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8 Games like Uplink on PlayStation that you should try

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We filtered the 24 games similar to Uplink down to the 8 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Do Not Feed the Monkeys, Papers, Please and Papers, Please - The Short Film top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Uplink.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreJob Sim
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2001Dev Introversion Software

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Uplink is Do Not Feed the Monkeys — scoring 60/100 on our similarity scale. Papers, Please and Papers, Please - The Short Film follow close behind.

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The best games like Uplink on PlayStation

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Uplink. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Do Not Feed the Monkeys

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Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Closest overall match
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrative2DDarkManagement
Year 2018Dev Fictiorama Studios · BadLand PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · Android

Same family as Uplink: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and pixel art.

Released 17 years after Uplink.

Genre100Game mode100Tone68Visuals41
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Papers, Please

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Papers, Please
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrative2DDarkCasual
Year 2013Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~4hOn PC · PS · iOS

The genre is the same as Uplink’s, and with it deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.

Released 12 years after Uplink.

Genre100Game mode100Tone47Visuals31
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Papers, Please - The Short Film

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Papers, Please - The Short Film
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrative2DDarkCasual
Year 2013Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~4hOn PC · PS · iOS

On paper it is what Uplink is — deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.

Released 12 years after Uplink.

Genre100Game mode100Tone47Visuals31
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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Closest on tone
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2DTactical
Year 2019Dev Vanillaware · AtlusOn PS4 · Switch

It comes from the same genre as Uplink and shares deep simulation, strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: post-apocalyptic world and an isometric view.

Released 18 years after Uplink.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals60Setting44
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Always Sometimes Monsters

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Always Sometimes Monsters
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeCasualIsometricThird Person
Year 2014Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

What carries over from Uplink is deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings an isometric view.

Released 13 years after Uplink.

Genre100Game mode100Tone74Visuals0
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This Is the Police

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This Is the Police
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeDarkManagementIsometric
Year 2016Dev Weappy Studio · EuroVideo MedienOn PS4 · Linux · Android

Its point of contact with Uplink is deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

Released 15 years after Uplink.

Genre100Game mode100Tone71Visuals0
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SEGA Bass Fishing

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SEGA Bass Fishing
SimulationJob Sim
SoloFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2008Dev SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

With Uplink it shares deep simulation and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

Released 7 years after Uplink.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
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Sim Theme Park

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Sim Theme Park
SimulationJob Sim
SoloFirst PersonIsometric
Year 1999Dev Bullfrog Productions · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

Its point of contact with Uplink is deep simulation and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0

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