The Lonely Hacker
June 11, 2024
More About The Lonely Hacker
The knowledge you obtain through the detailed tutorial that will teach you how to use each one of the tools available will also serve you in real-life to better understand the digital world we live in. You will be more aware of the dangers lurking behind each corner in the labyrinth that is the internet and you will feel like a true hacker.
Features:
- Big open world with all the real countries to travel to and hack every device possible!
- Realistic hacking software and hardware!
- Mini-games for when you get tired of hacking!
A game published by "The Lonely Developer" - An independent developer
Latest Version
23.63
June 11, 2024
The Lonely Developer Studios - Spain
Simulation
Android
1,841,738
$1.99
com.TheLonelyDeveloper.TheLonelyHacker
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User Reviews
Wryneck
3 years ago
A decent hacksim, it has true to form tools and methodology with gui ease of use. Most of the features that interested me are still under development, but there is lots of potential. The loop itself is very basic, it would be nice if systems were harder to hack into. Suggestions: Ports like 80 occasionally closed on systems. An opposition force, or story. Proxychain or vpn set up. File systems with readable files or chat logs to immerse you more. Overall good start. Keep it up!
A Google user
7 years ago
I have to second what the other reviewers are saying - this is a DEMO (it even says so repeatedly within the app). It's extremely misleading to call this a finished game. Even for a demo, it's incomplete. What little content there is has potential, but there's not much there. You shouldn't charge for something that's completely undeveloped, and you shouldn't force people to read the reviews to find out that it's a demo - I'd be getting a refund if I hadn't gotten this free during a sale. I'll give this a higher rating if the app's description is updated to reflect the actual nature of the app. EDIT: I've updated and tried the new version, which has added some content. It also reset my progress back to zero, which was frustrating. The new content is fun, but still sparse, and my original comment remains - this is still a demo, and the description should reflect that.
RJ
3 years ago
Fun game that I definitely was getting into. It feels pretty incomplete for being a paid game though. That being said, definitely willing to support developers like this who are willing to crate a good quality game that is enjoyable! And seeing some of the features not yet available is a great way to show a road map in my opinion. Looking forward to seeing more functionality unlocked!
lil bob bibby boi
3 years ago
Very nice!! I love the style and overall tone of the game, as well as the graphics. It also doesn't take up a lot of battery! It isn't a finished game, but a very well done one. The reason for the lack of five stars is the absence of a plot line, which I believe will create a more in depth gaming experience. Adding onto that, there could be routes of good, evil, and grey areas? There's a lot of potential!
Nathaniel
2 years ago
As someone who works in IT and has been on the front line of real cyber attacks, I absolutely love this game! The concepts explored here are 100% accurate and make for a great education platform/introduction to cyber security. Keep in mind though, this is very much an "early access" game still deep in development. However, the Dev has remained committed and continues to roll out new content regularly with each new update further fleshing out the gameplay. Can't wait to see the final product!
Destroyer
4 years ago
Its an excellent game, its fun, and easy to understand once you get the hand of it, and it isn't hard to do at all. Though I have bumped into one bug recently. After using the post exploits for the keylogger, it will say I got items, but won't show up in the menu to sell them. Else its an extremely fun game. Though, is there a way to break a companies firewall/anti-virus, or is that coming in a future update?
Rothy
2 years ago
This is a damn good game. I downloaded it when I saw it available for free now. And it sucked me right in. It's only repetitive if you can't navigate independently. I've always had an interest for this stuff, so it makes it fun. I'd honestly love to see it get you more in depth and involved with what your doing, bc the interface and gameplay really make it easy to follow and learn with. also shout out to TLD, I really like seeing the dedication, hard work and effort you pour into this game.
A Google user
6 years ago
i love the game only a few spelling errors that i have noticed, made it about halfway through. But the one thing that bugs me is when you turn off the music it just never stays off, so i can never listen to my own music while playing the game. Other than that the game is awesome. Keep up the good work! I did email you about the errors i noticed and a proposition to help out. thx
Frosty Renegade
3 years ago
The game so far isn't bad... it is a realistic game at that although I think there are a few things that will help the game out for example the things that we are not able to get or do yet could be labeled with an asterisk or something to identify content not added yet at a glance. Also instead of us always able to get away with stuff like getting away with stuff have that random chance someone notices and trys to react. Also moving around the city should open more wifi networks in that area...
Robert K (Incognito Sapiens)
2 years ago
I really enjoy this game and can definitely see where further development will make it shine, like with using nodes and expanding missions. I hope you will add more cities or I may run out of places for the daily missions! :) Also I can't figure out how to access the red routers it says distance is a factor, but travelling around the city does not help - perhaps it is for a later WI-FI expansion? Are collected items only for selling? Thank you for your fun game with no ads! I really enjoy it.
