Hacknet
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…
Hacknet is an indie developed by Team Fractal Alligator, released 12 August 2015 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $1.49 at Steam. The main story takes about 8 hrs to finish.
What Hacknet is
Hacknet is an indie game developed by Team Fractal Alligator and released in 2015. 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
Bit, a hacker responsible for creating the most invasive security system on the planet, is dead. When he fails to reconnect to his system for 14 days, his failsafe kicks in, sending instructions in automated emails to a lone user. As that user, it’s up to you to unravel the mystery and ensure that Hacknet-OS doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 11 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Hacknet holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 19 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 8 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $1.49, that works out to about $0.19 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM and OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $1.49 at Steam, 85% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Hacknet launched on 12 August 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Until Dawn, Mad Max and Dishonored Definitive Edition. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Until Dawn, Mad Max, Dishonored Definitive Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Hacknet yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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