> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hack & Learn games

> Practice cybersecurity skills through interactive challenges

## What are Hack & Learn games?

Hack & Learn games are interactive scenarios where you practice cybersecurity skills in a hands-on way. Instead of reading about attacks and defenses, you work through them step by step.

## Game types

* **Phishing simulation**: identify and respond to phishing attempts
* **Network vulnerability identification**: find weaknesses in network configurations
* **Malware analysis**: examine suspicious files and determine what they do
* **Incident response simulation**: walk through a security incident from detection to resolution
* **Cryptography challenges**: solve puzzles involving encryption, hashing, and key management
* **Web app exploitation**: find and exploit vulnerabilities in web applications

## Difficulty levels

Each game has three levels:

* **Easy**: guided walkthroughs with hints
* **Medium**: less guidance, more thinking required
* **Hard**: minimal hints, closer to real-world scenarios

## How it works

1. Pick a game from the game center
2. Read the scenario description
3. Work through the challenge
4. Get instant feedback on your actions: correct or incorrect, with explanations
5. See your score when you finish

## Leaderboards

Compare your scores with other users. Leaderboards rank players by points, completion time, and accuracy.

## Badges

Earn badges for completing games:

* First game completed
* Category master (complete all games in a category)
* Speed runner (complete under a time limit)
* Perfect score

## Daily challenges

Special limited-time games appear daily. Complete them for bonus points and exclusive badges.

## Free vs Pro

* **Free:** 3 scenarios per game
* **Pro:** unlimited scenarios and full game center access

<Tip>Games are a good way to reinforce what you learn in skill workspaces. Play a game after finishing a module to test your understanding.</Tip>