SmashTheState - Cyberpunk Terminal Hacker

Hey everybody, here’s my completed Terminal Hacker! I went for a cyberpunk theme, where the victory screens mostly show how the world changes from your actions. :slight_smile:

I enjoyed getting to make a few nods to my limited understanding of the *nix CLI, and adding a few easter eggs as well. Hope you enjoy it and would love to hear your thoughts!

Play it on Itch.io!

–Kyle

I really like the flavor text you have when I get the answer that establishes more context in the world the terminal is based in. I wasn’t able to figure out the first level 1 word I got, but at least I got the second. I feel like I don’t understand the theme, or perhaps I just don’t know what you mean by cyberpunk. The zelda easter egg was great :smiley:

Thanks for sharing!

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Thanks for the review, AndyError! :smiley:

Just in case you aren’t familiar with cyberpunk: (Else feel free to skip this paragraph lol)
“Cyberpunk” is a sub-genre of sci-fi that focuses on computer-based societies. Things like “Ghost in the Shell”, “Deus Ex”, “Blade Runner”, or “Shadowrun” fall into this category. In this kind of fiction you’ll find things like internet-connected brain implants, societies of androids, and shadowy criminals, good or bad, that can hack anything

I suppose this game might take place a little closer to today, maybe “pre-cyberpunk”? Haha. The theme idea basically being that you’re a lone vigilante with a keyboard in a world that’s constantly networked, and unfortunately is mostly controlled by shadow governments and power-hungry corporate empires.

As a hacker/decker, you’re attempting to change the world by taking things into your own hands and sabotaging institutions that take advantage of people. I tried to show that each one of these actions may or may not go as planned. Throwing wrenches in the global machine can have serious consequences. :wink:

Thanks so much for playing! :slight_smile:

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Nice use of the theme.
End screens are a nice touch.
Very generous to share the cs script for others to see how to did things.

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