Happy Valentine's day, hackers!

Well, this is it. After 8 great months of Early Access, Hacktag is finally and officially released right on time for a (b)romantic date under... the moonlight.



Let me explain. Not only is Hacktag coming out today with 9 different stories to discover and many improvements, but it also comes out with a surprise special event, "Moonlight".

And who says special event, says special unlockable items! Launch week is the occasion to grab some special items inspired by Valentine's Day and the lunar year (what a perfect match!). I know, I know. You desperately want to sneak in and steal a bunch of data while rocking those ridiculous, ahem, I mean ridiculously cool heart-shaped sunglasses.

If you are new in Hacktag - first and foremost thank you and welcome - you will quickly notice that we love changing it up with seasonal events like this one.

Congratulations! We think you have excellent taste and we truly hope you have tons of fun playing our game. Sneaking into those corporations might be stressful and challenging, but it is mostly fun and exciting! For now, just start exploring the game and let the fun begin. We will get back to you to tell you more about the final version content very soon (believe it or not, but things have been a bit crazy at the studio lately!).

In the meantime, if you would like to chat with the dev team, meet new players or just say hi, you are always welcome on Hacktag's official discord server.
You can also follow us on social media and watch the new launch trailer we've made!


Talk to you soon, hackers, now we vanish!

Happy Valentine's day, hackers!

Well, this is it. After 8 great months of Early Access, Hacktag is finally and officially released right on time for a (b)romantic date under... the moonlight.



Let me explain. Not only is Hacktag coming out today with 9 different stories to discover and many improvements, but it also comes out with a surprise special event, "Moonlight".

And who says special event, says special unlockable items! Launch week is the occasion to grab some special items inspired by Valentine's Day and the lunar year (what a perfect match!). I know, I know. You desperately want to sneak in and steal a bunch of data while rocking those ridiculous, ahem, I mean ridiculously cool heart-shaped sunglasses.

If you are new in Hacktag - first and foremost thank you and welcome - you will quickly notice that we love changing it up with seasonal events like this one.

Congratulations! We think you have excellent taste and we truly hope you have tons of fun playing our game. Sneaking into those corporations might be stressful and challenging, but it is mostly fun and exciting! For now, just start exploring the game and let the fun begin. We will get back to you to tell you more about the final version content very soon (believe it or not, but things have been a bit crazy at the studio lately!).

In the meantime, if you would like to chat with the dev team, meet new players or just say hi, you are always welcome on Hacktag's official discord server.
You can also follow us on social media and watch the new launch trailer we've made!


Talk to you soon, hackers, now we vanish!

9 days left before Hacktag final release and we're not done with the updates!
Yes, you read this right! While we are working on polishing the game and greedily overkilling it with last-minute features, we wanted to offer you one last consistent plate of new content before the release. Showtime!



After Data Scavenger and Boss Takedown, here it is, the third mission type!
In a Mainframe Raid, the hackers must get an access to the corporation's mainframe either to steal or corrupt the precious data.

But the mainframe database is divided into 3 mainframe units protected by a 4 symbol password.


First, you will have to explore the office to locate the computers that are concealing one of the symbols and hack them in the right order.


When this is done, find both your way to the appropriate mainframe unit and enter the password together!


We really like this new mission type as rushing on the computers to find which one contains a symbol or not is quite exhilarating. But beware, it can get chaotic quickly once you have found them all, but you can't recall where they are! ;)

Again same as with the previous mission type: please,give us you feedback and report your issues. Let us know if you experience bugs or any understanding issues regarding the interface of this mission type. We really need your feedback.


This update also includes some improvements we have been wanting to add for a loooong time - Well pretty much since the beginning actually - and we have no doubt this will make your experience much more enjoyable.

Visual feedback on covers


The most frequent feedback we've had from you is that it is hard to know when you are hidden or not when playing the agent. Clearly this may lead to frustrating situations. With this new visual feedback you can now directly see where you'll be covered and also when the cover isn't safe anymore.

