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EXAPUNKS

The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life. EXAPUNKS is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of Opus Magnum, SHENZHEN I/O, TIS-100, and more. READ ZINES - Learn to hack from TRASH WORLD NEWS, the underground computer magazine. Tutorials, hacking tips, secret information, searing commentary— TRASH WORLD NEWS has you covered. WRITE VIRUSES - Program your EXAs (EXecution Agents) to tear through networks, replicate themselves, trash files, terminate other EXAs

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November 22, 2018
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Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Zachtronics
Publisher
Zachtronics
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The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life. EXAPUNKS is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of Opus Magnum, SHENZHEN I/O, TIS-100, and more. READ ZINES - Learn to hack from TRASH WORLD NEWS, the underground computer magazine.

Tutorials, hacking tips, secret information, searing commentary— TRASH WORLD NEWS has you covered. WRITE VIRUSES - Program your EXAs (EXecution Agents) to tear through networks, replicate themselves, trash files, terminate other EXAs— and leave without a trace. HACK EVERYTHING - Hack banks, universities, factories, TV stations, highway signs, game consoles, the government... oh yeah, and your own body. SLACK OFF - Play ПАСЬЯНС, if you hack the server where it’s stored.

Or play HACK*MATCH, if you hack the region lock on your Sawayama WonderDisc. Or create your own homebrew games for the TEC Redshift… if you hack the development kit. CREATE YOUR OWN PUZZLES - Create your own networks to hack.

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★ 9.4/10GOG · 94 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
I think this might be the most interesting programming game I've played. The programming language is interesting, challenging and often even frustrating, but for a…
★ 5 / 5
Zachtronics are staying true to themselves with this game. If you like TIS-100 or Shenzhen I/O then you should definitely buy this game. Graphics are…
★ 5 / 5
1st note: I'm not a native english speaker. Be indulgent with my language errors. 2nd note: [Fair Warning] this is not an everybody visual programming…
★ 5 / 5
I brought this game on a whim -- as I do with most of my purchases on GOG. And I am floored about how much…
★ 5 / 5
I'm a developer myself and brainstormed an idea similar to this game a couple years ago. After discovering this game, I completely threw out my…
★ 5 / 5
As a part-time developer, full-time IT guy, I typically write in high level languages/environments like C# and JavaScript. I haven't met a programming game I…
★ 5 / 5
A great puzzle game, about hacking and low-level programming. There are 35 problems to solve plus a few challenges vs AI. The problems are well-thought…
★ 5 / 5
I've been a developer for 20 years and have spent plenty of time in low-level languages like x86 assembly. With that background, this game was…

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★ 5 / 5
The language is well designed and the puzzles are fun and interesting.
★ 4 / 5
This is probably the easiest game to explain of all the "mainline" Zachtronics puzzle games (SpaceChem, Infinifactory, TIS-100, SHENZHEN I/O, etc) It's simply a low-level…
★ 4 / 5
When the code works, you feel unstoppable. When you hit a wall, it's a huge mind stop.
★ 5 / 5
I've been a developer for 20 years and have spent plenty of time in low-level languages like x86 assembly. With that background, this game was…

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