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Hack Time

i273 LLC · 2012

Hack Time

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"A retro hacking puzzle game where you infiltrate systems through command-line interfaces to uncover organizational secrets in bite-sized sessions."

Best session: 5-15 minutes

Minimum session

5 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Easy to resume

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Moderate

Session structure

Missions & levels

Play during short breaks since the 2-minute median playtime suggests individual puzzles/missions are quick—perfect for squeezing in between tasks.

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About

Once again, your mission is to penetrate a strange organization’s infrastructure to discover their secrets. Your employer needs help discovering who is out to get her and she only trusts you to take on this perilous mission. Hack Time uses old-school prompts (like DOS and UNIX) to access virtual programs and systems. Gain access to users’ files and emails to discover new ways to dig deeper and deeper.

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Hack Time — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Hack Time take?
The minimum meaningful session for Hack Time is approximately 5 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Hack Time?
Hack Time uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does Hack Time pressure you to keep playing?
Hack Time has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is Hack Time's Session Respect Score?
Hack Time has a Session Respect Score of 8.5/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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