HACK.BAK (2025)
- Developer
- David Huish
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 5.0 of 5, 12 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 48 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You feel like a methodical hacker, typing commands into a terminal to methodically explore a network and crack encryption.
terminal-basedpuzzlesystematicmethodicalproblem-solvingtechnicaldeliberatechallenging
What players say
Players enjoy this as a short command-line puzzle game, comparing it to old text adventures or dungeon crawlers. Many want the developer to expand it further, praising its replayable dungeon-like structure but noting a lack of in-game explanation.
Screenshots
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