Games like Idle Hacker
If Idle Hacker is your kind of game, the closest matches are Computer Manufacturer, WinHack 95 and A Game About Creating The Universe — 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 Idle Hacker: IdleHacker is an idler/incremental game where you hack the world.
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Computer Manufacturer
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Top pick for Idle Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Idle Hacker.
Develop your computer empire, control costs, and increase profits. Decide whether to develop hardware in-house or purchase it, and whether to prioritize cost-effectiveness or pursue higher profits. The choices are all up to you.
WinHack 95
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Second-strongest match for Idle Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Idle Hacker.
Build a malware empire from a 90s PC. Code viruses, automate systems, take darknet contracts and also deploy them. Generate endless income to fund a shadow organization’s classified research in this hacker idle-clicker.
A Game About Creating The Universe
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Third-strongest match for Idle Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Idle Hacker.
An idler game where you get to build up the universe from scratch. You are a part of an advanced space civilization that builds universes.
Remain At Your Desk
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Ranked #4 for Idle Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Idle Hacker.
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.
Idle Golf
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Ranked #5 for Idle Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Idle Hacker.
Idle Golf is a laid-back idle game where you upgrade your golfer, unlock powerful balls, and watch the money roll in as shots fly automatically down the range. Retire your runs to earn medals, unlock new gear, and push your earnings further with each swing.
Clout Chaser
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Ranked #6 for Idle Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Idle Hacker.
Clout Chaser is an idler/incremental game where you chase fame.
OIL.EXE
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Ranked #7 for Idle Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Idle Hacker.
Drill the wells. Run the refinery. Read the market. OIL is a free text-based simulation of running a petroleum operation, played at a 1980s green-phosphor terminal. End each year richer or bankrupt. Mind the bear market. Climb the leaderboard.
Man in the Mocha
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Ranked #8 for Idle Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Idle Hacker.
An active incremental game where you own a coffee shop, but your hidden agenda is to hack the customers who connect to your WiFi. Buy upgrades and grow your business!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Idle Hacker.
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 Simulation and Casual with Idle Hacker.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Idle Hacker.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Idle Hacker.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Virtual Cottage
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Idle Hacker.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Idle Hacker.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Idle Hacker.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
The Lab
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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!
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Frequently asked about Idle Hacker
- What games are most similar to Idle Hacker?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Idle Hacker are Computer Manufacturer, WinHack 95, A Game About Creating The Universe.
- Who developed Idle Hacker?
- Idle Hacker was developed by Dream Dimension.
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