Hacknet: Ultimate Edition is an indie developed by Team Fractal Alligator, released 1 April 2017 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Hacknet: Ultimate Edition is
Hacknet: Ultimate Edition is an indie game developed by Team Fractal Alligator and released in 2017. It was published by Fellow Traveller. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on FNA.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports. Using old school command prompts and real hacking processes, you’ll solve the mystery with minimal hand-holding and a rich world full of secrets to explore. Exploring the volatile nature of personal privacy, the prevalence of corporate greed, and the hidden powers of hackers on the internet, Hacknet delivers a true hacking simulation, while offering a support system that allows total beginners get a grasp of the real-world applications and commands found throughout the game.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Hacknet: Ultimate Edition launched on 1 April 2017, within three weeks of Mass Effect: Andromeda, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Zero Escape: The Nonary Games.
Released around the same time: Mass Effect: Andromeda, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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