Grey Hack FAQ Grey Hack Game Walkthrough Wiki

1 What actually happens in this game

Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator. You play a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers, all of it fictional and self contained inside the game.

You begin with a File Explorer, a Terminal and a Text Editor. As your skills improve you find further utilities that you can install and use. Every network in the world has a different configuration, size and security, so no two targets present the same problem.

The world is persistent and shared. When you log off, the online universe keeps running around the clock, and any change you made to a machine remains visible to players who connect to it later. Progress is saved, and so are consequences.

2 Can I play without other people

Yes. There is a single player mode in which the world is created on your own computer. The developer is candid that the game is intended to be played in multiplayer, where the always online universe is richer, but the offline option is a real one rather than a tutorial.

The store also lists PvP, online co-op and cross platform multiplayer, so a group on Windows, macOS and Linux can play together. Guilds can be created and used to organise attacks against other players.

3 Do I need to know real UNIX commands

It helps but it is not required. The in-game terminal is based on real UNIX commands and has a fundamental role in play, so anyone comfortable with a shell will feel at home immediately.

If you have never used one, the game becomes a slow but genuine way to learn the shape of a command line. The first few hours are a reading exercise rather than an action game, which is the honest expectation to set before buying.

There is also a scripting language in the game. Terminal commands and exploits are themselves built with it, so you can modify any existing command or write your own. That part is optional, but it is where the deepest play lives.

4 Languages, Workshop and add-ons

Officially the game ships in English and Spanish for Spain only. However, it supports community translations, and language packs created by other players are published through the Steam Workshop.

That is worth checking before you decide the language list rules you out, though community packs vary in completeness and are maintained by volunteers rather than the developer.

5 Will it run on my PC

Almost certainly. The listed minimum is Windows 10 or 11, a processor with SSE2 instruction support, 512 MB of memory, a DirectX 10, 11 or 12 capable GPU, and 500 MB of storage. There is no separate recommended column.

Those numbers are extraordinary for a game still receiving updates in the 2020s, and they follow directly from the design: most of what you look at is text in windows. Mac and Linux builds are also offered.