Entry for 2024 Github.com gamejam, theme of 'Secrets'. Written by a team of 1, from scratch in React/Typescript.

Walkthrough video:

You hack remote servers (in-game, simulated!) using a telnet client, and gradually unlock more powerful GUI tools and secrets (passwords, user-accounts, NPC's private info), discover more servers and uncover a wider story around who's controlling the flow of power and money.

Features

• [gamejam++, added post-jam]: step-by-step tutorial
• 1 x intro mission, 2 x interactive chat missions, and open-ended final mission
• (after the intro/chat missions): scan servers using your new GUI and try to hack as many as you can
• 5 x different unlockable GUI tools
• > 50 x simulated servers to hack
• Explore filesystems
• Change passwords, overwrite files
• 4 x background music tracks composed for the game

Secrets / unlocks

• Check the ugly 'support' app and read carefully. Or win the game (to see the cheatcodes)

If all else fails ... visit the Discord: 

https://discord.gg/UGp2d8DcNQ

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Gamejam++ patch after submission:

• Adds an in-game 'OS installer' that guides you through the core gameplay elements
• Adds an in-game 'hackers manual' (find it in your Documents folder) with step-by-step instructions on finding servers, hacking them, what to do when you've hacked a server, etc.

Emergency patch after submission:

• December 31st: fixed small layout bugs that affected small screens, some browsers, etc. Fixed 'gameover' message not appearing for some players.
• Itch.io 'fullscreen' widget was blocking one of the clickable buttons - shifted the buttons out of the way
• The in-game music was included in the bundle, but wasn't playing - you just got silence for most of the game - so fixed the 1-line mistake
• Added two pieces of text to the background to help debugging in case anyone else has problems with playing it (version-number in bottom right, and track-name in bottom left)
• Made the initial hints from 'Mom' at start of game more explicit to get you started