Leaving Early Access: Full Release on August 1, 2026
We've been in Early Access for a while now, and HackHub has changed a lot since then. Time for the last step: on August 1, 2026, the game drops the Early Access tag and launches as 1.0.
From the start, two things were locked in for 1.0: modding and a real multiplayer system. Both are in now, and we want to walk you through how we built the second one.
Modding
We believe the community can take this game further than we ever could alone. So 1.0 ships with full modding tools, your own nodes, your own targets, your own gear, all buildable and shareable. We'll put out separate docs covering the details.
Multiplayer, how it actually works
This is the part you've been asking about most, so let's get into it.
The world and targets. The game world is full of nodes, companies, banks, restaurants, markets, and so on. Every node has its own system, its own network, its own servers. Your job is to hack them. Not every node is equally hard though. Each one is split into Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 internally. Tier 1 you can crack with a basic port hack. Tier 3 needs VPN configs and a bunch of other tools stacked together.
Where do you get those tools? Two ways:
Player market. Devices you hack can drop loot on a chance basis. Use it yourself or flip it on the black market.
NPCs. NPCs in the world are going after the same targets you are. You can catch them mid attack and hack them instead. NPCs have their own tiers too, and low chance drops from them can be worth a lot.
What about PvP? We kept it limited on purpose, because we wanted it to feel real. There's no walking up to another player's machine and popping in like some hacker movie. You actually have to hack them, and most of the time you have to bait them into a trap first.
Two systems sit under this:
Heat and reputation. This is unique to the online world. The more aggressive and careless you are while hacking, the more attention you draw.
Tracing. While you're going after a node, you can see who else is hitting the same network in real time, who's requesting access, who's mid breach. It runs both ways though. Your own IP can get exposed the same way, so hitting targets without a proxy is a real risk.
There are in game services where you can register your own domains and servers, CloudFire and Ariza Web Services among them, so you can set up proxy servers or your own sites to cover your tracks.
There's a lot more we're not spelling out here. You'll find it as you play.
Last thing
Thanks for the bug reports, the feedback, and the patience through Early Access. You're the reason this game turned out the way it did.
August 1, 2026. HackHub is out of Early Access.
See you out there.