What The Hack!

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What The Hack! is a single player casual platformer game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Ward Vervoort and was released on August 22, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

What The Hack! Is a humoristic, story puzzle game, where you, a computer program, tries to avoid getting destroyed by escaping a facility. Doing so by hacking and hijacking devices in your surroundings. You play as Boolian, a facility worker whose consciousness is unexpectedly zapped into a computer. Before you can even process what’s happened, a security drone begins checking for malware. …

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98%Audience ScoreBased on 55 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

Unique and fun hacking puzzle gameplay with an engaging concept.
High-quality graphics and art style with pleasing music and sound design.
Short, smooth, and satisfying experience suitable for a quick playthrough.

Game is very short with limited levels and content.
Some frustrating puzzles and lack of polish or optimization.
Missing basic features like volume control, settings menu, and controller support.

gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
55%
18%
27%
The gameplay is praised for being smooth, satisfying, and innovative, particularly with its electronic object possession and hacking mechanics that evoke a Portal-like vibe. While generally enjoyable and well-paced with steadily introduced mechanics, some minor issues like glitches and lack of in-game settings may affect the experience. Overall, players find the controls intuitive and the gameplay engaging, making it a memorable and fun experience.
- “Gameplay is all about possessing and taking control over electronic objects and using it to your advantage.”
- “Gameplay is good and smooth, not a lot of bugs, some textures are see-through and you can glitch yourself in elevators but it's still minor issues.”
- “Mechanics are introduced evenly throughout the 3 levels which led to a smooth experience that didn't overstay its welcome.”
- “Oh, but be aware, I couldn't find an in-game volume control or any sort of settings in general, so be prepared for a loud intro and gameplay.”
- “One note on gameplay -- I retried the tutorial several times thinking I flubbed something.”
- “The tutorial is designed to fail, it sets off the alarm and the security drone comes in; gameplay starts then.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
12%
38%
The game's graphics are praised for their appealing art style and effective use of lighting and post-processing to enhance low poly visuals. While generally considered good and visually pleasing, the lack of graphics quality settings and high GPU usage at stable framerates are noted. Overall, the visuals are well-received, especially by those with an artistic background.
- “The graphics in this game are really quite good. While low poly graphics are usually worth avoiding, they added enough lighting and post-processing to hide the flaws, which makes the game look more appealing.”
- “As a game artist myself, I appreciate the graphics a lot.”
- “There are no graphics quality settings in this game, I got 28-30 fps at 98% GPU usage.”
- “The game has really pretty visuals and decent music.”
- “I absolutely love the artstyle.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
The music in the game is generally praised for being enjoyable and fitting the style well, adding to the overall experience. While some users wish for more music content, the soundtrack is considered pretty good and complements the game's visuals and gameplay. However, there is a desire for more audio customization options such as separate volume controls.
- “Loved the soundtrack, loved the style, can we have some more please?”
- “Fun and silly little puzzle game, there is some clever solutions to each puzzle that can sometimes be done in different ways which is always nice, the music is cool too”
- “The game has really pretty visuals and decent music.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Optimization is generally solid, with the game running smoothly and offering good visuals despite a slightly slow framerate. It performs well enough to suggest smooth gameplay on devices with similar or slightly lower GPU power, such as the Steam Deck, especially with minor adjustments like resolution scaling.
- “This game looks good, is enjoyable, and runs smoothly.”
- “It's GPU is almost exactly half the performance of the Steam Deck's, so I assume either 'out of the box' or with a bit of light resolution scaling with Gamescope it'd run fine on the Steam Deck.”
- “Framerate is a little slow but that's just optimization.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The story is short but engaging, offering an enjoyable experience with fun gameplay and memorable controls. However, some users feel it lacks deeper interaction with the game environment. Overall, it’s a well-received and entertaining narrative.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional impact of the game is bittersweet, as it shows great potential and heartfelt effort typical of a student project, but its lack of polish and content prevents it from fully resonating or competing with more polished commercial titles.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor is light and enjoyable, contributing to a pleasant overall experience when combined with its easy puzzles.