Welcome, Operator 👾
Quick update from my side: the first HackMeNow web demo is now live and fully playable in your browser. No install, no login – just a broken training node and a moody Blue Team watching your every move.
🚀 Development Update:
👉 Play the demo:
https://playhackmenow.com/demo.html
What you’ll do in the mini demo
You’re dropped into a training gateway node from HackMeNow, my terminal-style hacking puzzle game.
Your objective:
Check the firewall status
Switch from noisy debug mode to a calmer “whisper” profile
Run a glitch_scan script to see what the gateway expects
Open the gateway with the correct sigil in a structured command
If you succeed, you’ll see a new green “Gateway Opened” success screen with a soft glow, a subtle sound, and a clean “mission accomplished” vibe.
If you spam commands, use forbidden tools, or guess blindly…
…the Blue Team alert overlay locks your session and tells you why you got flagged. Very on brand.
How this ties into the full game
This demo is just one small training node, but it shows the core of what HackMeNow is aiming for:
Not just “guess the password,” but incident-style puzzles
Firewalls, scripts, and hints that actually react to what you’re doing
A world where the Blue Team is watching and doesn’t always approve
In the full game, this kind of interaction grows into:
Multi-level cases with rotating credentials
Deeper firewall, log, and forensics puzzles
Dark web leaks, cutscenes, and an actually angry Blue Team
If you like the feel of this little puzzle, you’ll feel right at home in the later levels.
Support the project
HackMeNow is currently on Kickstarter – if you want to help bring all the levels, cutscenes, sigils, and chaos to life, you can back the project here:
👉 Back HackMeNow on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hackmenow/hackmenow-a-terminal-style-hacking-puzzle-game
And if you enjoy the demo, it would mean a lot if you:
Share the demo link with a friend or two
Reply to this email and tell me:
Did you crack the gateway quickly, or did the Blue Team get you first?
Thanks for reading, thanks for testing, and thanks for supporting this weird little hacking game.
See you in the terminal,
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