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We filtered the 24 games similar to Uplink down to the 12 that fit the “Narrative” 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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Within the “Narrative” 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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
With Uplink it shares deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.
Released 8 years after Uplink.
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.
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.
Shelved next to Uplink for good reason: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and world: a sandbox world and a third-person camera.
Released 4 years after Uplink.
The thread back to Uplink runs through deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.
Released 16 years after Uplink.
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.
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.
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