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Hacker Inc.
Causality Gaming · Published by Causality Gaming · Official site ↗
Content notice: Hacker Inc. opens at a funeral. In story mode you are trying to work out why your father died, and what he did with his life. The game does not tell you who was right. Different people give you different accounts of the same events, and what you believe is your decision. Hacking appears as a fictional game mechanic. Nothing here teaches or performs real hacking.
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
1970. The IT industry is booming and the door is open to anyone willing to pursue it. Hacker Inc. is a mix of software development and hacking. Manage your company, grow your team and do some hacking from behind. Play through the story of your father's legacy, or go sandbox and write your own.
Indie, Simulation, Strategy · More free games
About this game
Roadmap
Story & Sandbox Mode
UNCOVER YOUR FATHER'S LEGACY
Your father ran the most important software company of his era and took its secrets to his grave. A story woven through your rise. Everyone who knew him tells a different version of the truth: there is no right answer. What remains is what you choose to believe and who you become because of it.
PLAY IT YOUR WAY
Not here for the story? Go sandbox: pick your start year, set your difficulty, and build in a world that lives without you where rivals found, ship, over-reach, collapse, or grow into giants, and every run writes a different thirty-year history.
About the Game
1970. The IT industry is booming and the door is open to anyone willing to pursue it.
Hacker Inc. is a mix of software development and hacking. Manage your company, grow your team and do some hacking from behind. Protect others, or attack the ones you think are evil. Play through the story of your father's legacy, or go sandbox and write your own. Build your hacker dream team squad.
CHOOSE YOUR SIDE
Like every business in the world, there are two sides to this coin and you need to choose yours. Stay true to the Anonymous (Anon) core idea: fighting for the people, yet sometimes clashing with their own, as each and every group stays true to its vision. No right, no wrong. Whose side you're on doesn't matter what matters is your contribution to society.
MANAGE YOUR TEAM
Found your company in a garage and ride the era. Hire employees; manage the team, their schedules, their payroll, education, and benefits keep the talent at your company, while hijacking some from the others.
COMPETE TO BE THE BEST
Compete with the NPC companies at the difficulty you choose. Develop software and become the best IT company in the world. Market your software pick your streamers and events correctly. And maintain what you've shipped: add features, add-ons, and expansion packs to keep your customers and fan base happy.
DESIGN YOUR OWN OFFICE
Build your own fancy, stylish, elegant office. Set your own standard while you continuously expand your company.
PLAY THE STOCK MARKET
Don't keep your money idle invest it in the right companies and earn dividends. Or just take them over: keep their employees as your own, or make them your subsidiary, so you don't have to do every single thing by yourself.
FINANCE YOUR AMBITION
Need money? Take a loan, just do it carefully, as you might go bankrupt. Perhaps safe is your priority? Then bring in some investors, or take the company public with an IPO.
HACK FROM THE SHADOWS
Malware evolves era-true, boot-sector viruses, email worms, botnets, ransomware. Epidemics ignite, spread, and burn out as the industry fights back. Build your arsenal and pick your side of the wire: patch and protect the world's software… or be the reason it needs patching.
TAKE ON CONTRACTS
Your inbox fills with offers: test a company's defenses, clean up a breach, copy a rival's files, bury a secret. Every job pays. Every job has a side. Build the reputation of the fixer everyone trusts or the ghost everyone fears.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
A preview of what's coming:
Manufacturing: Distribution · Hardware · Serv Hosting. Go beyond software: press and ship physical copies, launch your own hardware line, and run the servers that host the world.
Software Improvement: SaaS · Open Source. New ways to ship: sell your software as a service, or open-source it and let the community carry your name.
Sales Improvement: Seasonality · Subscription · Physical & Digital Sales · Reviews. A deeper market: seasonal demand spikes, subscription revenue, the shift from boxed copies to digital, and reviews that can make or break a launch.
In-game Build: Free-form building: raise walls, place windows and doors, and shape every room dynamically design your office down to the last tile.
Multiplayer: Take your company online and measure yourself against real players, not just NPCs.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-6300 (dual-core 2.5 GHz)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520 or equivalent (DirectX 11 capable)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1920×1080 display recommended; integrated graphics supported
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 / Radeon RX 560 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
A New Home, a Dangerous Business
Giving our first office a new homeAs we prepare for Steam Next Fest, we’ve been revisiting the place where Story Mode begins.Our original garage served as the starting office, but we felt we could give that opening more character. We’re now working on a house that combines everyday living with the first steps of building a software company.It’s still a work in progress, but we’re happier with the direction. Here’s an early look at the space we’ve been developing.Design preview: An early look at the new starting house. Exterior concept art; final design and in-game appearance may change. Click to enlarge.Explore the early house layout:Early concept: The layout that started the redesign. Some door details have since changed; dimensions remain provisional. Concept art, not a gameplay screenshot.Alongside the house, we’ve been refining building tools, door and window placement, and interface text across the game’s eight supported languages.This house is where your company’s story begins. But beyond your first desk, the software world is already moving. Meanwhile, inside the game...A market at war with itselfOperating systems are competing for users. Malware is threatening them. Security companies are racing to sell protection, and some have reasons to keep the danger alive.In Hacker Inc., these businesses are connected. What happens to one can change the fortunes of the others.Gameplay concept: One connected market. Conflicting interests. An explanatory illustration, not an in-game interface. Click to enlarge.Operating systemsMalwareAntivirusProvide the platform and depend on users’ trust.Threatens users and can increase antivirus sales.Competes to protect users and keep their business.Malware outbreaks can increase antivirus sales by driving demand for protection. Effective protection fights the threat and helps keep the platform healthy. But if infections persist and users lose trust in an operating system, they can leave, taking part of the security market with them....Read full article on Community Announcements (CAUSALITYGAMING)Community & EventsOfficial
Road to Steam Next Fest
Hello everyone,We're working toward our first playable demo of Hacker Inc., with Steam Next Fest as our goal.Your company begins in a garage, but there's a whole world around it to build. We've been working on Palo Alto, refining the software simulation, and developing the tools you'll use to shape your office.Some of that work is easy to show: a city taking shape or a workspace coming together. Other parts involve adjusting how the game plays, improving performance, and making sure its systems work together.Build Mode has its own challenges, and there's still work ahead. We want to share that side of development too: what we're trying, what needs another pass, and what improves along the way.We'll share more here as development progresses. What would you most like to see more closely: the city, running a software company, or building your office?Wishlist and follow Hacker Inc. to keep up with development, and tell us what you'd like to see in the comments. Causality GamingRead full article on Community Announcements (CAUSALITYGAMING)
