What? It's a community-run (not official!) Hackerjam with a strong focus on Hacknet: Pathfinder . Why? To Breathe new life into the extensions development scene by encouraging others to use Pathfinder! Why should I join? We've got prizes! The first place winner will win a Steam game valued at USD$70 or less, and three runner-ups will receive USD$10. (Additionally, the first place winner can cho…
Hackerjam v2 is on now! After the amazing results of the first Hackerjam - a community event for creators to make Hacknet extensions (mods/custom campaigns), I've decided to run another one! Feel like you could make a cool story or interesting experience with Hacknet's style and mechanics? This is your time! THE RULES · Extensions must be submitted and uploaded to the Steam Workshop before 11:5…
LudoNarraCon is here! Explore exhibitor streams, play a demo (...or 20! 😍), learn something new with 14 hours of panels, or snag one of the 50+ games that's on sale. This free digital festival celebrates indie narrative games like our's: with over 40 exhibitors, there's something for everyone. Start the next chapter of your next favorite game. There are over 20 demos for you to download and pl…
We have partnered with Humble Bundle to raise money for Australian Bushfire relief efforts. Hacknet and Hacknet Labyrinths are included in a bumper bundle with 28 total games for just $25. All profits from the bundle will go towards WIRES (NSW Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service) and the World Wildlife Fund through the American Red Cross. You can join us in aiding the relief effor…
We’ll be attending LudoNarraCon this weekend, a digital convention for narrative games hosted right here on Steam from 10 - 13 May. We will be ‘exhibiting’ at the event and streaming right here on the Hacknet Steam store page. It’s being put on by indie games label, Fellow Traveller, and we’re really excited to be taking part alongside so many great games like Orwell, Neo Cab and Heaven’s Vault…
Three years ago, on August 13, 2015, a game I’d been working on for a few years was released. I mean, it was actually the August 14th for me, since I’m in Australia, but it happened all the same. In that time, Hacknet has been played by over 1.4 million people. That number being so huge was helped a lot by the two 48 hours free giveaways we did recently, but even those bumps aside, the success…
Today our publisher, Surprise Attack Games, is relaunching as Fellow Traveller. To celebrate, Hacknet is on sale along with the rest of their catalogue. Check out their publisher sale page for all the details - Here’s some more from the team at Fellow Traveller on what the change is all about: For the past seven years, our journey as a small indie publisher from the shores of Australia has been…
We are currently giving away Hacknet for FREE via Steam for 48 hours only as part of a special promotion. Described by Kotaku as “the closest thing I’ve seen to a real life hacking sim”, the command line interface game will lead you on an adventure down a digital rabbit hole as you search for answers surrounding the mysterious murder of a hacker known only as “Bit”. You can download the game fr…
Our friends over at Humble are currently giving away Hacknet Deluxe for free as part of their Spring Sale promotion. Those who head on over to the Humble Store can sign up for a free Humble account, and they will be delivered a Steam key for the base game and the awesome OST. So tell all your friends, and for those who haven't picked up Hacknet Labyrinths yet, Humble are also running a 25% off…
Hello everyone! Today we are kicking off HackerJAM: a community event for creators to collaborate and create some cool mods for Hacknet, using the newly released Hacknet Extensions tools. THE RULES · Mods that breach copyright infringement will not be eligible to win the HackerJAM. Sorry guys, but no Mr. Robot mods are going to be selected by us. · Mods must be submitted no later that 11:59PM P…
Hi all, After many months of work, delays, polish and refinement, I'm very proud to announce that Hacknet Labyrinths is now released on PC, Mac and Linux. To acess Labyritnhs, go to Entropy or CSEC and look for a contract called "The Kaguya Trials". More details here: I'll be around to fix any bugs and help people out during launch week, but I'm also getting straight back to work, focusing on m…
Hi all, I'm excited to finally announce the expansion's launch date: Hacknet Labyrinths will launch at 8am PST on Friday March 31. I want to thank you all for your patience and support along the way. Labyrinths has been a huge undertaking, and ended up much larger and more detailed than I originally planned. It's over half the size of the original game in most ways, and more than that in others…
Hi all, Right about now, I had hoped to be announcing the imminent release of Hacknet Labyrinths, the major expansion for Hacknet. Instead, regrettably, I’m announcing its delay until March 2017. As with anything where you attempt to raise the bar on what has been done previously, the development of Labyrinths has been a huge, complex job. I'm not satisfied with making 'more of the same' - I th…
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