Agent is now outlined when behind an obstacle


Sometimes, you could easily lose sight of your agent when trying a tricky sneaking move close to a wall. This visual feedback will definitely help you!


When creating Hacktag universe, we always considered the corporations as a special character, with their own agenda & personality. With today's update, we reinforce their differences and aesthetics by adding exterior facades to their buildings.


C. L. A. W. Media group gets a very urban and art-deco facade, Lexyk is more of a company set in lofts, while Genethics is looking like a periurban pharmaceutical company.


This update also comes with a lot of fixes and adjustments as you can see in the patch note below:

New content
• New mission type: Mainframe Raid.
  
• Different exterior facades for each corporation.
  
• Level design balancing and tweaking on every map.
  
  Gameplay improvementst
  
• Covers now have a visual feedback.
  
• The agent is now outlined when behind an obstacle.
  
• The chances to get rare items in safes are higher.
  
• Using the invisibility skill when you are escorted to jail now sets you free.
  
• There is now a feedback to inform you of the range of the jailbreak skill.
  
• It is now easier to disable an antivirus when it is escorting the hacker to an IDS.
  
• You can now use the right stick to scroll up and down in the menus.
  
  Bug fixes:
  
  
• Slamming a door directly after the agent got caught no longer lets the player stuck in hands up position.
  
• The countdown of an agent jail is now always stopped after hacking the jail door.
  
• Difficulty of the level is now correctly displayed in the game.
  
• The score of the agent and the hacker are now correctly displayed online on both sides.
  
• The character name of each character is now always correctly displayed in character selection menu.
  
• Single player: the two sticks were controlling the same player in the co-op door mini-game.
  
• Various bug fixes on maps #0027877, #206108
  
• Single player: you don't see anymore the agent icon in agent view.
  
• Single player: you can now use the two sticks to quickly finish a boss takedown minigame.
  
• Single player: you can't control the menu if a second controller is on.
  
• The alarm and co-op door mini-game panel don't stay open after quitting it anymore.
  
• The agent can't move anymore during the co-op door mini-game.
  
• The agent movement is now blocked when hacking a firewall or a scanner.
  
• When a mini-game is canceled you take back the control of the character before the panel is fully closed.
  
• The water tanks in Genethics now have the right color.
  
• You cannot use the invisibility skill to go through a jail door anymore.
  
• When the other player is disconnected you are directly sent to the main menu without seeing an empty 3d scene in between.
  
• When you are stealing data, you always see the panel with progression bar. ( it wasn't displayed in rare cases).
  
• In online game: you can now choose your skills after switching roles.
  
• The interaction issues with the IDS have been fixed.
  
• Many graphics optimizations.
  
  Well, that's pretty much it for the Mainframe Raid update!
  
  And remember Hacktag launches February 14th, so save the date for a gamer date!
  

9 days left before Hacktag final release and we're not done with the updates!
Yes, you read this right! While we are working on polishing the game and greedily overkilling it with last-minute features, we wanted to offer you one last consistent plate of new content before the release. Showtime!



After Data Scavenger and Boss Takedown, here it is, the third mission type!
In a Mainframe Raid, the hackers must get an access to the corporation's mainframe either to steal or corrupt the precious data.

But the mainframe database is divided into 3 mainframe units protected by a 4 symbol password.


First, you will have to explore the office to locate the computers that are concealing one of the symbols and hack them in the right order.


When this is done, find both your way to the appropriate mainframe unit and enter the password together!


We really like this new mission type as rushing on the computers to find which one contains a symbol or not is quite exhilarating. But beware, it can get chaotic quickly once you have found them all, but you can't recall where they are! ;)

Again same as with the previous mission type: please,give us you feedback and report your issues. Let us know if you experience bugs or any understanding issues regarding the interface of this mission type. We really need your feedback.


This update also includes some improvements we have been wanting to add for a loooong time - Well pretty much since the beginning actually - and we have no doubt this will make your experience much more enjoyable.

