HACK_IT

23%
Game Brain Score Based on 116 reviews
  • story
  • gameplay
  • graphics
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"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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23%
Audience ScoreBased on 116 reviews
music3 positive mentions
story9 negative mentions
  • The game offers cool emojis and achievements to display on Steam.
  • Some players found the surreal artwork and sound design interesting.
  • It can be enjoyable for those who appreciate visual novels and interactive stories.
  • The gameplay is mostly just clicking 'next' with minimal interaction and no real challenges.
  • The story is poorly written, filled with spelling errors, and lacks depth.
  • Many players felt it misrepresented itself as a hacking simulation when it is more of a visual novel.
  • story38 mentions

    The game's story is widely criticized for being dull, poorly written, and lacking depth, with many players describing it as a tedious experience filled with spelling errors and minimal gameplay. While some appreciate the flow of the narrative, most agree that it feels more like a series of prompts rather than a cohesive story, leading to frustration and disappointment. Overall, the narrative fails to engage players, often reducing their experience to mindless clicking through a generic plot.

    • “The story itself gets increasingly weird the more you play, which goes along well with the game's presentation.”
    • “Good story and good gameplay, what's not to love!”
    • “The story, UI, effects, and surprises are awesome.”
    • “Despite it being fully released, it has spelling errors, little to no actual gameplay, and an absurd story.”
    • “The story is dull and badly written with several spelling mistakes (and no, not chat typos... actual mistakes).”
    • “The story is more generic than a Michael Bay movie, and I've interacted more (and gotten more interested) with a chemistry textbook or Wolfram Alpha.”
  • gameplay13 mentions

    The gameplay in hack_it is widely criticized for being minimal and frustrating, primarily consisting of clicking to advance dialogue and engaging in overly simplistic mini-games that lack depth and enjoyment. Many reviewers note the absence of meaningful mechanics or strategy, with the overall experience described as tedious and poorly executed, leaving players feeling that it barely qualifies as a game. Additionally, the presence of spelling errors and a convoluted story further detracts from any potential engagement.

    • “The closest thing to gameplay is either remembering a pin number for 30 seconds or the extremely simple minigames that were supposed to be dream sequences.”
    • “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'.”
    • “You just click buttons like: download, fix virus, etc. Not much thought or gameplay involved.”
    • “The most gameplay that Hack_it offers is clicking for the next screen and the occasional, frustrating mini-game, reminiscent of a Newgrounds game.”
    • “Hack_it is insanely barebones, and, despite it having a money 'mechanic,' it doesn’t show your account, making the in-game choices mean even less.”
    • “The story (is it supposed to be one?) is boring, the gameplay is nonexistent.”
  • graphics10 mentions

    The graphics of the game are polarizing, with some players appreciating the surreal and glitch aesthetics, while others criticize the lack of visual depth and poor execution. Backgrounds are often limited to black or blue, and while the artwork has its charm, many feel it falls short in overall quality and user experience. Overall, the visuals seem to evoke mixed feelings, with room for significant 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).”
    • “The graphics aren’t much, and the background is usually black or blue, depending on whether the screen is currently on the connect tool or the desktop.”
    • “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.”
  • humor6 mentions

    The humor in the game is largely criticized for being cringeworthy and outdated, with excessive use of emoticons and meme references that detract from the experience. While some players found moments of humor, the overall consensus leans towards it being a failed attempt at comedy, leaving many feeling that the dialogue and narrative are more annoying than amusing.

    • “Every other piece of dialogue has an emoticon, there are references to memes and other chunks of internet culture, like a cat meme folder, 'trigger' and 'm8.' It also appears to be savvy in internet trolling, with an entire 20 minutes taken up in a stupid goose chase that ends with the 'virusman,' the main hacker that the player interacts with, saying he thought it was funny.”
    • “Out of curiosity, I checked the Steam reviews once the game was released, which only confirmed my expectations: the majority considered the game a cringy visual novel, with a small percentage actually praising the game for its funny humor and art direction.”
    • “The dialogue is meaningless; the use of emoticons and cringe-worthy lines such as 'no u won't lol' makes the game’s advertised 'narrative hacking experience' a seriously unfunny joke.”
    • “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.”
  • music5 mentions

    The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players praise the great soundtrack and effective sound design that enhance the surreal artwork, others find the background music lacking. Overall, the sound effects are generally well-received, contributing positively to the gaming experience.

    • “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 music and sound effects are super sweet.”
    • “The background music wasn't great.”
    • “The music is pretty okay though.”
  • grinding2 mentions

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and boring, as it begins too early in the storyline and relies heavily on repetitive clicking, accompanied by unnecessary screen effects that detract from the experience.

    • “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.”
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