CTRL Phreak
Retro hacking action game with typing combat and deeper network levels
Robot-Satan · Released Mar 11, 2024
- Reviews
- Positive
- 100% of 26
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Mar 29, 2024
What is CTRL Phreak?
This single-player hacking action game uses a retro terminal interface as you infiltrate layers of the Deep Web in search of the Mainframe. You enter keyboard-based hacker battles, discover Keywords, buy upgrades, and defeat bosses to unlock access points to deeper levels.
For you if...
- +you like retro terminal interfaces and typing-based combat
- +you want upgrades and bosses in a level-based structure
Not for you if...
- −you dislike keyboard-mashing combat or typing mechanics
- −you want multiplayer hacking battles
Screenshots and trailer
CTRL Phreak system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- Processor
- 2.0GHz
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- Not fully functional without an external keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Hacking
- Simulation
- Casual
- Comedy
- Atmospheric
- Typing
- Retro
- Singleplayer
- Indie
- Replay Value
- Action
- Dungeon Crawler
- Procedural Generation
- Choices Matter
- 2D
- Roguelite
Recent updates
- Mar 29, 2024 · Quick Update: Adds Tooltips
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