Hack 'n' Slash

Adventure· Indie· Hacking· Hack and Slash

Released Sep 2014

52% positive · 926 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $13.37

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Evaluation

Hack 'n' Slash launched its full 1.0 release on September 9, 2014, graduating from Early Access. The launch post explicitly celebrated shipping the complete game, describing it as a "full release" that included the final act, Steam Workshop mod support with source code, and additional puzzles. The developer framed this as the culmination of the project — there was no roadmap, no promised DLC, and no indication of post-launch content beyond what shipped at 1.0. Following the launch, the developer issued two bug-fix patches (September 19 and September 23, 2014) to address Linux issues, offline mode performance, and mod security holes. A price adjustment was announced on October 27, 2014. After that, no further developer communications appear in the record. The game launched as a complete, finished product with no post-launch content cycle, and the developer has made no announcements of additional content at any point since release.

Evidence

Developer announced the full 1.0 release, describing it as the complete game including the final act, Steam Workshop support, and extra puzzles. No future content or roadmap mentioned.

news post · Sep 9, 2014 source development ending

high

Price drop and bundle announcement. Developer referred to Hack 'n' Slash as a 'finished game'. No new content announced.

news post · Oct 27, 2014 source development ending

medium

Media

Details

Developer

Double Fine Productions

Publisher

Double Fine Productions

Achievements

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Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Adventure Indie Hacking Hack and Slash Puzzle Programming Casual Female Protagonist Fantasy 2D Action RPG Action RPG

About this game

Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!

The wizard has mandated that everyone confine themselves to the village, the castle armory has started to forge weapons so powerful that no one but guards are allowed to carry them, and anyone who attempts to find a sprite and demonstrate their bravery would face certain death. The new laws are for your own protection, but you don’t buy it. You’ll show everyone what “brave” means and, if you’re clever, maybe uncover the secret reasons why everything’s gone sideways.

Key Features:

Use in-game tools to hack the game while you’re playing it
Your sword can hack the variables of objects. You find magic artifacts that allow you to tune global variables to your liking. Discover equipment that lets you see the game’s internal debug visualization to uncover things that weren’t meant to be seen.
Hack the code
As you achieve advanced hacking mastery, you’ll be able to dive directly into the game’s assembly in the form of procedurally generated dungeons and modify the live-running code.
Make the game yours
Puzzles have myriad solutions, many of which we haven’t anticipated. As you master the game’s hacking mechanics, you can mold and shape the game in whatever way you desire.
Crash it!
You’re hacking the game for real! You can totally break it. Roll back in time to change the rules so the bugs don’t cause the world to fall apart, whether they’re yours or ours!

Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026