Rogue Hacker Jeffrey Yim You’ve gone Rogue and the world is overrun by four hacker factions. Your decisions and hacking skills will keep the bala… $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsYou’ve gone Rogue and the world is overrun by four hacker factions. Your decisions and hacking skills will keep the balance of power between them all ***Powerful Decisions*** Every decision matters. Your choices control which factions remain in power, who will go to war, create alliances, or remain at peace. You may have gone Rogue, but all the factions rely on you to get things done. Choose your own path as your decisions affect how the dynamic story unfolds. The branching stories constantly change depending on your decisions and who remains in power. But beware; every decision might have implications in the future that may dangerously shift the balance of power. It’s game over if a faction gains absolute control or loses all their power. ***Fast-Action Hacking*** Hack into rival factions’ computer systems with your ever expanding loadout of hacking powers. Hack into the deepest systems with simple one tap controls, while unleashing devastating powers with the push of a button. Features - Branching story depending on your decisions - Fast-Action Hacking - One tap controls - Upgradeable hacking powers Information Seller:Jeffrey Yim Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Jul 05, 2017 Updated:Jul 05, 2017 Version:1.0 Size:159.5 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Repulsa Well-Known Member Jul 3, 2015 1,584 81 48 #2 Repulsa, Jul 5, 2017 Wow this looks really cool! Jeff Well-Known Member Aug 16, 2009 91 0 0 #3 Jeff, Jul 5, 2017 Thanks! I was inspired by Reigns and wanted to add some twists to the formula. Mainly I wanted to expand on the idea of factions reacting to your choices and who's in power. For example, factions will try to form alliances when they're weak. Or they might go to war based on your actions. I love it when a weak faction pleas for your help one minute, but they'll get cocky and look down on you when they have a lot of power. It's satisfying hacking into their systems and bringing them down a peg! Misguided Well-Known Member Jan 27, 2009 2,346 19 38 #4 Misguided, Jul 6, 2017 Last edited: Jul 6, 2017 I noticed the Reigns influence in the trailer, but it looks like there's an additional gameplay layer on top of that (the hacking and such). Hard to tell how that part works from the trailer. Hopefully AppUnwrapper or someone else will make a video. Actually, after watching the trailer several times, it looks like the hacking works by not touching the orbiting objects when jumping between nodes. Neat idea. gquiller Well-Known Member Nov 15, 2011 330 3 18 #5 gquiller, Jul 6, 2017 This sounds cool... Jeff Well-Known Member Aug 16, 2009 91 0 0 #6 Jeff, Jul 6, 2017 @Misguided, yup you're right about the hacking. It's a mini-game where you tap anywhere on the screen to make your green orb leap from node to node. The goal is to reach the end of the line of nodes without touching any of the red firewalls. It sounds simple, but these systems can get really difficult to hack when you have to hack 20 nodes in a row. Hopefully you'll see it from the trailer, the hacking game has some more depth with the introduction of hacking powers. These powers let you destroy firewalls, add extra time, slow down/stop firewalls and more. johnkittz Well-Known Member Mar 19, 2017 78 1 6 #7 johnkittz, Jul 6, 2017 I'll probably wait for sell since this takes a lot of inspiration from Reigns I'm worried about being repetitive like Reigns as well. MrMojoRisin Well-Known Member Jul 27, 2012 1,183 0 0 #8 MrMojoRisin, Jul 6, 2017 Last edited: Jul 6, 2017 This game is pretty great. I haven't played Reigns, so I can't compare them, but there is a lot of replay here and the actual hacking is fun as well. I especially love it when you know your game continuing depends on a successful hack, as it really adds tension to it. My only issue so far is that I wish you would get more coins for playing, but there are IAP coins, so I understand the fewer free coins I guess. Also, sometimes it's not apparent who you are helping or hurting, like when you invest in a certain industry over another. Is that by design? Jeff Well-Known Member Aug 16, 2009 91 0 0 #9 Jeff, Jul 6, 2017 @MrMojoRisin Who you help or hurt depends on what the faction is asking and your decision. It also depends on their interests/personalities which you'll learn over time. For instance Spades is a government agent so they're all about surveillance and spying on people. Hearts looks out for the people and environment. Clubs generally likes to cause chaos, and Diamonds is effectively a high tech bank robber who loves money. If your choices align with their interests, you'll help them, otherwise it'll hurt them. There are lots of ways to earn coins in the game. You can earn coins through certain critical missions, making successful hacks, and every time the game ends. I really wanted the IAP to be completely optional, since