HELLO HACKER news & patch notes

If you're reading this, you finished the game. You followed Alex's trail. You exposed PROJECT NIGHTFALL. You saw what they were doing — and you made sure the world saw it too. But you know how these things go. The story got buried. The people responsible walked free. And somewhere, on a server you haven't found yet, the work continued.

HELLO HACKER 2: PROJECT DAYBREAK

Six months after the events of Hello Hacker, you receive an encrypted message through a dead-drop protocol you haven't used since Alex Chen. Inside: a photograph. Proof of life for someone who is supposed to be dead. And embedded in the image's metadata, a single word: DAYBREAK. Project Daybreak is the full sequel to Hello Hacker — and it's everything the first game was building toward. Nightfall was the data collection. Daybreak is what they planned to do with it. A private AI firm called Meridian Systems has built something called AURORA — an autonomous threat-assessment system trained on the Nightfall surveillance dataset. It doesn't just monitor. It decides. And it has already acted, without human review, eleven times. Your job is to find the proof. Get in, get out, and make sure this one actually sticks. What's new in Project Daybreak

• A full Linux desktop environment — 15 interactive tools running as real GUI applications

• A multi-host network to infiltrate across three acts, with a branching story and three possible endings

• An OPSEC system that tracks every trace you leave — noisy moves attract attention, and AURORA learns from your patterns

• 12 challenge categories: network recon, web exploitation, cryptography, steganography, forensics, OSINT, social engineering, reverse engineering, privilege escalation, exploitation, and malware analysis

• The deepest OSINT mechanic in any hacking game — correlated intelligence across social media, WHOIS, code repos, corporate registries, and more

• 52 Steam Achievements

If you played Hello Hacker The world of Project Daybreak picks up directly from where you left off. The names you found on TechCorp's servers — the ones you were never quite sure about — matter here. The connections run deeper than Nightfall ever showed you. You don't need to have played v1 to enjoy Project Daybreak. But if you did, you'll recognize the world. And some of what you find will hit differently. Wishlist Hello Hacker 2: Project Daybreak on Steam now. Every wishlist helps more than you'd think — and when it launches, you'll be the first to know. → Add to Wishlist Thanks for playing Hello Hacker. Null isn't done yet.

HELLO HACKER 2 - Project Daybreak is in production with a target release of late 2026 or early 2027. The store page is already up with some screenshots, go wishlist it today!

HELLO HACKER 2 Store Page

HELLO HACKER 2 will have a full Linux desktop GUI, similar to other games you may love from the past like Grey Hack. The challenges will be all new and more immersive since you will have a desktop to work with.

Very excited for this release! More to come, be sure to follow along so you don't miss any updates!

Tomorrow 11/28 is the official launch of H3LL0 H4CK3R!

We Made a BIG Update!

Besides squashing some bugs throughout the game, we have added a hint system to help when you get stuck. We hope you enjoy the new update and the game as a whole!

ːsteamhappyː h3ll0 h4cker release is just under 2 weeks away! ːsteamhappyː

We are polishing the game to make the best possible experience before the official release on 11/28.

Stay tuned and follow us on X and Facebook! @h3ll0h4ck3r