Mess with the best, die like the rest
Zachtronics has been on a roll with games likeOpus MagnumandTIS-100. The creator’s next puzzle title isset for Steam Early Accessthis August. “The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.”
It’s a heck of a premise and trailer. My favorite part ofExapunksis that you glean tips and tricks (and precious worldbuilding) from a zine called Trash World News, which you’ll then put to good use when writing your own viruses. When everything’s said and done you’ll have hacked “banks, universities, factories, TV stations, highway signs, game consoles, the government… oh yeah, and your own body.”
Exapunkswill be “functionally complete” when it first hits Early Access on August 21. you may expect “a fully realized story-driven campaign, a puzzle editor, Steam Workshop integration, a sandbox where you can create your own games, and not one but two completely unnecessary minigames.”
At this point, I feel like Zachtronics could sell a lifetime subscription and it’d get eager buyers.
