Hacker's Restart
Hacker’s Restart is an adult visual novel featuring multiple endings. Move into a new city to escape from your problems with the law, pursue relationships and one-night stands, and find a way to clear your name. And don’t forget: your choices matter.
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February 28, 2023
3 years and 156 days ago
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Mixed26 reviews57.7%
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Hacker's Restart is a game about you and your childhood friend starting a new chapter in your lives in order to save your parents from the legal troubles you brought on yourselves.
As the child of a rich family, you have lived a privileged and isolated life. Being protected from the outside world by your parents your entire life, you never had the chance to make a lot of friends. This is the reason why you and your childhood friend Celine started living your lives in front of computer screens.
It all started as a fun little way to mess with Celine, hacking into her computer as a prank and having fun with it. Your fascination by the world of hacking quickly spiraled out of control as you got more engulfed by it, which landed you in a sticky situation with the law. Even though who you are- other than your online name- is not known by the government, this doesn't mean that you are safe where you are.
This is where your story starts. What will you encounter in your new life? Who can you trust? And most importantly, will you be able to outsmart the law?
Find a way out of your problems with the law
Meet influential people to help get the mafia off your back for good while also clearing your name in the eyes of the law.
Build meaningful relationships
Make the right decisions in order to develop your relationships with the women around you.
Pursue one-night stands
There's no harm in having some extra fun on the side, right?
Hacker's Restart is a completed game, so there's no need to wait for the story to continue or to buy additional DLCs to experience the game in full.
There are planned quality of life and visual quality updates in the near future that are completely free and optional.
As the child of a rich family, you have lived a privileged and isolated life. Being protected from the outside world by your parents your entire life, you never had the chance to make a lot of friends. This is the reason why you and your childhood friend Celine started living your lives in front of computer screens.
It all started as a fun little way to mess with Celine, hacking into her computer as a prank and having fun with it. Your fascination by the world of hacking quickly spiraled out of control as you got more engulfed by it, which landed you in a sticky situation with the law. Even though who you are- other than your online name- is not known by the government, this doesn't mean that you are safe where you are.
This is where your story starts. What will you encounter in your new life? Who can you trust? And most importantly, will you be able to outsmart the law?
Find a way out of your problems with the law
Meet influential people to help get the mafia off your back for good while also clearing your name in the eyes of the law.
Build meaningful relationships
Make the right decisions in order to develop your relationships with the women around you.
Pursue one-night stands
There's no harm in having some extra fun on the side, right?
Hacker's Restart is a completed game, so there's no need to wait for the story to continue or to buy additional DLCs to experience the game in full.
There are planned quality of life and visual quality updates in the near future that are completely free and optional.
