868-HACK
Step into the gaming world with 868-HACK, one of the top $7.99 games in the App Store! Crafted with creativity and innovation by Michael Brough, this captivating Adventure game is bound to grab your attention. With its content rating of 9+, it caters to a wide audience. Ever since its release on 30th August 2013, it has been constantly updated, with the latest version rolled out on 8th December 2022.
Whether you have a liking for Adventure, Strategy, games, 868-HACK is sure to keep you hooked!
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You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps. Siphons are your lockpicks. Progs are your guns.
Connect to the sectors.
Download the data.
Escape, or be deleted alive.
A cyberspace adventure from the creator of Zaga-33.
What’s Fresh in the Latest Update?
Discover what’s new in the recent update of 868-HACK on 8th December 2022:
ok there was a bunch of random stuff
all pretty minor but like, making it difficult or unplayable
like the touch controls not lining up with buttons on-screen on some phones, or it being upside down
also some genuinely minor stuff like sound not coming out of headphones? weird
i think it’s all sorted now but let me know if there’s still any problems
i’ll sort out all the problems
i have two small kids and long-term illness and i’m running out of money
and i’m trying to focus on a new project
keeping my old stuff running because of unnecessary os updates that break things isn’t my top priority
but i get around to it eventually
honestly i really prefer the model of you paying once and then you’ve bought the game
rather than the continuous IAP thing
but there does end up being a bunch of ongoing work that i’m kind of not paid for
and the cost of living has gone way up
anyway i started a patreon, so if you do want to support me in a continous way you can
https://www.patreon.com/smestorp
but if not that’s chill, i’ll come along with some new games in a bit it’s just been tough
ok thanks for playing
Hear from the Players – 868-HACK Reviews
Find out what gamers are saying about 868-HACK:
This is our most-played iPhone strategy game ever. Was obsessed with it for months and still play regularly. Its super challenging (and, yeah, a roguelike so there are luck elements) but rewarding and deep as you get a better and better idea of the tactics.
Cyber roguelike featuring innovative and compelling gameplay, elegantly intertwined mechanics, and brilliant design.
What a great app! It’s addicting and really makes you think. We imagine it will take many, many runs to fully grasp and appreciate all the nuances of this game. You are either cheap or gave up too soon if you think it’s not worth the $4.99. Seriously, we wish we could get this much value from everything we purchase. Thank you!
This game is great, but how can you not include an option to turn off the sound?
Great replay value. Always tread lightly.
We have been playing this game on our iPad since its release and have always gone back to it. The challenging yet balanced turn based system is fun and addicting. But there are some strange sound and performance issues with the iPhone. PLEASE FIX!!! We love this game and would love to be able to play on our breaks without lugging around an iPad.
This is one of our favorite games, and its unplayable in its current state. Please fix!!
Best strategy game for mobile. Older issues re: slowdowns between moves is fixed with this update. Highly recommended! *Edit: slowdown is back with the newest update.
This game has a great balance of quick gameplay and interesting mechanics. Worth our $5.
Love the game, wish there was an option for tap controls, so you could choose between tap and swipe.
We bet the joker would play this game. He would want to take down society, to save epic gamers from society. 10/10 would highly recommend.
Fantastically weird game! Completely worth the price, but you should watch some videos on Youtube before deciding if it’s right for you. One issue, on our older (yet compatible!) iPad 2 running 9.3.5, none of the global high score screens will load. They just sit there siphoning. We hope there’s a way to address this and to get the app to work for real across devices. Otherwise, this is one of our favorites.
Not an impossible game, but certainly you’re fully dependent on luck. We’ve played >2000 games now, and we’ve run a counter on the past 1000 as mistake-free, and we haven’t advanced beyond level 6. Even super hard games like Hoplite give you a path to advance if you play a perfect level. The game is not aging well, frequently requiring multiple rotations of the screen before it displays properly. This aside, the game mechanic is wonderful, and worth experiencing.