getting the hacker powers are not a requirement to enjoying the game. Getting new hacking powers was designed to be the "meta-game" of having something to strive for to unlock and keep playing. Thanks for checking out the game, I'm so happy you're enjoying it! Misguided Well-Known Member Jan 27, 2009 2,346 19 38 #10 Misguided, Jul 6, 2017 Jeff, I really think this would benefit from a gameplay video. I think it would be wise for you to PM AppUnwrapper or someone like that and offer them a code. MrMojoRisin Well-Known Member Jul 27, 2012 1,183 0 0 #11 MrMojoRisin, Jul 6, 2017 I just want to say that I completely agree with this statement. This game would be tons of fun even without any hacking powers. But they do make the hacking a little easier and can help extend your game, so it is cool to strive for them. Jeff Well-Known Member Aug 16, 2009 91 0 0 #12 Jeff, Jul 6, 2017 @Misguided Thanks for the advice! I'm not familiar with AppUnwrapper, do I just email them at [email protected]? Misguided Well-Known Member Jan 27, 2009 2,346 19 38 #13 Misguided, Jul 6, 2017 Her profile is here: http://forums.toucharcade.com/member.php?userid=111913 Markku Well-Known Member Jul 30, 2011 1,194 0 0 #14 Markku, Jul 6, 2017 will this work on my Ipad 2? minusbacon Member Jun 12, 2015 9 0 0 #15 minusbacon, Jul 7, 2017 I'm liking it so far, but the messages every time a faction is low or high is annoying. A reminder in the first game or two is enough. Jeff Well-Known Member Aug 16, 2009 91 0 0 #16 Jeff, Jul 7, 2017 @Markku I'm not sure about iPad 2, but it works for iPad air for sure. If you can run one of my previous free games, 'Rogue Hacker' should run because it's less processor intensive @minusbacon Don't worry, you'll see the high/low warning for each faction only once, so a total of 8 times, then you'll never see them again Markku Well-Known Member Jul 30, 2011 1,194 0 0 #17 Markku, Jul 7, 2017 can anyone post some gameplay about this game? it looks good but I found reigns got old fast and this looks like it might have more to do. AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #18 AppUnwrapper, Jul 7, 2017 Last edited: Jul 7, 2017 I see I've been summoned. Thanks for reaching out to me, Jeff! Unfortunately, it's a bit hard for me to get into another Reigns game, and I'm not feeling the hacking part (usually if I were playing a game like that based on reflexes, I would fail and try again. But here you fail and that's it). I also find the messages about the factions getting low irritating. It seems to happen every time they get low. And the hands pointing at the two choices while I'm trying to decide what to do. I know I have to choose and don't need constant reminders. The coins message after failing to hack is also confusing and cheapens the experience. One of my games that felt longer was only 8 days, so that made me wonder what makes time pass. Also, there's something so satisfying about the swiping mechanic in Reigns that you just don't get with buttons. There seems to be a lot going on here, but I think after Reigns and Artificial Superintelligence, it's going to take something really unique to pull me back into this type of gameplay. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Jeff Well-Known Member Aug 16, 2009 91 0 0 #19 Jeff, Jul 7, 2017 @AppUnwrapper Thanks for taking the time to make the thorough walkthrough! I think it gives a really in-depth look at the gameplay. Yeah the high/low warning messages will appear once for each faction, so a total of 8 times, then you'll never see them again. It was there because during play-testing, people had a difficult time with the main idea of balancing each faction's power. I haven't heard of Artificial Superintelligence, I'll have to check that one out. Thanks again for checking out the game AppUnwrapper, I really appreciate it Misguided Well-Known Member Jan 27, 2009 2,346 19 38 #20 Misguided, Jul 8, 2017 Thanks for the video, AU! Yeah, I think one warning message on the high side (across all factions) and one for the low side (so, 2 total instead of 8) would be a nice change. Is the bar moving across the bottom a timer? It looked like AU ran out of time once, but the at had long stopped moving. If it is a timer, maybe an easy mode without the timer would be a possibility for those of us with crappy reflexes. The theme here looks pretty good, but I bet I wouldn't get any further than she did. Without spoilers, does this have storylines that persist from game to game, like Reigns? (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Thanks! I was inspired by Reigns and wanted to add some twists to the formula. Mainly I wanted to expand on the idea of factions reacting to your choices and who's in power. For example, factions will try to form alliances when they're weak. Or they might go to war based on your actions. I love it when a weak faction pleas for your help one minute, but they'll get cocky and look down on you when they have a lot of power. It's satisfying hacking into their systems and bringing them down a peg!
