Idle Hacking blends persistent multiplayer idle mechanics with a text-based hacking theme, featuring a Path of Exile-style loot system where you craft gear through prefix and suffix combinations. You'll progress through offline gains, join player-run syndicates, trade on the marketplace, and participate in regular community events while enjoying an active development cycle. Best suited for players who enjoy deep crafting systems, community interaction, and watching long-term progress unfold with minimal active play.
About this game
A persistent idle MMORPG, with a text-based hacking theme. Enjoy the "Inaction RPG" design philosophy by crafting equpiment using ARPG influenced prefix/suffix systems, build or join player managed syndicates, trade on the marketplace, and compete in community events.
What players are saying
▲ Recommended124 hrs
I'll write a longer review later, but right now I'm having way too much fun playing. Take that how you will. Extremely good Single Developer. He's always on top of things, patches going out daily. Taking what the player population wants into consideration without degrading the integrity of the game. Anyway...I'll be back later with more, need to get back to grinding. Having WAY too much fun.
Well worth it. Unique in the gear system which is nice for a change. Helpful community. Regular community events. Guild system. Surprising depth in what can be done and only going to continue to be built out.
Not at all AI vibe coded. The dev in constantly in the global chat answering questions and submitting fixes right away. First idle game I played with a global chat and actually find it refreshing. Highly recommend.
Great community, intriguing gameplay mixing classic persistent-browser-based-game (pbbg) gameplay with a Path of Exile esque crafting system for gear. wonderful assortment of themes that can fit anyone's aesthetic. Great for those that like watching numbers go up and the crafting system is amazingly complex yet incredibly simple.
July 1 - July 4 Fireworks FestivalJoin us in celebration of both Canada Day (July 1) and US Independence Day (July 4) in this multi-day holiday event. Log in during the event to receive your bonus accolade, participate in event contracts to earn bonus Hackcoins and Sparklers. Trade your sparklers for Fireworks to set off on July 4, or hold them for the grand finale that will start at 7 PM Pacific time on July 4th where all player held fireworks will be launched in sequence. Each firework launched provides 10 minutes of various global buffs, so expect many days of bonuses to follow!We're also offering double the Supporter Recognition time on premium keys purchased during the event, and larger fireworks that can be set off in exchange for premium keys to provide the whole server with additional bonuses.The event starts at 03:00 UTC on July 1st, which is midnight Atlantic Daylight Time (Canada), 11 PM June 30th US Eatern, or 8 PM June 30th US Pacific time. The event will continue until 11:59 PM July 4th US Pacific time (07:00 UTC July 5th).
A new build has been pushed for Windows and Mac users. For Mac users, this should significantly drop the CPU usage across all sections of the game. For Mac and Windows users, this update adds a DNS fallback for users who may be on networks where the game's domain name (idlehacking.com) may trigger filtering due to the word "Hacking". If the game detects a connection failure due to a DNS resolution failure, it will attempt a fallback to ih.gigaforge.com instead.
New Player Tutorial/Goals UpdateToday we have launched an overhaul to the tutorial system with the goal of helping new players navigate the game's various systems. Instead of the tutorials mostly being a screen takeover that point the player to various menus and aspects of the game all at once, they now take the form of a series of short goals, each one tackling a single aspect and providing a more guided experience.This culminates in the introduction to the item enhancement system, which is where the bulk of the strategy and planning takes place in the game. The new goals system will provide the player with the resources and direction to interact with item enhancement much earlier, no longer being gated behind hitting certain levels. Players can tackle the goals as slowly or as quickly as they want.UI UpdatesWe've added more controls to the game related to Marketplace items, allowing quicker removal/decompiling. Additionally some of the alternative themes have had fixes to their readability. Syndicates also now display the join dates for each member.The mobile version of the game (accessible by any mobile browser at https://www.idlehacking.com) now has full integration with the new player tutorial system, further bringing the mobile experience to parity with the full desktop client/browser experience.Item Enhancement now has more visual feedback when performing Version Upgrades, making it clear when an attempt succeeds, fails, or fails but doesn't consume stability thanks to the Snapshot Backup Homelab upgrade.
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