games like

Uplink

Uplink leans Optimization (Pure Optimization). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Simulator, Strategy - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

9 games like Uplink

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Slime RancherPure Optimization · farming sim

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

Minecraft: Java EditionPure Optimization · sandbox survival

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: optimization (7 vs 8) - redstone, base/resource routing solvable systems

Stardew ValleyPure Optimization · farming life sim

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Trivial timing on fishing and combat

Plants vs. ZombiesPure Optimization · tower defense

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Clicking to plant, minimal pressure

The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindPure Optimization · open-world RPGcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

Lisa: The PainfulPure Optimization · dark turn-based RPGcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's DaughterPure Optimization · detective adventurecross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

SuikodenPure Optimization · turn-based RPGcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

Gemini RuePure Optimization · sci-fi noir adventurecross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

SimulatorStrategyIndieScience fiction