67%Strong matchNet.Attack() - Code or Die!
79%27079% positive reviews, Mostly Positive across 270 reviews·Programming · Difficult
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Tech Debt is a rogue-lite base builder strategy game. Keep the servers running while you fend off real-world cyberattacks like XSS, SQL injection, and DDoS attacks. Fortify your server infrastructure by researching and unlocking new tech. Recruit and level up your team. Unlock new meta-progressions.
Tech Debt
SteamWelcome to your new job managing the server infrastructure for a new tech startup.
Keep the server infrastructure up and running as traffic grows while managing costs to stay within your budget. If you run out of money or you can't keep the servers up, then your run is over.

Build out a variety of server infrastructure based on real-world technologies to handle the load, speed up the development process, and protect you from attacks.
Infrastructure Includes:
Research 30+ unlockable technologies, all based on real-world cloud infrastructure.

Pay down your Tech Debt before bugs show up that cause major issues. Assign your team to debug the bugs.
Some bugs are more difficult than others.

Fend off enemy attacks based on real-world cyberattacks like DDoS, XSS, and SQL injection attacks.
Fortify your platform before a cyberattack takes you down.

Level up your team so they can code and deploy new software versions to unlock bonuses of increasing rarity. Choose from over 40 unique traits to assign to your team members.
Do you prioritize focusing on the marketing features that bring in income, or do you harden your infrastructure against cyber attacks?
Choose from over 20 unlockable missions, each with randomized modifiers and rewards for maximum replicability. Each mission has a "Stakeholder" who can unlock affinity bonuses the more missions you complete for them.
Earn "Vested Shares" to unlock meta progression rewards that change every run. Unlock challenges to unlock new technologies, server infrastructure, missions, rewards, and team member traits.
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