Night Hacking - DEMO

This is the demo for my first project as a solo indie dev. It contains a good chunk of the game and the save carries over to the full version which you can find on Steam. (I'll also consider putting it on itch.io as soon as I get some time to read through the legal stuff).

You are known as F4stTurt13 on the net, a grey hat, earning a living by completing bug bounties. A few years ago you lost the motivation to go out, in the real world, and now the idea of leaving your apartment makes you feel anxious. Unexpectedly, you’ll find yourself in the midst of conspiracies and on a dangerous path to uncover the truth.

> Night Hacking is, mostly, an interactive story narrated through chats, files, and websites

> The hacking process is guided and simple - the only mild challenge may come from the occasional “minigame”

> The demo should last 2-3 hours, depending mainly on your reading speed and interest in “side” stories. (The full game is around 7-10 hours)

> There are a few decisions that will impact the ending

World: In 2032 a large-scale natural disaster ravaged the entire world. It took years for mankind to recover, and two large opposing “countries” were formed in the aftermath. This story is set in the Eastern Alliance of Democracies, comprising Eurasia and Eastern Africa.

Tech: Due to government policies, the computing power of devices personally owned can’t exceed 1GFLOP. However, an illegal tool, named NeuralNet Jack, was developed and allowed to use the human brain as a “CPU”.

Net: The content available on the net is heavily censored, leading to the creation of an alternative distributed network, called ShadowNet. Its use is considered a crime, but a sizable part of the population (25-30%) access it daily. The main contributors to the Snet infrastructure and code are members of the Neon Knights Collective.

Mature Content Description

This game contains content not appropriate for all ages, including topics like suicide, mental health, drug use, violence, and death. 2D pixel art graphics of killings are shown in a few instances. Illegal activities (mostly hacking) are portrayed. Occasional swearing is present but censored.