Recent reviews by Lafleur

If you likes games like Uplink and Hacknet then you should definitely try this game.

It begins with a 3-4 hour single player tutorial which is really well done and teaches you the ropes in a clear way - while still being entertaining - before throwing you into an imposing, and initially impenetrable, multiplayer version.

Without guidance this monster of a game would be impossible to comprehend, especially for someone like me whose only experience with hacking is watching WarGames with Mathew Broderick when I was a kid. Fortunately, ｈａｃｋｍｕｄ has an amazing community.

Like... seriously.

One of the most 'famous' (i.e 'rich and clever') players just gave an hour long lesson for newcomers like me on how to start writing code. He does this several times a week. There are scripts available for free that will provide you with 'locs' (I think I got that right) to break into if you can’t figure out how to do it yet yourself. If you have a question you can just type it into chat and you will get a response within seconds... although it's always more likely to be a hint than a full solution because the community 'get it' and don't want to spoil the joy of discovery for you.

It’s important to note that I experienced all of this in the first two days after launch when the servers were pretty much on fire. However, while it is certainly frustrating to play with high amounts of lag (those negative reviews aren’t making that stuff up) it was actually kinda cool to see the (sole) developer in chat asking the same people that I was asking “what colours do c003 locks use?” to help him test out a new build of the game to fix it all.

I loved Uplink and Hacknet, but they were short, single player experiences. This is a game for people that are in it for the long haul. It will never have masses of players, but it already has a strong and dedicated fan base, and It is genuinely exciting to think about what this game will look like a year from now.

So, yeah… it’s good! Play it… maybe…. I’ll be playing it! You might not like it… but you might love it! (I can’t tell because we haven’t met.)

P.S. I downloaded Notepad to make a script that says “Hi, friend!” which I feel is proof that this game can teach you how to program irl.

P.P.S. I know that this review has gone on too long, but I’m not sure how to end it.

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