Winhack 95

Winhack 95 is a game about building a malware operation on a 90s PC. You work for a secret organization that needs money for its research, starting with a dusty machine. You write and deploy viruses to earn income, then upgrade and automate your operation as it grows.

Build your operation

You can write malicious tools and run them yourself, or automate them to turn active work into passive income. A progression system with 50+ upgrade nodes lets you shape your strategy, from steady idle growth to high-risk, high-reward plays. Your choices affect how the system develops.

You can also take illegal jobs through a darknet contract system, with multiple tiers and scaling rewards. Larger contracts carry greater risk, and missing deadlines or attracting attention can cost you. Police chases, system wipes and permanent consequences add further risks.

Keep the system running

Your machine can be infected by many different viruses, each of which changes how it behaves. You identify infections and take control again before the system collapses. Phishing, messages and other unexpected outcomes can also occur, while rent, electricity and other costs keep increasing.

As your operation grows, you uncover hidden dossiers, classified files and fragments of a larger truth. Some things were never meant to be found.

The Win95 desktop

The game presents a simulated Win95 desktop with draggable windows, a taskbar, a persistent layout and CRT effects. Its system lifecycle runs from a BIOS-style boot sequence to shutdown saves. The CRT simulation includes scanlines, flicker and reactive visual effects.

It also includes an original soundtrack with a lo-fi / hi-fi toggle inspired by 90s hardware, plus 3 save slots with autosave and manual control.