Double Fine's Hack 'n' Slash cheats onto PC in 2014

Double Fine is taking Amnesia Fortnight prototype, Hack 'N' Slash, and turning it into a full-blown release, bringing it to PC, Mac, and Linux in 2014.

Ozzie Mejia

December 10, 2013 1:45 PM

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Double Fine has announced a new game that combines two distinctly different tastes: the fantastical world of elves, and hacking games. Brandon Dillon's ode to cheating, Hack 'n' Slash, is set to make its formal transition from two-week prototype to fully-fleshed out PC, Mac, and Linux game in the first half of 2014.

Hack 'n' Slash began its life during Double Fine's Amnesia Fortnight game jam. The story of a young elf using her computer hacking skills to cheat through a classic action-adventure game resonated with the jam's audience, receiving more votes than any other game pitched during the event.

"I've always loved games with lots of secrets in them," said Dillon, "and when I first discovered a hex editor in an emulator, it dawned on me that I could be a kind of digital treasure hunter--no game could keep even its deepest secrets from me if I adventured long enough in its code and memory."

For an idea of what Hack 'n' Slash might entail, check out the original pitch by Dillon in Amnesia Fortnight:

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?