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7 Puzzle games like Uplink that you should try

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We filtered the 24 games similar to Uplink down to the 7 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Do Not Feed the Monkeys, Beholder and There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension 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 “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Uplink is Do Not Feed the Monkeys — scoring 60/100 on our similarity scale. Beholder and There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension follow close behind.

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The best puzzle games like Uplink

7 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.

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Beholder

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Beholder
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrative2DStealthDark
Year 2016Dev Warm Lamp Games · Alawar EntertainmentOn Linux · Android · PC

Same family as Uplink: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere and 3D presentation.

Released 15 years after Uplink.

Genre100Game mode100Tone58Visuals53
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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrative2DMeleeCasual
Year 2020Dev Draw Me A PixelPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

It comes from the same genre as Uplink and shares deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: a casual, approachable feel and pixel art.

Released 19 years after Uplink.

Genre100Game mode100Tone52Visuals46
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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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Loom

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Loom
Closest on tone
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeMagicFantasyHistorical
Year 1990Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

Same family as Uplink: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world and a third-person camera.

It predates Uplink by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Mario Paint

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Mario Paint
SimulationJob Sim
SoloFirst Person
Year 1992Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

It meets Uplink on deep simulation and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

It predates Uplink by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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