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Key hack run 35/28/2023 ![]() ![]() It has the ability to open notepad, your default browser and open a url, and I'm not sure what else. That wasn't such a big deal, until the game started running my programs on my machine. The game is run off the windows console, which I didn't realize at first. Find out what happens the deeper you go and all will be well? ![]() Unfortunately, hacking is not something you do in this game, but rather, you are a script kiddie extraordinaire. Hack RUN is an old school text style adventure game, under the premise of you being a master hacker. Still i would suggest you buy this game if you like riddle games, but buy it in the googleplaystore, since it only costs 3€ there Neither did the game tell me that i reached the next level, after relogin into the account several times, or typing "answer" just to see i did the right thing, it updated my level and the account had mails/documents in it My 2nd bad point is, that i had the bug, that i hacked into the next acccount, but there was nothing on it (no mails nor documents or anything) There comes a plot twist at around lvl 30 that is IMO kinda bad, since the story gets a little crazy and completely unrealistic You receive an email in which you are hired to hack in to the systems of a large company to look if u can find some dirty information In the beginning i liked the story very much because its kinda the way you think, how a hacker gets his job I had some laughs while reading some mails i found The mails are very funny and while you dont get to see any character you always get some kind of info about the person you just hacked/you are a bout to hack You figure out a username and a password and then get to read that accounts mails etc. The game is alot of fun, while you do mostly the same all the time So after 4 hours im threw, actually more like 2 hours i just didnt close the game while getting dinner but nvm It's not the worst thing I've played this year but there's better alternatives if you're looking for something deep and rewarding. Overall, I would probably give it a neutral rating if I could. The later part of the story starts going off the rails as far as believability, and I lost immersion due to the ridiculousness of it, but maybe scifi fans would embrace that aspect more. There’s a whole lot of hacking into people’s emails, which involves very repetitive steps. You do not need to have any coding experience to play this game there’s help commands and even a hint command to guide you in the right direction if you get stuck. The commands are very straightforward and simplistic, and quite frankly the puzzles are too if you’ve already played other similar games. Hack RUN is strictly a console-like window, much like Hacknet but smaller and less attractive. However, The Black Watchmen is superior in pretty much in every way, from user interface to story design to puzzle quality to immersion. The storylines are vaguely similar in that you’re hacking into a mysterious pharmaceutical company to discover they are doing heinous things, and both games utilize dummy websites you can actually go to for clues to solve their puzzles. Honestly, this game felt like a lower budget version of the very excellent ARG, The Black Watchmen, also on Steam. This is more of a glorified puzzle game than a legit simulation, so no one is going to walk away with real hacker skills. Hack RUN is also available on mobile if you’re interested. ![]() I bought this game on the recommendation of someone in a gaming group I’m in, after they learned that I enjoy hacking sims. ![]()
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