netshell.bsky.social
@netshell.bsky.social
A 90s-themed hacking simulation with shell commands and authentic techniques, set inside a UNIX-style operating system from 1997s. Scan ports, exploit vulnerabilities, evade traces, join the underground, and live the Wild West era of the early internet.
In Netshell, DNS is a file. Every host keeps its own zone on disk, and nslookup is answered by the nearest server that owns it. Edit the file and the rest of the network believes you.
It's 1997, and it resolves for real.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#gamedev #indiedev
It's 1997, and it resolves for real.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#gamedev #indiedev
September 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
In Netshell, DNS is a file. Every host keeps its own zone on disk, and nslookup is answered by the nearest server that owns it. Edit the file and the rest of the network believes you.
It's 1997, and it resolves for real.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#gamedev #indiedev
It's 1997, and it resolves for real.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#gamedev #indiedev
Netshell's in-game browser renders 1997 HTML and nothing newer. Table layouts, 216 web-safe colors, pages that load in one round trip.
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
July 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Netshell's in-game browser renders 1997 HTML and nothing newer. Table layouts, 216 web-safe colors, pages that load in one round trip.
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Netshell's internet runs on real 90s security history: patches land on schedule, exploits expire, and a live ShadowWatch trace hunts you while you work.
Wishlist now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/?utm_source=bsky&utm_campaign=devlog1
#infosec #hacking
Wishlist now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/?utm_source=bsky&utm_campaign=devlog1
#infosec #hacking
July 28, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Netshell's internet runs on real 90s security history: patches land on schedule, exploits expire, and a live ShadowWatch trace hunts you while you work.
Wishlist now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/?utm_source=bsky&utm_campaign=devlog1
#infosec #hacking
Wishlist now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/?utm_source=bsky&utm_campaign=devlog1
#infosec #hacking
441 servers. 131 NPCs. 16 real cracking tools. 50 period-accurate Unix commands. Netshell's late-90s hacking sim, in numbers, live in the build now.
Wishlist now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/?utm_source=bsky&utm_campaign=devlog2
#infosec #hacking
Wishlist now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/?utm_source=bsky&utm_campaign=devlog2
#infosec #hacking
July 28, 2026 at 5:39 PM
441 servers. 131 NPCs. 16 real cracking tools. 50 period-accurate Unix commands. Netshell's late-90s hacking sim, in numbers, live in the build now.
Wishlist now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/?utm_source=bsky&utm_campaign=devlog2
#infosec #hacking
Wishlist now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/?utm_source=bsky&utm_campaign=devlog2
#infosec #hacking
The internet in Netshell runs on real 90s security history: patches ship on the dates they shipped IRL, exploits expire, and a live ShadowWatch trace hunts you while you work. 1997 in there, clock running.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#infosec #hacking #retrocomputing
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#infosec #hacking #retrocomputing
July 28, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The internet in Netshell runs on real 90s security history: patches ship on the dates they shipped IRL, exploits expire, and a live ShadowWatch trace hunts you while you work. 1997 in there, clock running.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#infosec #hacking #retrocomputing
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#infosec #hacking #retrocomputing
441 servers. 131 NPCs. 16 real cracking tools. 50 period-accurate Unix commands, 7 ERP systems, 20 DNS servers. Netshell's late-90s hacking sim, in numbers, all live in the build right now.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#infosec #hacking #CTF
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#infosec #hacking #CTF
July 28, 2026 at 5:28 PM
441 servers. 131 NPCs. 16 real cracking tools. 50 period-accurate Unix commands, 7 ERP systems, 20 DNS servers. Netshell's late-90s hacking sim, in numbers, all live in the build right now.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#infosec #hacking #CTF
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#infosec #hacking #CTF
Every login in Netshell writes a line to /var/log/auth.log on a real filesystem. The sysadmin reads it in the morning. If you don't clean your logs, your heat adds up.
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
July 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Every login in Netshell writes a line to /var/log/auth.log on a real filesystem. The sysadmin reads it in the morning. If you don't clean your logs, your heat adds up.
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
The IRC contacts in Netshell remember how your last job went. Some hold grudges. It all runs locally on your machine, no cloud, and you can switch it off if AI is not your thing.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
July 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The IRC contacts in Netshell remember how your last job went. Some hold grudges. It all runs locally on your machine, no cloud, and you can switch it off if AI is not your thing.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Underground forums where jobs are posted in Netshell. Pay is decent, questions are few.
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
July 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Underground forums where jobs are posted in Netshell. Pay is decent, questions are few.
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
1997. A UNIX desktop, a modem, and a network out there that actually answers.
The first Netshell trailer is up. Hundreds of servers with real filesystems, daemons and logs. Nothing is scripted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKzxf6uSYds
The first Netshell trailer is up. Hundreds of servers with real filesystems, daemons and logs. Nothing is scripted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKzxf6uSYds
July 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM
1997. A UNIX desktop, a modem, and a network out there that actually answers.
The first Netshell trailer is up. Hundreds of servers with real filesystems, daemons and logs. Nothing is scripted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKzxf6uSYds
The first Netshell trailer is up. Hundreds of servers with real filesystems, daemons and logs. Nothing is scripted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKzxf6uSYds
Three proxies deep, file at 80%, and a trace starts crawling back through your relays. Hop one lights up. Hop two. Cut the line or gamble?
Netshell, our 90s hacking sim. Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Netshell, our 90s hacking sim. Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
July 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Three proxies deep, file at 80%, and a trace starts crawling back through your relays. Hop one lights up. Hop two. Cut the line or gamble?
Netshell, our 90s hacking sim. Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Netshell, our 90s hacking sim. Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Hard rule in Netshell: if the tech did not exist by late 1999, it is not in the game. DES yes, AES no. SSH-1 yes, SSH-2 no. wu-ftpd yes, vsftpd no. Half the dev time is research, and honestly, half the fun.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
July 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Hard rule in Netshell: if the tech did not exist by late 1999, it is not in the game. DES yes, AES no. SSH-1 yes, SSH-2 no. wu-ftpd yes, vsftpd no. Half the dev time is research, and honestly, half the fun.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
It's 1997. Every server is a real machine: filesystems, daemons, users, logs. Kill a daemon and its port stops answering.
Netshell, our 90s hacking sim, just got a Steam page. Wishlists help a lot:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Netshell, our 90s hacking sim, just got a Steam page. Wishlists help a lot:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
July 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
It's 1997. Every server is a real machine: filesystems, daemons, users, logs. Kill a daemon and its port stops answering.
Netshell, our 90s hacking sim, just got a Steam page. Wishlists help a lot:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/
Netshell, our 90s hacking sim, just got a Steam page. Wishlists help a lot:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4561620/Netshell/