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Reflect Studios · Published by Reflect Studios · Official site ↗
Content notice: The game simulates browsing the dark net and the content found there. Some sites include illegal drug sales, satanic cults, and hitmen for hire. The game also allows you to gamble a fake currency using an in-game slot machine.
Mostly Positive — 78% positive (693 reviews) · 28 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Navigate the internet's dark net, searching for pieces of a puzzle that once combined will clear your outstanding debt. Scan strange websites for info, hack into PCs while defending your own, and buy/sell goods & services, all while avoiding threats in this strategic, suspenseful horror game.
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Indie, Simulation · 2026 · More £15 - £30 games
Explore the treacherous depths of the internet's dark net as you piece together clues to clear your debt. Use strategy and stealth to hack and trade while staying one step ahead of dangers in Welcome to the Game III.
About this game
Navigate the internet's dark net, searching for pieces of a puzzle that once combined will clear your outstanding debt. Scan strange websites for info, hack into PCs while defending your own, and buy/sell goods & services, all while avoiding threats in this strategic, suspenseful horror game.
There's no safe-zone
Be vigilant, psychos of all shapes and sizes have gotten the green light to kill you. Use your awareness to choose when to stay put, when to hide, and when to RUN.
Search for secrets
Browse the dark net, with access to 52 websites, and uncover hidden pieces to a puzzle that will grant you life... assuming you can find them all.
Build your connections
Chat with users (NPCs) to buy / sell goods & services. Manage when to progress yourself and when to attack those (NPCs) in the race with you. Pay up to either slow or try to remove them permanently from the competition, but remember they can do the same to you.
Counter-hack or counteract
Successfully counter hacks to earn DOS Coin OR block intrusions with firewall upgrades, but miss out on earnings. Contend with multiple hacking minigames that will test your reaction speed, typing ability, and puzzle solving skills.
Features:
Scan websites and their source code for hidden keys
Compete against 4 interactive NPCs
Buy upgrades to increase security & speed up key discovery
Checkpoint saving on Normal difficulty
Large focus on strategic time management
Slot machine program to gamble in-game currency
After striking up a debt with folks who refuse to accept a failure to pay, Simon has landed himself into a tough spot. Due to his own poor decision making he's forced to play "The Game" tonight, where his life’s fate will be decided. However plainly winning isn't a sufficient payday for who he owes, so a bet has been made to up the prize and in return organizers of "The Game" can make things more dangerous for Simon.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1650 (4 GB) | AMD Radeon RX 570 (4 GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Game is optimized for 16x9 aspect ratio
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti (6GB) | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Game is optimized for 16x9 aspect ratio
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.0.7
Very small patch fixing rare key bug on a select few websites.Read full article on Community Announcements (ReflectStudios)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.0.6
Bug FixesBlack monitor softlock - happens when internet goes out, then power goes out during virtmesh opening,Fixed ghost image when getting out of the monitor,Fixed a case where the player's computer could completely lock out and not being able to open virtmesh or seccam requiring the player to restart their in-game computer,Daredash overlay bugged when network goes out and comes back during a delivery,Fixed source code viewer showing up on the main desktop instead of the VM - related to the softlock bug,Firewall turns itself back on whenever any purchase is made,Computer monitor staying on when the power went out during the computer boot sequence,Fix duplicate bookmarks,Dark drop sounds not affected by audio slidersFixed a few crashes 1337 Mode Adjustments Fixed memDEALLOC hack that was only 7 seconds. Added a 0.5 second buff to typing hack per line. Buffed hack dos coin reward by 10%Nerfed Bomb MakerRead full article on Community Announcements (ReflectStudios)Patch NotesOfficial
Quick Balance patch
- Nerfed Token 9 on 1337 mode. - Buffed Zannac effects on 1337 mode. - Video Seekers will start off asking for videos found on Wiki 1.Read full article on Community Announcements (ReflectStudios)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.0.5
Quality of Life:CryptChat now labels the user's role, so you can more quickly find who you're looking for through its color coded and text labeled system (i.e Hackers and their tier are labeled)Balance:Decreased TOKENINE (match the shapes hack minigame) difficulty at higher levelsDecreased kernalCOMPILER (typing hack minigame) difficulty at higher levelsDecreased frequency of incoming hacksDecreased rewards for blocking a hack across every minigame at all difficulty levelsIncreased crypto miner mining rates across all VM Grid Tiers (I, II, and III) slightlyIncreased reward from sharing video files with the users who are asking for themDecreased reward from sharing websites with the users who are asking for themIncreased pricing on most products in DarkDrop shopDecreased pricing of firewallsDecreased amount of time you can spend on Tier 1 connected machines before you're locked out of them permanentlyIncreased the time it takes a key decryptor to perform their services after you send a valid key (i.e. 1 - o3rS81b)Decreased frequency of threat spawns (threat spawns are now working as intended, so this change should make room for all the threats to show up)Decreased Lucas' spawn rate to push him later into the gameAdjusted AI player brains (goal prioritization and quirks)Ronald now mentions that The Game ends at 4AM in his messages to the player through CryptChatUpdated threat information document for Noir and Tanner to include mention of needing to keep your play location well lit (Noir) and frequent panic button presses degrading internet connection (Tanner) Issues:Fixed TOKENINE (match the shape) minigame sometimes not accepting the correct sequenceFixed AI player's icon not updating its current state after loading a checkpointFixed Lucas killing the player after they had completed the gameFixed possible key hash locations on prohibitedStockpileFixed possible key hash locations on EatMySh**Read full article on Community Announcements (Bill Simmons)Patch NotesOfficial
Late Night Hotfix patch
Fixed a bug in where the power would not go out. Fixed a bug which caused a crash under the game over screen over certain conditions. Some how Tanner had a 100% spawn rate in normal mode. re-adjusted that. Minor balance changes To Normal Mode, Normal + and 1337 Mode. Tomorrow we plan to focus heavily on balance changes and adjustments.Read full article on Community Announcements (ReflectStudios)
