HACK_IT

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HACK_IT is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Dan_D and was released on May 5, 2016. It received negative reviews from players.

"HACK\_IT" is a narrative-driven game that simulates various hacking tasks, such as cracking passwords, infiltrating servers, and stealing money from accounts. The game features an interactive terminal, unique tools, and a progressive hacking system that gets more complex as you advance. With desktop view missions and various hacking applications, players can experience an immersive simulation, complete with Steam integration, achievements, and trading cards.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 107 reviews

story8 negative mentions

The game features cool emojis and achievements to display on Steam.
The artwork is surreal and interesting, appealing to fans of glitch aesthetics.
It can be enjoyable for those who appreciate visual novels and interactive stories.

The gameplay is mostly just clicking through a linear story with minimal interaction.
It fails to deliver on its promise of being a hacking simulation, feeling more like a visual novel.
Many players found the story dull, repetitive, and filled with spelling mistakes.

story
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in the game is widely criticized for being dull, poorly written, and lacking depth, often described as a tedious sequence of clicking through linear prompts with minimal player engagement. Many reviewers noted that it fails to deliver a compelling narrative or meaningful gameplay, often feeling more like a tutorial than a fully realized story experience. Overall, the consensus is that the story detracts from the game rather than enhances it, leaving players frustrated and unfulfilled.
- “The story itself gets increasingly weird the more you play, which goes along well with the game's presentation.”
- “Even though the story ends in about 93 minutes of playing the game, it's still really fun, and it's cool to get the achievements and actually complete the game.”
- “Good story and good gameplay, what's not to love!”
- “The story is lame and boring; there is nothing remotely 'simulation' about it.”
- “The story is dull and badly written with several spelling mistakes (and no, not chat typos... actual mistakes).”
- “The sound effects are repetitive, and the story is linear and quickly becomes an exercise in clicking 'next' to proceed.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is widely criticized for being virtually nonexistent, with users describing it as a series of simplistic tasks and minigames that lack depth and engagement. Many reviewers note that the experience is marred by poor execution, including annoying story elements and overwhelming visual effects, leading to a frustrating and headache-inducing experience. Overall, the consensus is that the game fails to deliver any meaningful gameplay or strategy, making it unworthy of recommendation.
- “The closest thing to gameplay is either remembering a pin number for 30 seconds or the extremely simple minigames (tainted by the terrible effects) that were supposed to be dream sequences.”
- “Not only does this give you a headache from the moving screen, but also the gameplay at base is not good.”
- “It's not even a game at all, unless you consider pressing space to proceed to the next line of cringeworthy dialogue and occasionally clicking a button or navigating a crude minigame to be 'gameplay'.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are described as surreal and interesting, particularly appealing to fans of glitch aesthetics. However, there are mixed opinions on execution, with some players noting poor visual transitions and overall execution issues that detract from the experience. While some appreciate the unique style, others find it lacking and in need of improvement.
- “The artwork is surreal and interesting, and the sound design as well as the music underline these qualities.”
- “If you're a fan of glitch aesthetics, you're going to love the visuals in this game.”
- “- Nice and good graphics (I play on fantastic mode).”
- “I have played games that had annoying or grating visuals.”
- “It tries to be a visual novel but has no visuals, and I hate the fact that those two guys were that one douchebag in the beginning.”
- “Overall, poor execution on every front of a video game: gameplay, sound, graphics, etc.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews; while some players appreciate the great soundtrack and its ability to enhance the surreal artwork, others find the background music to be merely acceptable or not particularly impressive. Overall, the sound design complements the game's aesthetic effectively.
- “The artwork is surreal and interesting, and the sound design as well as the music underline these qualities.”
- “Great soundtrack; even the high volume in the prologue surprised me a bit.”
- “The background music wasn't great.”
- “The music is pretty okay though.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game has been widely criticized, with many users finding it unfunny and lacking in comedic effectiveness. Overall, it seems to miss the mark in delivering genuine laughs.
- “It tried to be funny, but it was not funny in the slightest.”
- “It's not funny, which unfortunately is the direction it's heading towards.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and overly simplistic, with an early onset that disrupts the initially engaging storyline. The repetitive nature of the grinding, often reduced to just one or two clicks, is seen as boring and exacerbated by unnecessary screen effects.
- “The storyline starts off quite good, but then it quickly devolves into a grinding process that relies on one or two clicks.”
- “The grinding is extremely tedious and boring, accompanied by unnecessary screen effects.”