Разработчик: Ready Play Games
Описание
- Break into secured networks by solving intense puzzles
- Steal, destroy, or sabotage important data
- Upgrade your computer to the bleeding edge
- Cover your tracks to avoid getting caught
- Build your proxy network for more time on the clock
- Light up the Hacker News with your exploits
Created with accessibility in mind, you won't have to write lines of code or type for hours to experience the feeling of being a “real” hacker. Proxy: Ultimate Hacker uses a simple point and click interface!
Key Features
- A wide variety of security puzzles to solve
- Hundreds of computers to hack in a multitude of different networks
- 15 different job types (and more?)
- Multiple endings
- New Game+
- Hilarious writing from someone who just can't help himself
In Proxy - Ultimate Hacker, it's you against the world. Will you use your powers for good, or just cause trouble?
In Proxy - Ultimate Hacker, it's you against the world. Do you use your powers for good, or just to cause trouble?
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processor
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 170 MB available space
Mac
- Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processor
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Storage: 170 MB available space
Linux
- Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processor
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Storage: 170 MB available space
Отзывы пользователей
This is actually a really fun game. Simple yet engaging mechanics, and fun missions. It deserves more attention
Humorous writing.
This is not uplink. It’s a side grade.
It’s not frantic at all. It’s not that deep and there is barely any lore or content.
However if you want a computer “Hacking” game that isn’t out to overwhelm you this is it. It’s more about how you complete your missions than how fast you can do them as password hacking is always the same no matter the difficulty level.
The interface is significantly more usable than uplink mostly due to the comparative simplicity. It is almost completely one button mouse controlled. It looks nice and retro. You never need to click and drag tiny bars to get things done as the commands are in a drop down menu.
One of the key game element is simply not ever getting a trace on you while on the job. If you try to race the clock you are almost going to lose. Why? The game goes not let you multitask, your computer is decidedly not advanced which also means it does things slowly one. at. a. time. You are almost always better off disconnecting and aborting the job instead of trying to complete one racing the trace.
Another very nice thing is not having to deal with proxies like Uplink does. You don’t have to string a web of proxies to build up time for your hack. That was easily the most obnoxious part of Uplink. Here you upgrade and buy more proxies to extend your trace timer. If there is ever a sequel or a scriptural one to uplink this has got to be fixed.
The game over isn’t all bad, you get to keep your money in the bank so you can leapfrog from your last attempt getting you to higher levels faster.
However the bad part is it is a little too simple and has nearly no lore. There is no reason to ever hack just for the sake of hacking. There is nothing to read, no bank accounts to pillage(Uplink went wrong way with this allowing you to break the game in 15 minutes), no jokes or call backs. There is a single thread story which surprisingly went in a different direction than I expected but there is no post game content.
However if you want a hacking game that is bordering on relaxing this is it. Once you hack in without setting of a trace you can take all the time in the world. But beware of the lack of long term content. Not a bad game to get on sale.
Man. Talk about underrated. This game has amazing puzzles and mechanics, a must buy if youre into puzzle/hacking games
I've enjoyed the mission-based structure of Uplink, and this game is possibly the most streamlined approach to this kind of experience since the UplinkOS mod. I really enjoy the major differences between the two such as the lesser focus on real-time desparation (with traces during a hack being a lot less common than simple passive traces), or the occasional moment of lore in hacked email accounts.
There is a story campaign to follow like in Uplink, but much like Uplink, this can easily be left aside if you want to go about upgrading at your own pace.
(UPDATE FOR THIS PARAGRAPH: The developer has made me aware of the presence of a tutorial, so that's alright)
If there is one complaint I have, it would be that the lack of tutorial might be a turnoff to people not used to this kind of game, and a mild irritant to seasoned players who are coming across the changes this game makes from Uplink.
Overall, if you really enjoy the hacking style of gameplay, or if you played Hacknet and wished it wasn't as linear, I highly recommend this one.
8/10
Absolutely love this game, it's so much fun. Keep playing again and again even after completing, just do it all over again !
A really good game with a relatively low price.
It has some rogue-like elements (no saves, re-run when caught) and a puzzle mini-games about hacking nodes through controlling data flow. Graphics is poor, but really suitable, and UI is properly matches gameplay.
And it was really amazing for me to know, that dev still closely involved in disсussions and continues to improve the game.
I would strongly recommend this game, especially if you have played Uplink and now wanna play something similar (but still the different one)
Foreword:
I would recommend this to anyone that bought it for the same reason as me: a sort of remake of Uplink but with an interface that is readable on a big screen.
If you don't know Uplink, this one will be tough to get started with. If you do, you'll notice that it's basically Uplink but with a better interface and more efficient gameplay.
Gameplay:
You own a Proxy server through which you can connect to target machines and do some hacking: delete a file, steal a file, find a record, delete a mail, reply to a mail, etc. - still pretty much at the beginning of the game.
As you progress you earn money to upgrade your hardware and buy new software in order to do harder, more complicated hacks.
Unlike Uplink, hacks aren't all about time, it's rather whether or not you can do the puzzle in time.
The puzzles aren't too hard but I've seen some that are seemingly not solvable - you can disconnect and reconnect - usually you'll get a different puzzle.
Once you've done a hack, you gotta get rid of evidence, therefore delete logs on the target machine and the routing ones on your proxy. This is a ton simpler than in Uplink where it gets really confusing as to how they even got you.
Flaws:
Like Uplink, jobs become harder over time and if you don't spend your money wisely, you might end up not being able to do a lot of jobs because you lack some device.
However, I've received a patch today and now there are also special missions which come in occasionally which pay really well.
The tutorial is rather lacking. I even got confused as to how the first hack is supposed to work. And I still have no clue what the red stuff is in puzzles. I assumed those are traps of some sort and evade them.
All in all I find it quite addicting but the tutorial is really lacking. And there doesn't seem to be an in-game information library where I could read up on the symbols and what they do during hacks.
That would be pretty cool to have that.
Pros:
The game doesn't instantly kill you when you get caught but your proxy gets taken away. So the money you still had is still there which is nice.
Bottom line:
To me it's fun and addicting but it's a lot of grind as well.
Edit: After a few bugfixes and a full rebalance, now I can fully recommend this game :-)
Very strong Uplink vibe coming out of this one (if you don't know Uplink, you might want to go take a look at it too), so I'll have to compare with it. Main differences:
- Simpler interface, simpler proxy bouncing system, and generally a lot faster to clean up after a job;
[*]Puzzles to solve to break passwords, not just using password breakers and other specialized tools;
The balance is pretty good now. It should take about 4~5h for a full playthrough (up to level 8, and completing all story missions) if you know what you're doing, expect some 8h+ on the first run through the game, if you don't get caught first.
Overall, the game is fun to play. There's tension as you hack a new server, and you need to move fast if you get caught, and there's a lot of humor in all the text around the game. The story missions are optional, but most come with some good rewards. You may not want to do them all, but which ones to skip you'll learn after you do them :-)
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Ready Play Games |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 01.02.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 100% положительных (9) |