Fit check
Is Data Hacker: Reboot worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Japanese-style RPG fans who want turn-based battles and party building
- Players who enjoy mixing character classes across a large skill system
- Story-focused players interested in parallel universes and character backstories
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based encounters
- Players wanting a tightly focused setting instead of varied fantasy, science-fiction and surreal worlds
- Players who prefer games without class experimentation or party recruitment
Our take on Data Hacker: Reboot
Its defining structure is the class-hybrid party system: more than 58 classes can be combined, while learned skills remain available as characters are trained.
What is Data Hacker: Reboot?
Data Hacker: Reboot is a Japanese-styled role-playing game about time, space and parallel universes collapsing and merging.
The story follows Thanier as he searches for his lost twin sister and recruits characters to join him. Players travel through varied World Fractures, including fantasy, science-fiction, nightmarish and surreal settings. Combat uses a classic turn-based system with voice acting. Hacking abilities let characters break restrictions, smash barriers and manipulate monsters. A class-hybrid system provides over 58 classes to mix and match, while characters retain learned skills during training. The game also presents character backstories, motivations and goals, with music composed by Scott Holmes. The vendor says free DLC packs will become available as they are released.
How Data Hacker: Reboot plays
- 01Hybrid Class System
- Characters can combine over 58 classes and retain skills learned during training.
- 02Monster Manipulation
- Character-specific hacking abilities can break restrictions, destroy barriers and manipulate monsters.
- 03Turn-Based Battles
- Combat includes voice acting during battle scenes.
- 04Fractured Worlds
- Travel includes fantasy, science-fiction, nightmarish and surreal environments.
- 05Thanier's Search
- The main story follows Thanier while he looks for his lost twin sister and recruits companions.
Data Hacker: Reboot compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition emphasizes an unconventional story, characters and soundtrack, while Data Hacker: Reboot combines its story with class mixing, hacking abilities and turn-based battles. Back to the Dawn centers on surviving and escaping a prison through fighting and investigation, whereas Data Hacker: Reboot follows a search through fractured worlds. Ghost of a Tale is an action RPG focused on stealth, disguises and conversations in a medieval world populated by animals.
Data Hacker: Reboot: platforms & release
Is Data Hacker: Reboot worth it?
It is worth it if: japanese-style RPG fans who want turn-based battles and party building. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based encounters.
Where can I download Data Hacker: Reboot?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Data Hacker: Reboot's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Data Hacker: Reboot on?
Windows only.
