Games Like NODE: PROTOCOL

About NODE: PROTOCOL

NODE: PROTOCOL - A full immersive hacking sim based on real exploits and C2 tools. Choose missions or pure free-roam. The world adapts to your every move, and strikes back

Key gameplay:

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Realistic terminal hacking pipeline; research. 95+ commands. More then 70+ authentic exploits including rootkits.

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Physics-Driven Hardware - Real-time thermal simulation, power draw, GPU load, noise, and throttling. Overheat mid-hack and your rig literally slows down.

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Living Trace & Heat System - Every action leaves dual-track logs (network + filesystem). Heat builds, trace speed, LTE burner failover, VPN phone-home risk, and full Fed Raid consequences that strip progress but never end the game.

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Volatile Economy & Crypto - Real BTC price swings, tainted wallets, multi-tier tumbling, blockchain forensics missions, and on-the-fly mining on compromised servers.

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250 Domains, 2,250+ Persistent targets, containing over 2,000 LAN nodes. Every server is real. High variety of OS layers, including vlans and security devices.

Advanced systems:

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SIGINT & Phone Warfare - Signal Decoupler app: IMSI catching, SS7 exploits, Pegasus zero-click iPhone chains, MFA interception, evil_twin and live waterfall spectrogram.

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Cobalt Strike C2 + Postal Delivery - Deploy beacons, run phishing campaigns, and physically deliver BadUSB/Rubber Ducky payloads via courier with customs risk and tracking logs.

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5 Ruthless Rival Hackers, reach high trust and they start harassing you - eliminate them permanently or get hunted.

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Dynamic Botnet & DDoS - Infect servers with bots or automate this with worms, launch city-wide attacks, and manage CSI detection index.

Multiplayer & Social Layer

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Full Co-op Crew Mode (up to 4 players) — Shared exploits, proxy chains, crew operations (root entire LANs together), real-time MeshLink chat + voice, host-authoritative sync, and crew leaderboards.

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CTF, e-sports (Wargames) with up to two teams competing for the same target network. Can be played 2vs2, 3vs3, 4vs4. With leaderboards. 3 different matches, Sprint, Standard and Endurance.

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Property Empire — Own 15 safehouses with unique bonuses, trace reduction, hash rate boost, EMP shield, raid protection.

Mission & World Design

Targets real persistent infrastructure with massive variety in outcomes. Missions include;

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19 Mission Types, that are repayable with variety in targets and outcome. Hack banks, government agency's, internet providers or shady underground forums.

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Every mission triggers real world chaos, rivals react, corporations seek revenge, news spreads, and the entire game adapts. Play both sides of the conflict and watch how it ends.