Unhack similar games & best alternatives

Unhack

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

The 5K Worm is on a rampage across cyberspace. As the top unhacker in Smash Security, it is your mission to bring an end to this virus. Join forces with AI companion Weedy and become an unstoppable duo!

What works

  • Engaging story with voiced characters
  • Simple but enjoyable puzzle gameplay
  • Good value for price
  • Pleasant music and art style
  • Multiple difficulty levels

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short playtime
  • Lack of save system and gallery
  • No windowed mode or resolution options
  • No achievements or social features
  • Some technical issues with steam overlay and screenshots

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Cyber Agent

  • Eternal Senia

  • Invincible Presents: Atom Eve

  • 旧手表 - Old Watch

  • Magical Valkyrie Lyristia

  • Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Unhack but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS

  • HIVESWAP: ACT 2

  • Coffin of Ashes

  • Murder by Numbers

  • WhiteLily 1:丽丽公主

  • Mirror

More exploratory

Games that feels like Unhack but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Fantasia of the Wind - 风之幻想曲

  • Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

  • 寇莎梅特:困世迷情 Consummate:Missing World

  • Mad Father

  • Ticy Adventure Club : Queen of the Spring

  • I'a I'a Cofflhu Fhtagnyaa

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Unhack: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Continuation.

Last update: 03/08/2026