# Games like Bitburner

> The closest matches to Bitburner: Hacknet, Uplink, Autonauts, Upload Labs, and Kaizen: A Factory Story. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Hacknet](https://imho.run/games/365450/hacknet) — Also Programming and Hacking, like Bitburner. 7,537 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365450/)
2. [Uplink](https://imho.run/games/1510/uplink) — A frequent pick in Bitburner players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,371 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510/)
3. [Autonauts](https://imho.run/games/979120/autonauts) — Shares automation with Bitburner. 2,010 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979120/)
4. [Upload Labs](https://imho.run/games/3606890/upload-labs) — Shares automation and idle progression with Bitburner. 3,951 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606890/)
5. [Kaizen: A Factory Story](https://imho.run/games/2275490/kaizen-a-factory-story) — Also Programming and Automation, like Bitburner. 457 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/)
6. [Quadrilateral Cowboy](https://imho.run/games/240440/quadrilateral-cowboy) — A frequent pick in Bitburner players' libraries, and another Action. 745 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/240440/)
7. [Linkito](https://imho.run/games/2312770/linkito) — Shares achievement hunting with Bitburner. 74 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2312770/)
8. [Grey Hack](https://imho.run/games/605230/grey-hack) — A frequent pick in Bitburner players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,109 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/605230/)
9. [Citizen Sleeper](https://imho.run/games/1578650/citizen-sleeper) — Shares resource management with Bitburner. 6,169 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1578650/)
10. [The Farmer Was Replaced](https://imho.run/games/2060160/the-farmer-was-replaced) — Also Programming and Automation, like Bitburner. 3,608 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060160/)
11. [Hacker Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1754840/hacker-simulator) — Also Programming and Hacking, like Bitburner. 777 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1754840/)
12. [Human Resource Machine](https://imho.run/games/375820/human-resource-machine) — Also Programming and Automation, like Bitburner. 1,452 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/375820/)
13. [hackmud](https://imho.run/games/469920/hackmud) — A frequent pick in Bitburner players' libraries, and another RPG. 658 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/469920/)
14. [Midnight Protocol](https://imho.run/games/1162700/midnight-protocol) — Also Programming and Hacking, like Bitburner. 156 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1162700/)
15. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares replayability and meta progression with Bitburner. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
16. [BlazBlue Entropy Effect](https://imho.run/games/2273430/blazblue-entropy-effect) — Also Cyberpunk, like Bitburner. 4,408 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2273430/)
17. [Duskers](https://imho.run/games/254320/duskers) — Shares resource management with Bitburner. 1,932 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254320/)
18. [Infiniclick](https://imho.run/games/3612640/infiniclick) — Also Hacking and Automation, like Bitburner. 95 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3612640/)
19. [VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action](https://imho.run/games/447530/va-11-hall-a-cyberpunk-bartender-action) — Also Dystopian and Cyberpunk, like Bitburner. 11,908 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/447530/)
20. [JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2216770/joy-of-programming-software-engineering-simulator) — Also Programming and Hacking, like Bitburner. 233 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2216770/)
21. [Timberborn](https://imho.run/games/1062090/timberborn) — Also Automation, like Bitburner. 22,640 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/)
22. [World of Haiku](https://imho.run/games/1856090/world-of-haiku) — Shares skill progression with Bitburner. 132 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1856090/)
23. [Nodebuster](https://imho.run/games/3107330/nodebuster) — Shares idle progression and meta progression with Bitburner. 10,302 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3107330/)
24. [EXAPUNKS](https://imho.run/games/716490/exapunks) — Also Programming and Hacking, like Bitburner. 1,125 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/716490/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1812820&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1812820&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1812820&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1812820
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1812820
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1812820
- **Developer:** Fulcrum Games, Hydroflame, over 250 github contributors
- **Publisher:** Fulcrum Games
- **Genres:** Free To Play
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 10, 2021
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1812820/bitburner)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1812820&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812820/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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