Games like Retro Hacker
If Retro Hacker is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ghostpunk, 女神氪金系统 and The seven days i spent with you — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its nostalgic 1980s computing vibe, atmospheric 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.
Get personalized picks →About Retro Hacker: Retro Hacker simulates hacking from a computer terminal with a text based operating system.
Players who liked Retro Hacker also play
Steam players who put hours into Retro Hacker 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.
Ghostpunk
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Top pick for Retro Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
Investigate paranormal cases using a 1990s CRT terminal. Analyze photos. Decode audio. Interrogate suspects and decide what’s real, what’s fake and who’s lying. But the deeper you go, the more the system starts watching you back.
女神氪金系统
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Retro Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
This is a "special" development adventure game performed by real people. Players play the role of "codenames" in the end times. It is up to the players to decide whether they can finally get the beauty or continue to fall into depravity through their own choices.
The seven days i spent with you
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Third-strongest match for Retro Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
SIMULACRA 2
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Retro Hacker.
Ranked #4 for Retro Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Life Eater
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Retro Hacker.
Ranked #5 for Retro Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
If you don't sacrifice your neighbors, the world ends. Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator where you must become intimately familiar with your targets' lives one intrusive action at a time... and hope that the dark god you serve is even real.
SIMULACRA 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Retro Hacker.
Ranked #6 for Retro Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
The town of Stonecreek is haunted. People keep disappearing into thin air, leaving nothing but an eerie symbol behind. With the townsfolk gripped with fear, use a missing victim's phone to unlock the truth in the third entry of the acclaimed horror series, SIMULACRA.
Sorry, James
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Retro Hacker.
Ranked #7 for Retro Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
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Don't Make Love
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Shares a contemplative mood with Retro Hacker.
Ranked #8 for Retro Hacker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
Assume the role of a praying mantis in a relationship dilemma. Torn between their mutual love and the instinct to have sex – which could lead to the male mantis’s death – the couple is on the verge of making a decision. Type anything you want in response to your partner during this life-changing conversation.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Retro Hacker at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Retro Hacker on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Retro Hacker on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
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.
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~70% under Retro Hacker on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Retro Hacker on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
The Test
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Priced ~80% under Retro Hacker on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~80% under Retro Hacker on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Nodebuster
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Priced ~70% under Retro Hacker on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
shapez
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Priced ~90% under Retro Hacker on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
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.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Retro 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!
Steam Engine Simulator
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Retro Hacker.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Frequently asked about Retro Hacker
- How much does Retro Hacker cost?
- Retro Hacker is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Retro Hacker?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retro Hacker are Ghostpunk, 女神氪金系统, The seven days i spent with you.
- Who developed Retro Hacker?
- Retro Hacker was developed by Matthew Diaz.
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