Touch Arcade - 868-HACK [$5.99] is: a risky pricing-experiment, a rogue-like, a tightly-designed machine, a Michael Brough game, and an onion…
I forgot smart, really fun, super challenging, and dangerously addictive – in the best way possible.
868-HACK is a rogue-like, where you – turn for turn, with your enemies – move about 8 cyber-sectors attempting to hack siphons. To be successful, you’ll need abilities. To gain abilities, you’ll need resources. Ultimately, strategic planning and decision making – move by move – will determine how long you’ll survive and where your name will rest on the leaderboards.
Jeff and Drew syphon some progs and try to keep their smile from turning upside-down.
"It was extremely minimalist, but developer Michael Brough's 868-Hack was also pure genius. Not only did it make our Best 50 iOS Indie Games of 2013 list, but it was also declared the best game of 2013 by Boson X creator Ian MacLarty, and I can also reveal it was on the subs bench for République creator Ryan Payton’s list, too. The developer has just announced his next game, Helix."
868-Hack is well worth picking up for those who haven't played it. Just make sure you stick with it for a little bit as it really begins to open up as you play it.
Grab It Magazine interviewed Ian MacLarty, founder of Mu & Heyo - the developer behind the excellent endless runner Boson X - for their first issue and the developer provided them with his Top 10 games of 2013.
One thing that is becoming abundantly clear is that Device 6 is a must play! What best of list is it not on?
