A downloadable game for Windows

Story

You are a cybersecurity specialist working for HackOp offices. Your job is to help secure your clients' networks by protecting them from external hackers.

One day, coming home from work, something interesting happens that might reverse your role...

Learn real hacking methods and test your cybersecurity skills in this story-driven puzzle adventure following the tracks left behind by a mysterious entity called "wh1t3_l1ly".

Features

  • Learn real hacking techniques and run real exploits. Discover the hacker within you!
  • In-game "hints and solutions" system guarantees you can complete every challenge and advance in the game
  • Plenty of hidden "hint tokens". Find them all!
  • Discover the mysterious story behind "wh1t3_l1ly"

Controls

Roaming

  • A and D to move horizontally across the scenes
  • Left Click to interact with menus and game objects in the scenes
  • ESC to open up the menu

Terminal

  • Once you are interacting with the terminal, use your Keyboard to type commands
  • CTRL + C to copy selected text
  • CTRL + V to paste selected text
  • UP-ARROW and DOWN-ARROW to cycle through the used commands history

Tips

  • Don't be afraid to use the "hint and solutions" system if you ever get stuck!
  • Use the "help" command in the terminal to see the complete list of commands available in a challenge


Acknowledgment

This game was developed as a project for my Bachelor Thesis "Design and Development of an Ethical Hacking Gamification" in collaboration with the HCI Lab of the University of Udine.

Credits

  • Designed and Developed by Gabriele Zotti (LinkedIn, GitHub)
  • Game Art by Gabriele Zotti
  • Character Animation by Unknown (I don't remember where I found the sprite sheet. If you are the art owner, feel free to contact me to add you to the credits)
  • Background Music by Apoxode (CCMixter)
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows
Rating
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorZottiGabriele
GenreAdventure, Educational, Puzzle
Made withUnity
TagsBrain Training, Detective, Hacking, Mystery, Narrative, Pixel Art, Point & Click, suspense
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
AccessibilitySubtitles

Download

Download
HackOp_wh1t3_l1ly.zip 27 MB

Install instructions

1. Extract the downloaded zip file

2. Open the extracted folder

3. Run the "HackOp_wh1t3_l1ly.exe" file

4. Enjoy!

Development log

Comments

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Good game! I really loved it because you need personal skills. 

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

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Loved it! A really smooth experience and just challenging enough.

Thanks for the feedback!