This game is really well made, and extremely tough… However we feel that 4.99 is not worth it… Its the same thing over and over again, no story, no changes, just a smiling hacker, constantly trying to get past 8 sections, while shooting 3 different enemies, definitely can be better and because of that Im rating a 3/5, this is not a bad game at all, but 4.99 is not worth it for this game, when you can pay 2.99 for a hacking game with different levels and a big story all in it.
Game is skewed off the screen on the pro 12.9 2021 model making the game unplayable.
The resolution is off the screen on the IPad Pro. Tried contacting the developer but he is unresponsive. Will pursue a refund.
On a laptop, we play Brogue. On a phone, we play this. A+.
A brilliant rogue-like that is simple, easy to play on a phone, quick to pick up, but hard to master. Been playing it for years, and we still keep coming back.
The controls have gone dead. You used to be able to zip around by sliding your finger in the direction you wanted to move & the character sprite would move as fast as you did. Now after each time you move or attack, the game logic cuts off any input for a second and waits for the user to let their finger off the screen before accepting the next input. Basically, it feels dead. We have to wait for the game rather than the game waiting for us. Whatever was changed there is not for the better Mike. The super fast input from the previous releases was much better. The below issue seems fixed, so thanks for whatever you did : What the heck happened with the music in this release? The old music was great. Now it sounds like digitized cats being tortured. The game before this release was an easy 5 star game, but the new music makes it unplayable to us. People overlooking this unnecessary change are being too kind. Edit : It’s starting to look like this is a bug on iPhone 7. All the sounds and music have the pitch shifted up.
Love the game. The strategy is deep and every move has implications and meaning. Since everything is randomized it’s always a new challenge. The only thing we don’t like about the new update is that the controls are slower to respond. We used to be able to fly through levels but now we have to wait for our character to complete his move before we can move again. We’re talking about a half second delay per move and it’s annoying after playing the previous version for years.
We’re not a big fan of the developer charging a fee for the expansion. We think that updated to paid apps should be free and not at a cost. We’re a fan of the game but don’t think that this was reasonable.
If one were to take the best representations of a genre (eg, "roguelikes" or "roguelite") and reduce them to the barest, most essential elements, then it would stand to reason that the result would rival if not surpass most if not all other representations. 868-HACK manages this with aplomb, skillfully teasing users into one of the most elegant and simple experiences on iOS or any platform for that matter. We vacillated for so long (ie, roughly one year and a half) that we had almost forgotten about this title. We would implore you curious onlookerwhether committed to the genre or merely a dilettanteto avoid that mistake. Michael Brough, the indie developer behind this title, has crafted a masterpiece.
Great, worth every penny! Can’t stop playing this game !
Thank you Michael for updating this app! This has been a staple roguelike for us since it’s release – gameplay is top notch and the glitch theme could not be any better implemented. It’s a lot deeper than it looks, especially with how runs continue – if you like more puzzle-y roguelikes, give this game a shot!
You get your money’s worth. We find myself coming back to this game every few days or so, and it’s never a completely mindless playthrough. If you try to mindlessly plow through enemies, you’ll rarely win.
Every run reveals something new. Great, deep game. Totally worth it!
Echo sentiments of other reviews. Only quirk is no sound settings in the app or in Settings.
This is an oldie but a goodie and we don’t even love retro. The game plays kind of like tactical chess with the rogue like feel. Endless replayability. This game is one of our all-time faves. Btw we hate viruses.
The first hour or so of play is almost the equivalent of being addicted to hardcore drugs, but once you unlock every permission, the game becomes virtually pointless to play and turns very boring very fast… Oh well… JUST KIDDING!!! 868-Hack simply put is one of the most addicting and tough to master games of all time, just an absolute joy to play with a level of tactics and gameplay that would put classics like chess to shame. Make no mistake, this is undoubtedly the hardest video game ever created, but it’s also one of the funnest and most rewarding!!!!
