
Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.
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After 5 years of development, contributions from hundreds of developers, the critically acclaimed open source programming hacking sim is available on Steam.
Inspired by games like Else Heart.break(), Hacknet, Uplink, and Deus Ex, Bitburner is a programming-based idle incremental RPG where you, the player, take the role of an unknown hacker in a dark, dystopian world. The game provides a variety of mechanics and systems that can be changed through coding and solved or automated in whatever way you find suitable.
While a very basic programming background is recommended, it is not required to play the game!
Write scripts in JavaScript to automate your gameplay
Hack through a network of servers to train your abilities and earn money
Solve real programming questions to hone your skills and earn rewards
Improve your character with 100+ Augmentations
Trade in the stock market and write automated trading scripts
Interact with various gameplay mechanics to increase your stats and earn money
Explore the world and discover different companies, locations, and factions
Mini-games
Unlock secret perma-upgrades
Continuing development!
You can play the web version at
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Languages: English
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Themes across 46 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
Been a software engineer for close to a decade and this is the most I've ever enjoyed programming in my life. If you're using AI to play this, I want you to know that I am actively laboring to have your voting rights restricted.
This has got to be the most dystopian thing I've ever seen. The year is 2077, and they still use JavaScript? Lord help us.
The tutorial assumes the player have a basic understanding of programming that I simply don't have. I can't even understand the script I copied and pasted during the tutorial. I think with an optional, more in-depth tutorial, laymen could be more empowered to keep playing.
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Hours played at review time, across 46 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Great game for geeks who are simultaneously stubborn hard-working and lazy at once, enjoying reworking via balanced prestige mechanic and hidden plot :D
Игра заставила добровольно писать код. 10/10.
it is a great help to get started with javascript. all the hours i have spent in the game are me trying to make an automatic script for when ever i install augments and start over. it is a great game an nice teaching tool.
If you need to learn any coding or JavaScript, I would recommend this game to beginners or elite pros
A very addictive idle automation game. The the game allows, encourages and basically requires you to automate almost the entire game using JavaScript/TypeScript, to the best of your ability. Up to you to decide how to go about it. There are many systems, and many hours of grinding to do. The good part is that while the idle part happens there's always something else to do. Write a script, adjust a script when it inevitably needs it, optimize, explore new systems, make plans. This is definitely a niche and a novelty, but I am enjoying it. And it's free.
one of the best games for beginners, it's nice that it's free
The only reason I am comfortable with linux style commands is because of this game. I played it years ago and I didn't even know what it was preparing me for lol.
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