I have not heard of Uplink (nor Bitburner). But I rotor recommend you try skynetsimulator.com - I am not affiliated, yadda yadda, it’s just a fun, free, online game.
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Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 2 days ago
How does it compare to Uplink in terms of gameplay. Uplink was the best simulation style hacking game that I’ve played.
noughtnaut@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Elevator7009@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
+1 for Skynet Simulator. Uplink was a ton of fun. Have not tried more than 2 minutes of Bitburner.
AstralPath@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Bitburner is pretty cool too.
BrightCandle@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The real value of uplink was that it was a game about hacking, it wasn’t trying to be realistic it had artificial tension added as well as simplified concepts but added gameplay around that. Almost all of the modern hacking games are much more realistic and capable but also miss what made Uplink the iconic game which is gameplay.
squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Well, IRL hacking doesn’t have exciting gameplay mechanics. So more realistic hacking game might not be such a clever idea.
Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Agreed. Realism is honestly not needed (although it’s cool that we have such games). You need good gameplay and atmosphere and ambience that give you the feeling of being in a different world so to speak.
Elevator7009@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
It compares in that it’s an AI chatbot actually
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44201658, props to @dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works for posting this