Hacknet is a Simulation game from Team Fractal Alligator with a 94% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Team Fractal Alligator
- Release year
- 2015
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $1.49
- Review signal
- 94% positive
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System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) Storage: 500 MB available space
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: OSX 13.04 Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) Storage: 500 MB available space
Linux
- Minimum
- OS: Ubuntu 13.4 LTS Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) Storage: 500 MB available space
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Hacknet is worth a closer look if you want cyberpunk, strong atmosphere, exploration, and narrative mystery.
Best for players who want cyberpunk, strong atmosphere, exploration, and narrative mystery.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness.
cyberpunk
SettingThe game leans into neon, hacking, or corporate-dystopia texture.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
narrative-mystery
Play styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
rhythm
Play styleTiming actions to music or rhythm is part of the hook.
Steam review snapshots
Won't teach you hacking, but teaches you about IPs, ports, folder structure and Unix commands, which is the first step.It's a clever hacking simulator that's both immersive and consistently fun from beginning to end.Explore the world through a basic interface and command window, worming your way through ports, proxies, and firewalls while avoiding detection by…To summarize, the whole experience from A to Z is pretty much a 10/10 on a casual games basis, where you'd like…Why it fits
Best for players who want cyberpunk, strong atmosphere, exploration, and narrative mystery. A clever, immersive simulation with a cyberpunk feel, strong atmosphere, and a focus on exploration and story mystery.
Who might skip it
Skip if you dislike technical roughness.