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Mac Performance Update and DNS Fallback
A new build has been pushed for Windows and Mac users. For Mac users, this should significantly drop the CPU usage across all sections of the game. For Mac and Windows users, this update adds a DNS fallback for users wh…
Announcement2 changesGameplay - Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG
New Player Enhancements and Continued UI Updates
New Player Tutorial/Goals Update Today we have launched an overhaul to the tutorial system with the goal of helping new players navigate the game's various systems. Instead of the tutorials mostly being a screen takeove…
Store5 changesGameplayUI/audio - Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG
DNS Fix for Certain DNS Resolvers (Such as 1.1.1.3 from Cloudflare)
We recently helped a user who had issues connecting to the server even though we've had 100% uptime in recent weeks. After going back and forth, we narrowed this problem to the use of a filtered DNS resolver (in this ca…
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Homelab Update
Homelab Update is Live! Today we've launched the largest upgrade system to the game to date, featuring 8 categories and 32 unique upgrade types. The nature of the Homelab system is it involves a steady flow of upgrade p…
Patch notes2 changesBalanceGameplay - Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG
1st "Monthiversary" Event and Changelog Highlights
One Month of Hacking and Constant Updates We're celebrating the 1-month anniversary of Idle Hacking's launch, starting at 16:00 UTC on April 18, 2026, and lasting until 16:00 UTC on April 20, 2026. During this time, all…
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Linux/Proton Compatibility Update
Today an update was pushed out to the Windows client, targeting Linux users who are running the game using Steam's Proton compatibility layer. There was an issue with Electron - the wrapper used to turn a browser based…
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Launch Week Report
We're now 1 week into the launch of Idle Hacking, and it has been a much stronger launch than I had anticipated. This game has been a solo passion project with many false starts for years before finally reaching the sta…
Announcement3 changesFixUI/audio - Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG
Hotfix Update - March 19, 2026
The Windows, Mac, and Linux clients now present a 'Close Game' button in the bottom right when you activate Windowed Fullscreen mode. Additionally hitting 'Escape' will bring up a menu with a close option. I didn't mean…
Announcement1 changeUI/audio