I noticed the Reigns influence in the trailer, but it looks like there's an additional gameplay layer on top of that (the hacking and such). Hard to tell how that part works from the trailer. Hopefully AppUnwrapper or someone else will make a video. Actually, after watching the trailer several times, it looks like the hacking works by not touching the orbiting objects when jumping between nodes. Neat idea.
@Misguided, yup you're right about the hacking. It's a mini-game where you tap anywhere on the screen to make your green orb leap from node to node. The goal is to reach the end of the line of nodes without touching any of the red firewalls. It sounds simple, but these systems can get really difficult to hack when you have to hack 20 nodes in a row. Hopefully you'll see it from the trailer, the hacking game has some more depth with the introduction of hacking powers. These powers let you destroy firewalls, add extra time, slow down/stop firewalls and more.
I'll probably wait for sell since this takes a lot of inspiration from Reigns I'm worried about being repetitive like Reigns as well.
This game is pretty great. I haven't played Reigns, so I can't compare them, but there is a lot of replay here and the actual hacking is fun as well. I especially love it when you know your game continuing depends on a successful hack, as it really adds tension to it. My only issue so far is that I wish you would get more coins for playing, but there are IAP coins, so I understand the fewer free coins I guess. Also, sometimes it's not apparent who you are helping or hurting, like when you invest in a certain industry over another. Is that by design?
@MrMojoRisin Who you help or hurt depends on what the faction is asking and your decision. It also depends on their interests/personalities which you'll learn over time. For instance Spades is a government agent so they're all about surveillance and spying on people. Hearts looks out for the people and environment. Clubs generally likes to cause chaos, and Diamonds is effectively a high tech bank robber who loves money. If your choices align with their interests, you'll help them, otherwise it'll hurt them. There are lots of ways to earn coins in the game. You can earn coins through certain critical missions, making successful hacks, and every time the game ends. I really wanted the IAP to be completely optional, since getting the hacker powers are not a requirement to enjoying the game. Getting new hacking powers was designed to be the "meta-game" of having something to strive for to unlock and keep playing. Thanks for checking out the game, I'm so happy you're enjoying it!
Jeff, I really think this would benefit from a gameplay video. I think it would be wise for you to PM AppUnwrapper or someone like that and offer them a code.
I just want to say that I completely agree with this statement. This game would be tons of fun even without any hacking powers. But they do make the hacking a little easier and can help extend your game, so it is cool to strive for them.
@Misguided Thanks for the advice! I'm not familiar with AppUnwrapper, do I just email them at [email protected]?
I'm liking it so far, but the messages every time a faction is low or high is annoying. A reminder in the first game or two is enough.
@Markku I'm not sure about iPad 2, but it works for iPad air for sure. If you can run one of my previous free games, 'Rogue Hacker' should run because it's less processor intensive @minusbacon Don't worry, you'll see the high/low warning for each faction only once, so a total of 8 times, then you'll never see them again
can anyone post some gameplay about this game? it looks good but I found reigns got old fast and this looks like it might have more to do.
I see I've been summoned. Thanks for reaching out to me, Jeff! Unfortunately, it's a bit hard for me to get into another Reigns game, and I'm not feeling the hacking part (usually if I were playing a game like that based on reflexes, I would fail and try again. But here you fail and that's it). I also find the messages about the factions getting low irritating. It seems to happen every time they get low. And the hands pointing at the two choices while I'm trying to decide what to do. I know I have to choose and don't need constant reminders. The coins message after failing to hack is also confusing and cheapens the experience. One of my games that felt longer was only 8 days, so that made me wonder what makes time pass. Also, there's something so satisfying about the swiping mechanic in Reigns that you just don't get with buttons. There seems to be a lot going on here, but I think after Reigns and Artificial Superintelligence, it's going to take something really unique to pull me back into this type of gameplay. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel
@AppUnwrapper Thanks for taking the time to make the thorough walkthrough! I think it gives a really in-depth look at the gameplay. Yeah the high/low warning messages will appear once for each faction, so a total of 8 times, then you'll never see them again. It was there because during play-testing, people had a difficult time with the main idea of balancing each faction's power. I haven't heard of Artificial Superintelligence, I'll have to check that one out. Thanks again for checking out the game AppUnwrapper, I really appreciate it
Thanks for the video, AU! Yeah, I think one warning message on the high side (across all factions) and one for the low side (so, 2 total instead of 8) would be a nice change. Is the bar moving across the bottom a timer? It looked like AU ran out of time once, but the at had long stopped moving. If it is a timer, maybe an easy mode without the timer would be a possibility for those of us with crappy reflexes. The theme here looks pretty good, but I bet I wouldn't get any further than she did. Without spoilers, does this have storylines that persist from game to game, like Reigns?
