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High Entropy: Challenges

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

Use computers (via GUIs or the command line), unlock doors, crawl through vents, fight enemies head on or find other ways to neutralize or avoid them...

What works

  • Free and high quality
  • Challenging and rewarding puzzles
  • Multiple solutions and playstyles
  • Immersive atmosphere and retro aesthetics
  • Educational hacking mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Short length and limited content
  • Some frustrating mechanics (e.g. lockpicking)
  • Lack of tutorial for hacking commands
  • Janky movement and minor bugs
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

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More intense

Games that feels like High Entropy: Challenges but with a more intense feel

  • SCP: Ground Zero

  • IMSCARED

  • ROUTINE

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More expressive

Games that feels like High Entropy: Challenges but with more self-expression and customization

  • Haydee 2

  • Haydee

  • Haydee 3

  • The Upturned

  • PAPERHEAD EP.0

  • Selaco

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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).

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High Entropy: Challenges: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Violence, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026