Hacknet

Will this teach you to be a hacker? No, definitely not, lots of steps are taken out to make it a fun game.
Will this teach you what it's like to be a hacker? Definitely, I'm a cyber security student and this makes me feel like I'm good at it hahaha!
It's a lot of fun, and worth the price, I got it during the Summer sale and I'd buy it again for the full price, the developers deserve it!

Ahem...
I think it's time to finally write something about this game, with which I actually share quite a fun personal story. I received it as a gift from my close friend when I "finished" studying as a software engineer at a local college where I lived for some time. And when I actually began to play it, it ended just like my study. Disastrous! I was completely lost and confused, dropping the game after a while.
But the time passed, and my hands finally reached it again in 2024 when I began to clear up my gaming backlog. Finishing all that I missed or didn't play yet. Including this particular game. And what can I say? I actually finished it! I'm sure my teachers would be so proud of me! If I did it myself, that is... Which I didn't, obviously! Some things just never change... Certainly not my stupidity! But enough of self-embarrassing stories. Now about the game...
It really is that good! I never imagined that it'd have such a wild plot with an actual plot junction at some point. Not to mention it was actually fun to pester in other people's business via hacking and reading all their sensitive data. Found a few wild stories that way! In addition to learning something in the process! I already forgot what it was, but I certainly felt a bit brainy after I finished this game. At least for a bit...
So if you're really interested in something different and aren't afraid to bash your head during the process, give this game a try. It's quite unique in its own way! And don't be intimidated by it. There's quite a good guide to help you out if you're underwhelmed by it.

A hacker named Bit is dead. His computer had an automated script which sends a random person a set of instructions. YOU are the one selected to follow out his last will.
The game is a good hacking simulation, with a good command line system, a well-designed UI for those who aren't quite used to the command line yet, and a very well-designed web of connections. IP addresses, names, and quests are randomized each time so everyone's experience is slightly different. They even have some funny conversations in text files on some PCs. All the scripts you need to complete the game are easily accessible, whether you get them from hidden locations or you find them in organization databases. There are even some interesting things you can do with the command line and some interesting moments where it pays to have a bit of extra knowledge going in. And easter eggs. MANY easter eggs. Seriously, when you think you've found it all, something new catches your eye.
Through my playthroughs I did not check if there was a way to create automated scripts for some of these things. If it was possible, I completely missed it, and if it wasn't, it is something I would fault this game for at least slightly. However, it not being there does not detract from the rest of the game, as hacking tools are abundant. The story is really good, and all of the design moments know just how to kick your brain into overdrive.
Overall, I'd give it a 10/10. This is one of my favorite games to date. If you are willing to learn the command line, generally good practices, and pay close attention to everything you find, this game will be a blast. I HIGHLY recommend learning how to use the command line instead of relying on the UI, as there are some things that will definitely be much better if you do so. A second or third playthrough also still hits pretty good, as you can look back at when things were introduced, catch things you wouldn't have caught before, and overall experience it in a completely different way. After you've played the DLC and the game itself once or twice though, the replayability goes down heavily, but there is a TON of mods in the community if you want to see what others have made.
Go out there and leave no trace behind.

By far the best hacking game I have seen here with some "meta" elements added to it. This game is just as fun even if you don't have a background in cyber security. 10/5 stars

Before this game I was extremely averse to any idea of coding (scratch trauma). The game really walked me through what commands are and how to generally use them without directly giving me the answers, the directory function was super helpful.

I felt like I could actually visualize myself going through different files and directories without feeling totally lost like I used to. Sure it might be unrealistic to a real "hacking scenario", but how would I know that! Anyways I'm taking a python class now and this game helped me understand the basic concepts and how to move through files a lot better.

This game was frustrating initially for someone who knew literally nothing about coding in the beginning, but it was like a puzzle I got to figure out over time which was really rewarding. I would recommend this game if your thinking about trying coding. 5 stars!!!

It's not perfect. It's command-line has some infuriating limitations relative to the real thing.
But it is pretty damned good.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☑ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☑ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☑ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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