Datascape

Datascape is a cyberpunk game with two modes: RUN, a story-driven mission, and EXPLORE, a more relaxed way to investigate the same section of the Datascape. In RUN, you play as Cord, a hacker for hire, and work with the flatline construct AI Zen to help a group of runners steal a virus from the SimulaCom Corporation. The run lasts about an hour, and the runners’ lives are at stake as situations become tense.

The Datascape

During downtime, and in EXPLORE mode, you can enter more than fifteen programs in the Datascape. These may resemble personal websites or house an AI that controls corporate androids. You can search for all the pieces of a message and discover what lies inside the Black ICE. EXPLORE mode lets you take your time, hack ICE and look around.

Hacking ICE

ICE surrounds some programs on the Grid. You use a hacking interface to execute functions that tunnel through it, while the ICE’s defender tries to destroy your ICEpicks. Place the picks strategically, then use ability functions to manipulate the ICE’s variables and protect them. You can find additional functions in various programs.

Hacking tools

The game has two hacking interfaces: TERMINAL, designed for keyboard, and CURSOR, designed for controller. Cheat codes can act as checkpoints, disable mission failure or unlock functions you have already found for your next visit to the Grid. You can rebind keys and use cheat codes to customize your experience.