We’ve seen numerous reviews for this game and they all placed it in an altar. We’re going to do just that. At first we thought it could be a cruel joke making us pay 6 bucks for a 6.4 MB game. What is this? A virus? A joke? We were gently persuaded by some other reviews we looked at and finally decided to pay for it. It is a gem of a game. It is brilliantly crafted. We honestly can’t find a thing wrong with it. You have unlocks, the difficulty is high, you will never have to delete something to make space to download it, incredibly addicting. Totally worth the money. On regards to the "looks" of the game, we really don’t mind it. This game is the true testament that games don’t have to have gorgeous graphics to be good.
Equal parts luck and skill. Mix throughly And drink. Repeat. This game is very replayable and frustratingly difficult – while still being enjoyable – even though each game is "only 8 levels". This is not an RPG, but rewarding puzzle … That pushes you to get a higher score and, most always, die.
This game is fantastic. It’s so addicting and it’s worth every penny.
We gotta say that this game concept is truly exceptional. The learning curve was a little steep at first, but if you pay attention you’ll get it in no time at all. We are hooked on this game and like the fact that it is a challenge! Well done!
We’re late for work. One more game on the can.
A someone who has spent quite a bit of money on ios games the last few years, this is unquestionably our favorite.
At first, 868-Hack may fool you into thinking it’s a happy little computer virus game to play casually in your spare moments. Maybe it looks like a chance to escape to a happy little game to calm your world. And then you start losing. 868-Hack stays open, and you lose again. This goes on for some time. You begin questioning your sanity. Why did we make that move ten turns ago? Why can’t we put this down? It’s a puzzle game built to brutalize you. Every move is significant. It makes you feel stupid, and it makes you love it. Heartily recommended.
Best and only game we play on our iPhone.
You’ll spend the first few games simply figuring out how to move, and then, how to die. Later you’ll gain an appreciation for all the mayhem and unfair odds as the defenders steam roll you over and over again. Finally, you’ll see the randomness is actually the product of a clear and predictable clockwork and that you alone have the power to HACK. Maybe summed up best as a "crypto microgue"
How long can you survive? Can you read the patterns in the matrix and escape their grasp? Find out. Get this game.
This game is fantastic, the evolution of that Robots game where every time you’d move a bunch of robots would move one square closer to you. It has DEPTH, and lots of it. True strategy involved, without having to spend hours and hours going thru tutorials and learning archaic systems. Love it, one of the best on iOS!
Mikes mind works like no other developers. What a friggin creative genius. We challenge all you so called gamers, let’s support the man. Some of the best games in the App Store come from Mike. This man does nothing but give you tons of gaming pleasure.
The game looks more promising then it actually is. It is 6$ but worth 2$
We balked at the price tag when we first saw this game — we mean, five dollars for an iOS game? That’s just crazy. We didn’t bother. But then we heard a friend talking about it, and he really seemed to like it. We still remembered seeing it in the app store, so we decided to drop the money. Now, after a long period of ownership and hours spent waiting in lobbies playing this, I’d say it’s easily one of the best $5 we’ve spent. It’s a clever game with a lot of strategy and risk taking. We’ve had some surprisingly breath-taking moments — like when we haven’t been keeping track of all the cryptogs, have only one health left, and have to move to an open space, or when we need to calculate exactly how to spend our sparse resources to get out of being surrounded on three sides by ten enemies. It’s a good game. We highly recommend getting it.
This game uses mystery to great effect. The tutorial teaches very little and you will spend your first day or two simply learning what everything does and how to play. Once you do, the game is fairly easy to beat. Its fun and feels good to beat the game the first time. Then it becomes super easy unless you start chasing high scores. This is also fun and adds to the replayability. Personally we would have liked the puzzle mechanics to be developed more across more levels, but still this is a fun, highly creative game. Oh, awesome visuals and sound effects too.
The price is bad and level 5 is impossible. Awesoem game tho.
This game is more engaging than many made by the big guys. It’s expensive for what it is, but you will get your money’s worth. Addicting and challenging.
This game could be fun if it was supported for iPod 4th gen.
If you get a score buff and can survive the five mobs that spawn then the game becomes trivial. Not as much depth as the various review sites claim. Not roguelike at all. Barely roguelite.