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.


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Hacknet was a very immersive experience- cool hacking visuals, nerdy terms, great music. Requires lots of typing, sort of a flashy text-based adventure. I enjoy programming (or at least the concept of it,) and wish the part of the game where you have no GUI was longer.

Very short, kinda shallow at least coming from having played Uplink, and repetitive, but it does have it's moments. My favorites being when you mess and battle back and forth with another hacker, the honeypot PC that instantly breaks your security, and when you and get invited to a hacking imageboard. I gotta try the DLC.

A fun text adventure with puzzles related to terminal commands. I did an entire distro ricing of my KDE Neon because of the DLC's Desktop Environment. Shame how there'll never be a game like this again unless they release a sequel. Unless I play the side content made by the fans, I doubt it could surpass the original, however.

Hacked jmail server, DELETED my own account and softlocked the game