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The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.

EXAPUNKS is a programming, puzzle and hacking game developed and published by Zachtronics.
Released on October 22nd 2018 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,766 reviews of which 1,676 were positive and 90 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.84€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified EXAPUNKS into these genres:

Programming Puzzle Hacking Automation Indie Simulation Logic Cyberpunk Singleplayer Difficult Great Soundtrack Sandbox

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1366 x 768
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 660 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.9+
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1366 x 768
  • Storage: 690 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 16.04+, SteamOS
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3, 1366 x 768
  • Storage: 720 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
I'm a professional software developer and this game was pretty challenging even for me, due to the constraints of the assembly language/EXAs. My favorite Zachtronics game.
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Feb. 2025
The theme and vibe of the game greatly inspire me to hack. The puzzles are interesting, although not very difficult for a more experienced programmer. That is not a negative, as your solutions are compared (if you wish so) to the rest of the playerbase and to your friends. This prompts you to optimize the speed and size of your algorithms, which is very fun, although sometimes cheesy. The world-building is quite immersive and it is inspired by real 90s hacker culture. It is clear the developer has either lived and hacked back in the 90s, or has done their homework very well. As said before, the general motifs and world of EXAPUNKS constitute great inspiration and motivation to contribute and change something about your own community. Which might be its greatest attribute. Never wished more for a stack than when playing this game tho lol.
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Oct. 2024
Without doubt, this game is the best introduction to the Zachtronics programming genre. Many reviews here highlight the well-written immersive story, and that is indeed the case. For me, even better was the programming language and development environment are strong enough to meet the challenges that are placed before you. TIS-100 and Shenzhen I/O are much more hardcore endeavors where figuring out to implement a sound design is most of the challenge. If you're looking for one game to see if the bundle is right for you, I strongly recommend this one.
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Oct. 2024
Zachtronics developed a lot of these 'assembly code' games, and I think this one was the best execution of the concept. While I enjoyed the others a lot, TIS was very bare-bones and Shenzhen was too complex and varied in its objectives. I think this game struck a great balance in challenge, visual feedback, and I liked the story as well
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Aug. 2024
Assembly code game goodness TIS100 evolved into Shenzhen I/O, Shenzhen I/O evolved into Exapunks. Great game, fun puzzles, and educational to boot! Redshift coding and hacker battles elevates this to my favourite Zachtronics game, at least among the coding ones (Magnum Opus is a different beast entirely) ;------------------------------------------- Making it through the story feels like being reborn in fire. I have ascended. My neurons are throbbing. Thank you, Zachtronics. Now I'll go study actual programming
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Frequently Asked Questions

EXAPUNKS is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

EXAPUNKS is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.

EXAPUNKS received 1,676 positive votes out of a total of 1,766 achieving an impressive rating of 9.02.
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EXAPUNKS was developed and published by Zachtronics.

EXAPUNKS is playable and fully supported on Windows.

EXAPUNKS is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

EXAPUNKS is playable and fully supported on Linux.

EXAPUNKS is a single-player game.

EXAPUNKS does not currently offer any DLC.

EXAPUNKS is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

EXAPUNKS does not support Steam Remote Play.

EXAPUNKS is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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EXAPUNKS
19.50€ -96% 19.50€ 0.84€
9.0
1,676
90
Game modes
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Online players
20
Developer
Zachtronics
Publisher
Zachtronics
Release 22 Oct 2018
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