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General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com		Complete Edition, Ultimate Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition, Complete Edition, Ultimate Edition also available.
itch.io		Educational License also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition, Complete Edition, Ultimate Edition also available.
Origin (unavailable)

A free alpha version is available.

The Steam version of Hacknet can be ran without Steam running. However, this may clear your local save, and mess with Steam Cloud when Steam is opened again.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Labyrinths	GOG.com, Humble Store, Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Settings.txt^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Hacknet/Settings.txt
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Hacknet/Settings.txt

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hacknet\Accounts\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Hacknet/Accounts
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Hacknet/Accounts
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/365450/remote/

Game installation folder is used by the Steam version in rare cases when the game cannot access the primary location.^[3]

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See Multi-monitor.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA on/off toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		Enforced via cap.^[3]
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Multi-monitor

Modify settings file^[3]
Go to the installation folder. Open `Settings.txt`. Modify the top two lines so they have your desired resolution width and height, respectively. Save and close the file.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound (togglable only), Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		2	Available in the alpha versions.^[4]

Issues unresolved

Crash on startup

Some graphics cards are unable to correctly tell Hacknet what resolution they use.

Some older graphics cards crash when scanlines are enabled by default, disabling scanlines in the settings.txt configuration file then starting the game resolves this issue.

The developer is working on a permanent solution.^{[citation needed]}

Manually add settings file^[5]

Go to the installation folder and replace the content of settings.txt with this:

1280
1008
true
bloom: true
scanlines: true
muted: false
volume: 0.3
fontConfig: default
hasSaved: True
shouldMultisample: True
defaultLocale: en-us
drawMusicVis: True

Notes

The first two lines are the screen resolution values. The third line contains a boolean value to toggle fullscreen mode.

Using 1008 rather than 1024 seems to solve the black screen issue on startup.^{[citation needed]} Adjust resolution accordingly.

Change compatibility settings^[5]

Go to the installation folder.
Right-click Hacknet.exe, then click on Properties.
Go to the Compatibility tab.
Check Run in 640x480 resolution and Run this program as an Administrator.
Click OK.

Notes

Uncheck Run in 640x480 resolution once the resolution has been set in the in-game options menu.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	2.1, 3.0	2.1 support requires a compatible Mac or Linux OS and a graphics card supporting OpenGL 2.1 with ARB extensions.
Shader Model support	2.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Input	SDL

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7.5
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 13.04
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)

Notes

↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Steam Community News - Hacknet FNA Update & Discount - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Bug Reports v2 - Report them Here! :: Hacknet General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Tested by Expack3.
↑ Multiplayer? :: Hacknet General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Steam Community Discussion - Known Issues (with crash on startup workaround)

[gamedir-3] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Steam Community News - Hacknet FNA Update & Discount - last accessed on May 2023

[2] Bug Reports v2 - Report them Here! :: Hacknet General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[Expack3-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Tested by Expack3.

[5] Multiplayer? :: Hacknet General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[KnownIssuesOfficial-6] 5.0 ^5.1 Steam Community Discussion - Known Issues (with crash on startup workaround)

[1]

[2]

[Note 1]

[3]

[4]

[5]

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+{{Infobox game/row/engine|FNA|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/365450/announcements/detail/954003477217240441|title=Steam Community News - Hacknet FNA Update & Discount|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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+{{Infobox game/row/engine|XNA|Windows (alternate)|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/365450/discussions/0/451850849198886875/#c365163686073910139|title=Bug Reports v2 - Report them Here! :: Hacknet General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 12, 2015}}
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|hacknet|82}}
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1886/hacknet|83}}
-{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|hacknet|88}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|hacknet|}}
 |taxonomy     =
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization|expansion pack}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Text-based, Scrolling }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Business }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
 |steam appid  = 365450
 |gogcom id    = 1439474400
@@ Line 42: / Line 51: @@
 {{Availability/row| Humble | hacknet | DRM-free | {{Store link|Humble|hacknet-deluxe|Deluxe Edition}}, {{Store link|Humble|hacknet-complete-edition|Complete Edition}}, {{Store link|Humble|hacknet-ultimate-edition|Ultimate Edition}} also available. | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
 {{Availability/row| itch.io | https://fellowtraveller.itch.io/hacknet | DRM-free | [https://fellowtraveller.itch.io/hacknet-edicational-license Educational License] also available. | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{Availability/row| Origin | hacknet/hacknet/standard-edition | Origin | | | Windows }}
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+{{Availability/row| Origin | hacknet/hacknet/standard-edition | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
 {{ii}} A free [https://www.moddb.com/games/hacknet/downloads alpha version] is available.
+{{ii}} The Steam version of Hacknet can be ran without Steam running. However, this may clear your local save, and mess with Steam Cloud when Steam is opened again.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
-{{DLC/row | Official Soundtrack | {{Store link|GOG.com|hacknet_ost}}, {{Store link|Humble|hacknet-soundtrack}}, {{Store link|Steam|408710}} | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Labyrinths | {{Store link|GOG.com|hacknet_labyrinths}}, {{Store link|Humble|hacknet-labyrinths}}, {{Store link|Steam|521840}} | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{DLC/row | Labyrinths | {{Store link|GOG.com|hacknet_labyrinths}}, {{Store link|Humble|hacknet-labyrinths}}, {{Store link|Origin|hacknet/hacknet/expansion/hacknet-labyrinths}}, {{Store link|Steam|521840}} | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{DLC/row | Labyrinths Official Soundtrack | {{Store link|GOG.com|hacknet_labyrinths_official_soundtrack}}, {{Store link|Humble|hacknet-labyrinths-ost}}, {{Store link|Origin|hacknet/hacknet/addon/hacknet-labyrinths--soundtrack-}}, {{Store link|Steam|612210}} | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}
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 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Settings.txt}}
-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Hacknet/Settings.txt}}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Hacknet/Settings.txt}}
 {{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgconfighome}}/Hacknet/Settings.txt}}
 }}
@@ Line 64: / Line 73: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Hacknet\Accounts\}}
-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Hacknet/Accounts}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Hacknet/Accounts}}
 {{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/Hacknet/Accounts}}
 {{Game data/saves|Steam|{{P|steam}}/userdata/{{p|uid}}/365450/remote/}}
@@ Line 73: / Line 82: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                = true
+|discord                   = true
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 = false
+|origin                    = false
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
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@@ Line 311: / Line 320: @@
 |online play players  = 2
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    = Available in the [https://www.moddb.com/games/hacknet/downloads alpha versions].<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/365450/discussions/0/535150948602025179/ Multiplayer? :: Hacknet General Discussions]</ref>
+|online play notes    = Available in the [https://www.moddb.com/games/hacknet/downloads alpha versions].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/365450/discussions/0/535150948602025179/|title=Multiplayer? :: Hacknet General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 391: / Line 400: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = true
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= true
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+}}
+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
+|physics          =
+|physics notes    =
+|audio            =
+|audio notes      =
+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            = SDL
+|input notes      =
+|cutscenes        =
+|cutscenes notes  =
+|multiplayer      =
+|multiplayer notes=
+|anticheat        =
+|anticheat notes  =
 }}

Developers

	Team Fractal Alligator
macOS (OS X)	Ethan Lee
Linux	Ethan Lee
Publishers
	Surprise Attack Games
Engines
	FNA^[1]
Windows (alternate)	XNA^[2]
Release dates
Windows	August 12, 2015
macOS (OS X)	December 18, 2015
Linux	December 18, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	82
OpenCritic	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Text-based, Scrolling
Genres	Adventure, Business
Themes	Contemporary