Botnet of Ares

Botnet of Ares is an incremental hacking roguelite set in a cyberpunk world where everything is connected. Unlock upgrades, expand your botnet, exploit millions of devices, optimize your network & shape the future of AI. In a world where control of connection is control itself, how far will you go?

Botnet of Ares puts you in the commander's seat of an ever-growing network of infected computers. The botnet grows for the sole purpose of training Ares, a self-improving AI Agent capable of exploiting devices en masse.

A recording of Botnet of Ares, showing Ares completing three tasks which increase its power.

As Ares grows more powerful, so does the botnet under its control. Exploit devices ranging from consumer electronics to massive datacentres - but beware: you must carefully select the best devices for each task.

Ares creates a small botnet consisting of vulnerable smart shavers.

Machines vary in computing power and parallelism levels. Optimize resource allocation and keep your botnet busy for the best results.

A complex botnet is used to upgrade Ares even further.

Be careful! Your actions will not go unnoticed - Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics will attempt to bring an end to your expansion. Act quickly, reconfigure your botnet and shatter the ICE before it is too late.

ICE spawn after completing an upgrade. They are named David and Goliath, and the player must reallocate most of their resources in order to deal with the threat.

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