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Hacker.exe

Hacker.exe is an atmospheric Survival Horror/Strategy/Simulation that puts you on the shoes of a hacker. Hacker.exe is a twist on the take of an exe game, adding a more unique mystery to the game genre while…

31 August 2018

Hacker.exe is an adventure developed by LinkUp Games, released 31 August 2018 on Android, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Hacker.exe is

Hacker.exe is an adventure game developed by LinkUp Games and released in 2018. It is available on Android, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker Studio 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The NCD is an organization that swears to protect all of it's user from hackers and viruses while they browse on the internet. Why is this a big deal? Most people have lost hope on using the internet after the World Wide Whipe Out, an event that nearly destroyed most of the information available on the internet. You have started this hacking career with no knowledge of your past and it is up to you to piece together all the clues and figure out why you are now a hacker. While you hack, you notice that the NCD, the same organization that was willing to protect it's users is involved in criminalistic activity and helps many websites that sell illegal products thrive in this new age of…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Hacker.exe launched on 31 August 2018, within three weeks of Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition.

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When did Hacker.exe come out?
Hacker.exe was released on 31 August 2018 for Android, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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