Visual feedback on covers


The most frequent feedback we've had from you is that it is hard to know when you are hidden or not when playing the agent. Clearly this may lead to frustrating situations. With this new visual feedback you can now directly see where you'll be covered and also when the cover isn't safe anymore.

Agent is now outlined when behind an obstacle


Sometimes, you could easily lose sight of your agent when trying a tricky sneaking move close to a wall. This visual feedback will definitely help you!


When creating Hacktag universe, we always considered the corporations as a special character, with their own agenda & personality. With today's update, we reinforce their differences and aesthetics by adding exterior facades to their buildings.


C. L. A. W. Media group gets a very urban and art-deco facade, Lexyk is more of a company set in lofts, while Genethics is looking like a periurban pharmaceutical company.


This update also comes with a lot of fixes and adjustments as you can see in the patch note below:

New content
• New mission type: Mainframe Raid.
  
• Different exterior facades for each corporation.
  
• Level design balancing and tweaking on every map.
  
  Gameplay improvementst
  
• Covers now have a visual feedback.
  
• The agent is now outlined when behind an obstacle.
  
• The chances to get rare items in safes are higher.
  
• Using the invisibility skill when you are escorted to jail now sets you free.
  
• There is now a feedback to inform you of the range of the jailbreak skill.
  
• It is now easier to disable an antivirus when it is escorting the hacker to an IDS.
  
• You can now use the right stick to scroll up and down in the menus.
  
  Bug fixes:
  
  
• Slamming a door directly after the agent got caught no longer lets the player stuck in hands up position.
  
• The countdown of an agent jail is now always stopped after hacking the jail door.
  
• Difficulty of the level is now correctly displayed in the game.
  
• The score of the agent and the hacker are now correctly displayed online on both sides.
  
• The character name of each character is now always correctly displayed in character selection menu.
  
• Single player: the two sticks were controlling the same player in the co-op door mini-game.
  
• Various bug fixes on maps #0027877, #206108
  
• Single player: you don't see anymore the agent icon in agent view.
  
• Single player: you can now use the two sticks to quickly finish a boss takedown minigame.
  
• Single player: you can't control the menu if a second controller is on.
  
• The alarm and co-op door mini-game panel don't stay open after quitting it anymore.
  
• The agent can't move anymore during the co-op door mini-game.
  
• The agent movement is now blocked when hacking a firewall or a scanner.
  
• When a mini-game is canceled you take back the control of the character before the panel is fully closed.
  
• The water tanks in Genethics now have the right color.
  
• You cannot use the invisibility skill to go through a jail door anymore.
  
• When the other player is disconnected you are directly sent to the main menu without seeing an empty 3d scene in between.
  
• When you are stealing data, you always see the panel with progression bar. ( it wasn't displayed in rare cases).
  
• In online game: you can now choose your skills after switching roles.
  
• The interaction issues with the IDS have been fixed.
  
• Many graphics optimizations.
  
  Well, that's pretty much it for the Mainframe Raid update!
  
  And remember Hacktag launches February 14th, so save the date for a gamer date!
  

After 8 months of Early-Access, we are thrilled to announce that our dear 2 player co-op stealth-game Hacktag will finally be released on February 14th.
So yeah, right on time to spend Valentine's Day sneaking into corps with your partner. How more romantic/bromantic can it get?

Some say that hackers aren't trustworthy, but the feedback from you guys has been tremendous! With your help, we’ve added new modes and features to make the game even more fun while staying true to its nature. This EA period has truthfully helped and encouraged us to make Hacktag bigger and better than we expected (Remember that gif below?) and it is all thanks to you!





Well, we still need to maintain some suspense, right? ;)
Don't worry, we will definitely come back to you soon with some news, teasing, and one final update to get your feedback.

Thank you again for this 8 months ride, we cannot wait for you to try Hacktag version 1.0!

Talk to you soon!

