<s>
Hack	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Slash	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototyped	O
during	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
open	O
Amnesia	B-Application
Fortnight	I-Application
2012	I-Application
,	O
Hack	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Slash	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
though	O
with	O
in-game	O
weapons	O
and	O
objects	O
that	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
hack	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
to	O
achieve	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
character	O
,	O
Alice	O
(	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
common	O
Alice	O
and	O
Bob	O
placeholder	O
names	O
)	O
,	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
USB	B-Protocol
Sword	O
"	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
sword	O
and	O
other	O
weapons	O
and	O
tools	O
to	O
explore	O
dungeons	O
and	O
fight	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
traditional	O
manner	O
,	O
the	O
sword	O
itself	O
can	O
also	O
interact	O
in	O
special	O
ways	O
with	O
any	O
game	O
object	O
,	O
including	O
enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
,	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
game	O
objects	O
that	O
lack	O
these	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
limited	O
bombs	O
that	O
pause	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
code	O
from	O
objects	O
caught	O
in	O
the	O
explosion	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
temporarily	O
hack	O
the	O
object	O
's	O
code	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
setting	O
a	O
flag	O
that	O
gives	O
these	O
objects	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
to	O
be	O
hacked	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hack	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Slash	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
ideas	O
presented	O
for	O
voting	O
for	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
Amnesia	B-Application
Fortnight	I-Application
2012	I-Application
project	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
vote	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
concepts	O
they	O
felt	O
they	O
would	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hack	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Slash	I-Application
was	O
an	O
idea	O
presented	O
by	O
senior	O
programmer	O
Brandon	O
Dillon	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
Zelda-like	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
hack	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
commercial	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
expected	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dillon	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
is	O
less	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
and	O
"	O
really	O
this	O
puzzle	O
game	O
that	O
teaches	O
you	O
about	O
hacking	O
"	O
,	O
proving	O
a	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
to	O
help	O
players	O
learn	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
tools	O
provided	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
title	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
access	O
model	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
facilitate	O
fine-tuning	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
given	O
its	O
unusual	O
mechanics	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
allowing	O
for	O
integration	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hack	B-Application
'	I-Application
N	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Slash	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
