Vaguely unrealistic? Maybe, but the Rule Of Cool takes precedent. A brooding soundtrack, full voice acting on the main missions and countless swooshy future UI screens. Still, what sells the whole thing is the look and sound of it. You might want to keep some paper and a pen around for scribbling down usernames and passwords, though. There's a training boot camp (which teaches 'real-life cybersecurity techniques') and what I've seen of the early missions looks accessible so long as you can keep a few command-line codes in your head. Thankfully it doesn't look like NITE Team 4 drops players in at the deep end. One of these days I'll free up a week or two to dive deep on this whole series. It's intriguing just how many layers they've built up here. There's monthly, optional missions that force players to trawl the real internet for in-universe sites and requires a little bit more leg-world to crack the case. On top of a 70-mission story campaign and regular side missions, there's some alternate reality gubbins happening here, too. NITE Team 4 is set in the same extended universe as Alice & Smith's The Black Watchmen and spin-off puzzler Ahnayro: The Dream World, which means there's a lot of world-building already done to support the game. Just going on looks alone, it's come a long way since its minimalist 2016 demo - see a trailer below. Developed by Alice & Smith (nothing to do with our crew, but a studio that John is rather fond of) it's a game of military hacking and espionage with serious command-line stuff wrapped in some lovely-looking interfaces. NITE Team 4 left early access today and looks like it straddles that divide. Hacking games fall into two main categories - fanciful Hollywood-style UI showcases like Uplink, or grittier, more code-based ones like Exapunks.