Elad
2 years ago
I used to pay called Uplink and this game seems similar to it in many ways. I think the developer did a great job with aesthetics but the gameplay is highly repetitive and rewards almost meaningless within the game. The storyline is also pretty much non-existent. I can see the vision and how it would all tie together and if the dev delivers on it then this will be one of the best games on the app store! Definitely an aspiring start and very much worth watching.
William Ives
3 years ago
Really fun. Can get repetitive but I kind of like that. The game is cool and I am excited for future updates. I am wondering if there could be some sort of benefit to DDoS attacks because right now it seems to not have any real benefits. Maybe it could have a ransom feature or something like that. Also maybe better hardware could increase the speed of post explot features. Was confusing at first but after some trial and error and doing to tutorial I got used to it.
Fake Name
1 year ago
This game is really fun for about 6-8 hours. Then you've done all the missions, maxed your hardware, have a 150+ machine botnet... and there's absolutely nothing else to do. Sure I could continue growing my botnet, but why? it's just repetitive clicking and there's no payoff. The game is mostly unimplemented features. It would have been better to release a short 6-hour mission-driven campaign (with an actual story rather than just a bunch of random missions) than to do it this way.
A Google user
6 years ago
Great gameplay. Would recommend to people who are inexperienced with hacking and even those with some background knowledge. Used real concepts and turn it into a cool game.There are a few things that I have to say about it though.There were a few spelling mistakes. Sometimes instructions were slightly vague, and most of the games don't work.(only one worked for me).Those are really the only three things. Besides that I love it and I want more content! It was a beautiful game, very well polished.
William Finnigan
2 years ago
As an IT guy, I would say this is pretty accurate. Playing it will give you a better understanding of cyber security. I played through all the tutorials, but did occasionally have to do missions from hq to buy software. I was disappointed, after using a USB Hot drop, with a remote access. That I was not able to interact with any of the devices I hacked during the port scan section. I had hoped, to be able to, install botnets, miners, and perhaps even new entry points or attack. No way to Win.
A Google user
6 years ago
Definitely a great start, and I'll be glad to give 5 stars once a few more updates drop in and some bugs get ironed out. There are some Play acheivements that aren't triggering and if the auto-sell has been implemented, it's not working. The font on some of the buttons feels a bit off for the genre. Sometimes you have to tap a selection more than once to activate a confirmation button. Overall though, really great foundation and I look forward to seeing it evolve.
A Google user
6 years ago
This is easily one of my favorite games. I feel like everything, from hacking devices to cracking WPA2 passwords. One thing I don't like is how long it takes to complete a DDoS attack. It feels really wasteful to wait for 3 minutes with my phone on and then tapping for 2 minutes. Other than that it is a great game, considering that (I think) it was developed by one person and it is fairly new. Edit: I also found a glitch where when I completed a tutorial it would randomly open up the leaderboard.
A Google user
6 years ago
Neat concept, but very unintuitive and the UI is terrible. The graphics don't seem to fit on my display (first gen Pixel), with buttons and text cutting off. Also, many things don't scroll far enough. I spent about for five minutes with the game, couldn't really figure anything out to the point where I was enjoying myself, and uninstalled it. Sure to it being so unintuitive, there really needs to be a tutorial it something. I'm generally not a big fan of games holding your hand too much but in this case I would want just that, at least for a little bit. UPDATE 3/28/19: The dev responded to my comment any positive communication is worth an extra star. It still doesn't fill my screen (I now have an S9+), but at least I can see. The controls are still shaky, and it's hard to get started, but once you figure out the controls it's not bad. There are a lot of things that don't work, though, such as the automatic selling feature that the game tells you about. The button to turn it on straight up doesn't do anything. Also, some actions take too long to be fun, and you can't do anything but watch it do nothing. Cracking a WPA2 network literally took 40 minutes of real time.
Rafael Kortum
1 year ago
Overall, a pretty decent game; and in a way is both fun and educational. It looks complex on the outside, but the handwritten tutorials and descriptions make it easy enough for anyone to understand. Money making isn't too tough and progression feels satisfying. As it stands, the game feels fairly limited; there are many features yet to be implemented that could expand the game as a whole. However, I do understand that game development is a tough and enduring process, so this is to be expected.
Recneps Smith
1 year ago
The game is definitely different. it's interesting. It caught my attention, and the developer is always working on it, which is great. The game is fun. I have one really massive complaint and one minor complaint. Massive: All files are massively oversized. An 8GB Word doc is a ridiculous number of pages. Speed up transfers, please. Minor: Can the icons for data, web, and mail servers be differentiated, please? Otherwise, it's a fun game. I'm looking forward to more updates and more content.
