 for Word Hack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Compile. Execute. Overload. A strategic roguelite where Syntax is Everything. Drag & drop modules to optimize your execution queue, install .EXE software to break the rules, and face off against legendary viruses like ILOVEYOU and WannaCry. Can you crash the system and escape?
Etymancy
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Ranked #8 for Word Hack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Etymancy is a dark fantasy roguelike dungeon crawler where every spell is a word. Craft your pile of magic letter tiles, collect strange grimoires to grow stronger, smite enemies, and descend deeper into the Lexicon.
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Word Hack.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Word Hack.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Word Hack.
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Frequently asked about Word Hack
- What games are most similar to Word Hack?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Word Hack are Autorun, Cyberdeck Shuffle, Lettro.
- Who developed Word Hack?
- Word Hack was developed by ThinkWithGames.
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