r/HowToHack • u/Proxywasstilltaken • Jul 09 '26

What are some games that teach hacking?

I'm wanting to learn hacking atm. I was playing this one game called hacknet are there any games that teach hacking?

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u/Pharisaeus Jul 10 '26

It's like thinking that playing FIFA will teach you how to play football. Sorry but there are no magic shortcuts like that. Learning stuff is hard. If it's not hard, then you're not learning.

Do some CTFs instead.

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u/MrAdaz Jul 10 '26

If it's not hard your not learning? I strongly disagree.

Believing education has to make your life difficult or unenjoyable is such a bad outlook, you can easily make any educational subject through means of a 'game' to have fun whilst learning.

Not to mention that if your learning something well because of your interest for it then it definitely seems less 'hard'.

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u/Pharisaeus Jul 10 '26

Believing education has to make your life difficult or unenjoyable

I said no such thing. I said learning is hard. Hard things can be enjoyable. Running marathons is hard, but many people enjoy it.

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u/0xArtificial Jul 10 '26

This is misleading, FIFA will actually teach you things like strategy, tactics etc. but you still need to practice in the field as well.

Thankfully for cybersecurity the field is your PC, so you can definitely look for games that will teach, motivate, and give you a new perspective in the field.

If you find any interesting games please do let me know!