After 8 months of Early-Access, we are thrilled to announce that our dear 2 player co-op stealth-game Hacktag will finally be released on February 14th.
So yeah, right on time to spend Valentine's Day sneaking into corps with your partner. How more romantic/bromantic can it get?

Some say that hackers aren't trustworthy, but the feedback from you guys has been tremendous! With your help, we’ve added new modes and features to make the game even more fun while staying true to its nature. This EA period has truthfully helped and encouraged us to make Hacktag bigger and better than we expected (Remember that gif below?) and it is all thanks to you!





Well, we still need to maintain some suspense, right? ;)
Don't worry, we will definitely come back to you soon with some news, teasing, and one final update to get your feedback.

Thank you again for this 8 months ride, we cannot wait for you to try Hacktag version 1.0!

Talk to you soon!

Hello hackers,

I hope you had a great weekend and your week is off to a good start! We kicked off the new week by giving an interview to a French TV channel in our offices. Our Monday morning faces will be featured in a documentary about French video game creation. Now that everything has been shot, let's just hope we've said a clever thing or two. If not...meh... our parents will be proud anyway... right?

We don't know when it will be on yet, but we will, of course, share this with you. And fear not, dear non-French speaker, there will be an international version with subtitles available.

Lately, Piece of cake studios has been all about bug-hunting and relentlessly tracking every last one of them, chasing them down to the darkest corners, with our teeth clutching our keyboard, our mice used as bolas and all devs shouting a primal scream of victory whenever we find one of those mean buggers! Ahem, yeah, we're really into it. Anyway, please keep reporting us the issues you are having on Discord and forums to help us in our glorious hunt.

• When you set the agent free, he doesn't have to escape the jail, the timer is off when the door is hacked. (known issues remaining, see below.)
  
• In menus, a permission is asked to the other player when the first one is making a choice. (ex: retry or back to lobby)
  
• There are now more lasers in the booby-trapped rooms.
  
• In solo mode: when switching roles, the delay before having the control of the new character is reduced by half.
  
• Fix: The continue window is now correctly displayed after failing.
  
• Fix: Better feedback in co-op door minigame, the 1st player now sees what his teammate is selecting in the 2nd pad digit.
  
• Fix: Hacker: You can't escape during a trap room event if you open a firewall during the minigame.
  
• Fix: Scores of the hacker and agent are now properlysynched when playing online
  
• Fix: In solo mode, only one pause menu appears when playing on split-screen view.
  
• Fix: In solo mode: you can't activate a co-op minigame while the partner is too far from the meeting point anymore.
  
• Fix: The guards are not stuck anymore when playing online and switching roles.
  
• Fix: The name of the other player is now always displayed when playing online.
  
• Fix: Pings communication system on the keyboard is fixed.
  
• Fix: Level design fixes on maps #00111EC0 #1121984 that causes online issues
  
• Fix: The back to lobby button is now correctly working in tutorial.
  
• Fix: When gaining a new level the skill you earned is now properly saved.
  
  
  Known issues:
  For some jail, the countdown may continues even after the doors has been hacked. The agent still has to go out of the jail to be free.

Happy Monday, hackers, and talk to you soon!

Hello hackers,

I hope you had a great weekend and your week is off to a good start! We kicked off the new week by giving an interview to a French TV channel in our offices. Our Monday morning faces will be featured in a documentary about French video game creation. Now that everything has been shot, let's just hope we've said a clever thing or two. If not...meh... our parents will be proud anyway... right?

We don't know when it will be on yet, but we will, of course, share this with you. And fear not, dear non-French speaker, there will be an international version with subtitles available.

Lately, Piece of cake studios has been all about bug-hunting and relentlessly tracking every last one of them, chasing them down to the darkest corners, with our teeth clutching our keyboard, our mice used as bolas and all devs shouting a primal scream of victory whenever we find one of those mean buggers! Ahem, yeah, we're really into it. Anyway, please keep reporting us the issues you are having on Discord and forums to help us in our glorious hunt.

