<s>
Hacknet	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
perform	O
simulated	O
computer	B-Application
hacking	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
simulates	O
a	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
every	O
main	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
interface	O
having	O
its	O
own	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
are	O
tiled	O
in	O
a	O
fashion	O
highly	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
i3	B-Language
window	I-Language
manager	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
terminal	O
,	O
the	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
simulate	O
a	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
through	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
explore	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
destroy	O
them	O
by	O
deleting	O
critical	O
system	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
other	O
computers	O
and	O
run	O
dedicated	O
programs	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
security	O
and	O
acquire	O
superuser	B-Application
privileges	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
program	O
takes	O
up	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
memory	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
manage	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
memory	B-Architecture
to	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
superuser	B-Application
privileges	O
have	O
been	O
obtained	O
,	O
the	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
of	O
the	O
computer	O
is	O
investigated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
missions	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
involves	O
an	O
opposing	O
hacker	B-Application
by	O
the	O
alias	O
of	O
"	O
Naix	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
manages	O
to	O
find	O
alternative	O
ways	O
into	O
the	O
protected	O
systems	O
,	O
they	O
discover	O
that	O
Bit	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
;	O
specifically	O
,	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
highly	O
advanced	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
specialized	O
in	O
computer	B-Application
hacking	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
plan	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
is	O
to	O
unleash	O
the	O
new	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
cause	O
consumer	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
protection	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
the	O
facts	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
have	O
been	O
revealed	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
they	O
proceed	O
to	O
eradicate	O
all	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Hacknet	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hacknet	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Matt	O
Trobbiani	O
,	O
the	O
sole	O
developer	O
of	O
Team	O
Fractal	O
Alligator	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hacknet	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DLC	O
expansion	O
for	O
"	O
Hacknet	B-Application
"	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Hacknet	B-Application
Labyrinths	O
"	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
features	O
new	O
hacking	O
tools	O
and	O
security	O
systems	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
3	O
-	O
to	O
4-hour	O
chapter	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
recruited	O
by	O
a	O
hacker	B-Application
that	O
goes	O
by	O
the	O
alias	O
"	O
Kaguya	O
"	O
into	O
a	O
small	O
elite	O
hacking	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
official	O
mod	O
support	O
for	O
Hacknet	B-Application
titled	O
Hacknet	B-Application
Extensions	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
stories	O
and	O
campaigns	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
extensions	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
and	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hacknet	B-Application
Extensions	O
also	O
features	O
extension-exclusive	O
tools	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
implement	O
custom	O
music	O
and	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
