Shadow Economy vs NullByte

Shadow Economy does not tell you which choice is right. It does not judge the player or prescribe a particular way to live. It simply shows how your decisions change your debt, assets, cash flow, neighborhood, and market. Shadow Economy is a single-player economic simulation about money, choice, risk, and the consequences that remain long after a decision is made. You begin with a modest amount of cash. You may take on debt to bring an opportunity within reach, or hold on to your cash and wait for a better moment. Either path still shapes the neighborhood around you: the wealth you build reaches your neighbors, the shops on your street, the families who rent from you. Every choice begins with a reason. You must decide whether to sacrifice future cash flow for profit today, pass up growth in exchange for security, act before a crisis arrives, or trust that you can endure a little longer. A decision that once seemed reasonable may eventually return as a risk. A choice that feels like a loss in the moment may protect you from a crisis you never expected. You may survive. You may build something greater. Or you may lose everything sooner than expected. Yet bankruptcy is not merely an ending. When a run is over, a personalized report reveals which risks you accepted, what you tried to protect, and the community your decisions ultimately shaped. ■ KEY FEATURES - An economic simulation built around debt, assets, cash flow, inflation, and market volatility - A neighborhood that reacts to your decisions: institutions you can fund, local politics you can influence, and a stock market tied to real businesses in your region - Roguelike-inspired progression in which both survival and bankruptcy become part of your record - A personalized report that lets you reflect on your choices after every run - A single-player experience with no advertisements - A fictional economic simulation, not real-world financial advice Shadow Economy is not only about becoming wealthy. A run is defined by the risks you accepted, the opportunities you gave up, and the consequences your judgment left behind. The game offers no correct answer. It only shows you the economy you created, and the people who lived inside it. When the system reflects your choices back at you, what will you see?

NullByte is a lean, text-driven hacking strategy game. Start with a single machine, turn it into a feared cyber-weapon, and climb a global leaderboard of the world's best hackers. No spinning loot wheels, no endless number-go-up. Every upgrade is a deliberate, timed decision - closer to a classic browser strategy game than to an idle tapper. Your upgrades keep running while the app is closed. BUILD YOUR SYSTEM • Upgrade seven core components - CPU, GPU, bandwidth, firewall, OS, RAM, storage - along an exponential cost curve. • Every component pulls its weight: attack power, defense, passive income, or storage capacity. • One upgrade slot per component. Pick your order carefully. RESEARCH PROGRAMS • Hardware is just raw capacity. Programs turn it into real firepower. • Cracker, Exploit Kit, Patch Manager, IDS, Vault, Crypto Miner - six programs, one global research slot. • A rock-paper-scissors layer: Exploit Kit punches through defenses, while IDS and Patch Manager shut it down. • Vault locks away a slice of your balance, shielding it completely from raids. • A smaller, well-tuned rig can beat a bigger, neglected one - within fair, capped limits. ATTACK REAL PLAYERS • Pick targets straight off the global leaderboard, or fight a rotating crew of generated NPC hackers. • Attacks are asynchronous: no live lobbies, no waiting on opponents. Launch it and check back. • Win and you take a share of the target's credits. Lose and it costs you the same amount - raiding is a real risk, not a free roll. • Lose on defense and you get a 4-hour protection window. DON'T GO DARK • Long inactivity opens security holes that weaken your defense against raids. • Install a Day-Zero Patch to seal them shut. • Sign in with Game Center - no separate account, no password. • Server-authoritative combat: every PvP outcome is decided on the backend, never the client. Become the best hacker in the world. One upgrade at a time.