Also free for iOS and Android, Pine Games' Hacker's Escape is, as the title would imply, an escape game that looks like it's set within what one of those primetime cop dramas think a hacker's room actually looks like. You know. Where they hack your firewalls and plugin your interwebs. But then, that campy aesthetic is sort of the point, as you see from the various homages to classic technothrillers around the room. To play, just click to interact. The text that appears at the top of the screen will tell you what you're looking at when it's interactive, and also show you if you're about to change orientation by moving around the room. The, ahem, fist you start out with in your inventory at the bottom of the screen is actually "force", so you can use it on objects that require a little bit of exertion to move or use. To combine items, or use one item on another, click them both in your inventory one at a time. Not only are codes hidden around the room, but you'll find a lot of electronic equipment you'll need to put to good use if you ever want to find your way out. So get cracking, and get hacking!
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Complete Walkthrough
Use Force on Lens
Click on the Trash Can
Get Can
Get VR Headset
Examine the Grey Hat and note the number: 6
Get Letter
Read Letter
Get Ink Cartridge
Turn Left
Get Cable
Move the Pillow
Get USB
Examine the Poster in the middle: 0xB..
Exmaine the Poster on the right: 0x..D
Examine the White Hat and note the number: 7
Click on the Drawer
Use Force on Drawer
Get Key
Exit
Turn Left
Examine the Black Hat and note the number: 2
USe Key on Padlock
Get Mouse
Get Powder
Turn Left
Examine the Poster: 0x.A.
Click on the Worktable
Get Camera
Get Paper
Exit
Get the Crumpled Paper
Read Book Fragment
Use Power Cord on Power Plug
Click on Computer Case
Get Knife
Turn Right
Use USB on Laptop
Click Laptop
Examine Letter and notice all the letters that are upside down
Enter "ETER" to access the Laptop
Click on HolidayTrip.jpg
Click on "Enhance Option"
Note the code "1827" and the wintery background with trees
Exit
Click on Printer
Get Magnifier
Use Ink Cartridge on Printer
Use Paper on Slot for Paper
Combine Powder with Can
Combine Camera with Can with Fingerpint
Use Camera with Fingerprint Photo on Cable
Get Paper
Combine Knife with Paper with Fingerprint
Exit
Turn Left
Click on Worktable
USe Fingerprint on Fingerprint Scanner
USe Mouse on Mousepad
Exit
Use Force on Magnifier
Combine VR Headset without Lenses with Lenses
Use VR Headset on PC
Click on Left Terminal
Recall the numbers seen on the hats and enter them in the order they appear
Enter "267"
Exit
Click on Middle Terminal
Consolidate the three poster codes into 0xBAD and convert this to decimal
Enter "2989"
Exit
Click on Right Terminal
Recall the code found on the Laptop
Enter "1827"
Exit
Exit
Get Key
Turn Left
Use Key on Keyhole
While the game itself was... okay, I guess, what really brought my vote down was all the ads I had to sit through just to start. Two pop-up video ads, running simultaneously, then one of those annoying Flash-based site intros -- and a particularly lengthy one, at that -- and when I finally got to the title screen, half of it was obscured by yet another video ad.
I know these sites have to get ad revenue, but STILL.
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Walkthrough Guide
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Complete Walkthrough
Use Force on Lens
Click on the Trash Can
Get Can
Get VR Headset
Examine the Grey Hat and note the number: 6
Get Letter
Read Letter
Get Ink Cartridge
Turn Left
Get Cable
Move the Pillow
Get USB
Examine the Poster in the middle: 0xB..
Exmaine the Poster on the right: 0x..D
Examine the White Hat and note the number: 7
Click on the Drawer
Use Force on Drawer
Get Key
Exit
Turn Left
Examine the Black Hat and note the number: 2
USe Key on Padlock
Get Mouse
Get Powder
Turn Left
Examine the Poster: 0x.A.
Click on the Worktable
Get Camera
Get Paper
Exit
Get the Crumpled Paper
Read Book Fragment
Use Power Cord on Power Plug
Click on Computer Case
Get Knife
Turn Right
Use USB on Laptop
Click Laptop
Examine Letter and notice all the letters that are upside down
Enter "ETER" to access the Laptop
Click on HolidayTrip.jpg
Click on "Enhance Option"
Note the code "1827" and the wintery background with trees
Exit
Click on Printer
Get Magnifier
Use Ink Cartridge on Printer
Use Paper on Slot for Paper
Combine Powder with Can
Combine Camera with Can with Fingerpint
Use Camera with Fingerprint Photo on Cable
Get Paper
Combine Knife with Paper with Fingerprint
Exit
Turn Left
Click on Worktable
USe Fingerprint on Fingerprint Scanner
USe Mouse on Mousepad
Exit
Use Force on Magnifier
Combine VR Headset without Lenses with Lenses
Use VR Headset on PC
Click on Left Terminal
Recall the numbers seen on the hats and enter them in the order they appear
Enter "267"
Exit
Click on Middle Terminal
Consolidate the three poster codes into 0xBAD and convert this to decimal
Enter "2989"
Exit
Click on Right Terminal
Recall the code found on the Laptop
Enter "1827"
Exit
Exit
Get Key
Turn Left
Use Key on Keyhole
Posted by: bjladd | January 28, 2015 4:56 PM