Space Hack
The colony ship, Maximus XV was on course. This was supposed to be an uneventful trip. No one on board expected the gravitational entity. It quickly swallowed Maximus XV.
Space Hack is an indie developed by Meridian4, released 15 November 2005 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $1.75 at GOG. The main story takes about 28 hrs to finish.
What Space Hack is
Space Hack is an indie game developed by Meridian4 and released in 2005. It was published by Rebelmind. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The colony ship, Maximus XV was on course. This was supposed to be an uneventful trip. No one on board expected the gravitational entity. It quickly swallowed Maximus XV.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Space Hack holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 2 points below the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 28 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 43 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $1.75, that works out to about $0.06 per hour of the main story, or $0.04 per hour if you finish everything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $1.75 at GOG, 65% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Space Hack launched on 15 November 2005, within three weeks of Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV and Mario Kart DS. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Mario Kart DS.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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