Hacker Evolution

Hacker Evolution and its sequel, Hacker Evolution: Untold, are hacking games by exosyphen studios. They are a Spiritual Successor to Uplink except with less of a Wide Open Sandbox and more of a tighter focus on storytelling. The second game is notable for having customizable map pictures for each mission, so that the game can simulate hacking individual devices in a single building and what not.

A third, RTS-esque game, Hacker Evolution: Duality was released.

The following tropes are common to many or all entries in the Hacker Evolution franchise.
For tropes specific to individual installments, visit their respective work pages.

• A.I. Is a Crapshoot: The main plot of both games
• Disproportionate Retribution: In Hacker Evolution: Untold, John kills Brian's family just because of a bit of hacking!
• Fighting a Shadow: John Davis in the first game is actually a decoy for Xenti's AI
• Gone Horribly Right: In Hacker Evolution: Untold, Xenti's AI was originally supposed to be an automatic marketing tool. It starts killing people who are resistant to marketing
• It's Personal: John in the second game
• Kick the Dog: John in the second game
• The Singularity: The plot of the second game.
• Temporal Paradox: The first game involves informational time travel. The player character, Brian, is supporting Xenti's AI from the future, basically fighting himself.