A skill-based 2.5D action platformer with spatial hacking! Navigate through hardware - on microchips and electronic hazards, switch worlds to hack space - reveal new paths, get through firewalls and evade anti-virus agents. Master the controls with care and speedrun spatial hacks!

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About This Game

A difficult, but fair 2.5D action platformer where mastering skills is the goal!

You are a microchip sized nanobot smuggled into the heart of the world’s most powerful supercomputer. Navigate the intricate maze of electronic internals, dodge deadly hazards and with a single switch, alter the world of software and transform the path ahead. No luck nor cheap deaths, only tight controls and perseverance towards the perfect score. 

The story

SimTech, the world's largest corporation, has lost control of its AI agent swarm. The swarm has seized the main supercomputer datacenter and is spreading into computer systems across the globe. SimTech's own engineers failed to take it back. So in their last hope, they turned to you.

You are one of the best hackers alive - currently serving time in a prison for your past hacking attempts on SimTech’s systems. Their offer is simple: help them, and walk free. You find a flaw in the firewall guarding SimTech's nanobot factory and use it to smuggle in a nanobot of your own design. The game begins with the attack - one tiny machine controlled by you, deep inside a hostile system trying to stop you from reaching the system core. 

The Hack-switch mechanic

With a press of a button, switch over to hack-space to advance on the dangerous journey towards the machine internals. The entire layout changes and reveals new kinds of dangers and obstacles; be warned, the software realm does not adhere to the familiar directionality of real-space. Learning to quickly orient yourself in both spaces and to time the switch is at the core of mastering the levels. It is about spatial hacking through hardware and software, and the skills you acquire throughout progressively more difficult levels. 

Key Features

  • Difficult, but fair: there are no unforeseeable traps, failure and success is in your hands, every fall teaches you something - boosts your skill for the next try. 

  • Tight and reactive controls: the character moves exactly when you want it to, no sliding on ice and falling to your death. However there are certain characteristics in different spaces to get the hang of. 

  • The unique Hack-switch mechanic: Two levels in one, utilise switching spaces to climb further - it is the core idea that the game is built around. 

  • Handcrafted levels that reward skillful play: Levels are precisely designed to reward skillful play and accurate character control.

  • Speedrun mode: when a route is conquered, you can face the clock! Adept players who want an extra challenge can learn the fastest path, discover hidden techniques and alternative routes for better high scores.

  • Focused and sleek aesthetic: neon and digital with a dark side lets you focus on the action and the goal. 

Figure out every obstacle, then execute it with skillful style that seemed impossible. Master Hack_Switch!

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 64bit
    • Processor: Intel i5-4590, AMD FX 8350
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10 64bit
    • Processor: Intel i7-3770 equivalent or greater
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 980 equivalent or greater
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.