• When you set the agent free, he doesn't have to escape the jail, the timer is off when the door is hacked. (known issues remaining, see below.)
  
• In menus, a permission is asked to the other player when the first one is making a choice. (ex: retry or back to lobby)
  
• There are now more lasers in the booby-trapped rooms.
  
• In solo mode: when switching roles, the delay before having the control of the new character is reduced by half.
  
• Fix: The continue window is now correctly displayed after failing.
  
• Fix: Better feedback in co-op door minigame, the 1st player now sees what his teammate is selecting in the 2nd pad digit.
  
• Fix: Hacker: You can't escape during a trap room event if you open a firewall during the minigame.
  
• Fix: Scores of the hacker and agent are now properlysynched when playing online
  
• Fix: In solo mode, only one pause menu appears when playing on split-screen view.
  
• Fix: In solo mode: you can't activate a co-op minigame while the partner is too far from the meeting point anymore.
  
• Fix: The guards are not stuck anymore when playing online and switching roles.
  
• Fix: The name of the other player is now always displayed when playing online.
  
• Fix: Pings communication system on the keyboard is fixed.
  
• Fix: Level design fixes on maps #00111EC0 #1121984 that causes online issues
  
• Fix: The back to lobby button is now correctly working in tutorial.
  
• Fix: When gaining a new level the skill you earned is now properly saved.
  
  
  Known issues:
  For some jail, the countdown may continues even after the doors has been hacked. The agent still has to go out of the jail to be free.

Happy Monday, hackers, and talk to you soon!

Hello hackers!

I hope you are having fun trying the new solo mode!
You know, this solo mode has changed our lives as game developers to a point you cannot fathom. When you have the great idea to create a studio dedicated to making co-op games, you don't necessarily anticipate that, in your daily life, you'll have to test the co-op features you are developing...alone.

For the last 2 years, not a single day has passed without one of us loudly dropping a controller on the ground while testing the game. But with the solo mode, these days are gone! No more clumsy attempts to switch controllers at light speed and a significantly reduced budget dedicated to gamepad replacements (hopefully!). That's something!

Now let's talk about the update!

This one is improving the solo experience and also debugging some general features.

Solo gameplay
• When one character is activating a co-op game point, it will be activated as well if the other is already at the meeting point.
  
• Controls with mouse have been improved: there are no more latency issues when switching role while playing the agent
  
• The animated split-screen effect when changing view effect is now smoother
  
• There is now help texts for the switch role controls.
  
• In the lobby, the small blue arrow shown to select the mission with a 2nd player, is not displayed anymore.
  
• FIX: There is now only one Start button in skill selection menu.
  
• FIX: You cannot use active skill of the character you are not controlling
  
• FIX: You can use the arrows on the keyboard to control 2nd character alarm minigame (wires).
  
• The End level minigame (boss takedown and data scavenge) is more user-friendly: no need to switch role to finish the other character sequence.
  
  
  General
• The difficulty of the level is displayed during the mission.
  
• FIX: fixed some infinite connections
  
• FIX: fixed progression of characters
  
• FIX: Issues when playing online and switching roles (ex: better controls with mouse)
  
• FIX: In maps #00111EC0 #1121984 the data are now correctly looted
  
• FIX: When holding use while interacting with a firewall or a radar with the agent, there is no more confusing a loading bar for 0.5s on the panel.
  
• FIX: the blocking situation were doors couldn't be hacked and opened if there have been a trapped room just before is fixed.
  
• FIX: Lighting of the map #1234567 has been improved.
  
  
  Interface
• Lighting and graphics optimization.
  
• FIX: The countdown when launching agame now ends at 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, every time.
  
• FIX: Some keys were considered as menu input when adding a name in the friendslist.
  
• FIX: Lighting of the characters in menus have been balanced.
  
• FIX: The seed number of the levels weren't properly displayed.
  
  That's it for today guys!If you haven't tried the solo yet, we made a small video to explain the controls. And if you have try it, let us know what you think about it on ! Discord.
  
  See you!