$ ./bug-bounty-hunter --idle
Click. Automate. Get paid. A satirical idle/clicker about grinding bug bounties in a hacker desktop that fights back.
Version 1.0 is complete and awaiting Steam approval — and development doesn't stop there: new features keep shipping free as the roadmap grows.
Note: this is an idle/clicker game, not a hacking simulator. Tools, terminals, and vuln types are satirical flavor on top of an idle-game core — think numbers-go-up progression, not a real pentesting tool.
Bug Bounty Hunter — Idle drops you at a hacker desktop with one job: find bugs, get paid, automate the boring parts. Start with a manual click-to-hack loop against your first IDOR, then bolt on tools, chase bigger bounty programs, and reset your career for permanent gains once you've seen enough zero-days to retire — or "go full-time" and do it all again, faster.
Beyond the clicker loop, every engagement wraps with a pentest-report-style readout, feeds a career history you can review, and drops you into secure code review mini-games and NPC-driven incident response tabletops — backed by an in-game vuln wiki that doubles as a genuine AppSec reference.
What's in the box right now.
IDOR
Where every good bug bounty career begins.
Reflected XSS
Quick payouts, quicker patches.
Stored XSS
The gift that keeps on giving.
CSRF
Convince the browser to do your dirty work.
SQL Injection
A classic for a reason.
SSRF
Make the server fetch you a bigger paycheck.
Auth Bypass
Who needs a password anyway.
RCE
The big leagues. The big payouts.
7 Auto-Buyer Tools
From SQLMap up to a Zero-Day Discovery AI ($5M cap), each tool automates a slice of the grind with an exponential pricing curve.
4 Program Tiers
Unlock bigger targets as you progress — from Indie Startup up to Gov/Defense contracts paying up to 15x the base bounty.
"Go Full-Time" Prestige
Reset your run for a permanent income multiplier and start climbing again, faster.
15 Achievements
Meta-progression that grants permanent income and click bonuses as you unlock them.
Heat System
Push too hard and your CPU overloads — manage the tradeoff.
Offline Progress
Keep earning while you're away, capped at 8 hours.
Critical Bug Events
Rare "golden cookie"-style events for a burst of bonus payout.
Combo & Frenzy Multipliers
Chain your hacks for escalating rewards.
Secure Code Reviews
A code-review mini-game — spot the vulnerable line before you ship the fix.
Incident Response Tabletops
Remote-style video tabletop simulations with NPC stakeholders — talk your way through a live incident, not just click through it.
Engagement Report Readouts
Every engagement wraps with a pentest-report-style readout of what you found and what it paid.
Career Tracking
Review your history of past engagement reports as your career (and reputation) builds up.
Vuln Wiki
An in-game wiki covering each vulnerability class for real — doubles as an actual AppSec training reference, not just flavor text.
6 Desktop Windows
A fully draggable, resizable hacker desktop: Terminal, htop-style monitor, apt package manager, tools manager, an animated browser/scan canvas, and System Preferences.
Music Player
An in-game player with 8 original tracks to soundtrack the grind.
$ cat ROADMAP.md
In active development ahead of a Steam release: suffix-style number formatting for late-game balances, more click/UI juice (sounds, floating popups), and Steamworks achievements. Cloud saves are planned for release; controller support is still being evaluated. Follow the changelog for progress.
Real captures coming soon — for now, here's what's in frame.
| Requirement | Windows (Minimum) | Linux (Minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Ubuntu 20.04 (or equivalent 64-bit distro) |
| Processor | Dual-core 2 GHz or better | Dual-core 2 GHz or better |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | GPU supporting OpenGL 3.3+ (integrated graphics OK) | GPU supporting OpenGL 3.3+ (integrated graphics OK) |
| Storage | 200 MB available space | 200 MB available space |
Estimated specs pending real hardware benchmarking — macOS isn't currently built or supported.
1.0 launch on Steam (planned — pending Steam approval).
Windowed desktop UI and the heat system.
