868-HACK

868-HACK
Developer(s) Michael Brough
Publisher(s) Michael Brough
Platform(s) iOS, Windows, Mac OS X
Release August 30, 2013
Genre(s) Roguelike
Mode(s) Single-player video game Edit this on Wikidata

868-HACK is a roguelike video game developed and published by Michael Brough (known as Smestorp). It was released on August 30, 2013 for iOS and on January 27, 2015 for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X via the Steam distribution platform. The "PLAN.B" expansion pack was released on July 11, 2017.[1]

It received positive reviews from critics, who cited its game design and high degree of addictiveness.

Gameplay

The player controls a hacking program in a computer system and must grab as much computer data as possible before a defense program destroys it.[2] The game plays in the manner of a dungeon crawler, with its rooms being randomly generated.[2] The player must collect keys to unlock nodes to hack.[2]

The game's graphics resemble those of the ZX Spectrum.[2]

Plot

The game takes place in a cyberpunk setting, where as alluded to by the game's title, hacking is done by dial-up.

Reception

868-HACK was positively received by critics, with an aggregate score of 84 on Metacritic.[3]

Harry Slater of Pocket Gamer called the game an "intriguing" but "unashamedly tough experience", that offered a "unique and engaging take on some of modern gaming's current trends".[2] The game received Pocket Gamer's silver award.[2]

Edge Online called the game "formidably tough" and "meticulously thought through", and "one of the smartest iOS games in some time".[4]

References

  1. ↑ Alice O'Connor (2017-07-11). "868-HACK expansion PLAN.B jacks in". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "868-Hack Review". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  3. ↑ "868-HACK". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  4. ↑ "868-Hack review | Edge Online". 2013-11-09. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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