Tech Debt is a rogue-lite base builder strategy game. Keep the servers running while you fend off real-world cyberattacks like XSS, SQL injection, and DDoS attacks. Fortify your server infrastructure by researching and unlocking new tech. Recruit and level up your team. Unlock new meta-progressions.

<h2 class="bb_tag" >Tech Debt: Rogue-lite, Base Building, Tower Defense</h2>Welcome to your new job managing the server infrastructure for a new tech startup. Keep the server infrastructure up and running as traffic grows while managing costs to stay within your budget. If you run out of money or you can't keep the servers up, then your run is over.  <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/3b22d3aa818929fe71e01dcebe429907.poster.avif?t=1777380131" width=1170 height=658 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/3b22d3aa818929fe71e01dcebe429907.webm?t=1777380131" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/3b22d3aa818929fe71e01dcebe429907.mp4?t=1777380131" type="video/mp4"></video><h2 class="bb_tag" > Build your server infrastructure:</h2>Build out a variety of server infrastructure based on real-world technologies  to handle the load, speed up the development process, and protect you from attacks.Infrastructure Includes:<ul class="bb_ul"><li>Application Servers</li><li>Load Balancers</li><li>Binary Storage</li><li>Content Delivery Networks(CDN)</li><li>Value Key Stores</li><li>Queues</li><li>Worker Servers</li><li>Data Lakes</li><li>Proxies</li><li>Firewalls</li><li>Metrics/Telemetry Tools</li><li>Automated Build Pipelines</li><li>Email Services</li><li>Server Health Alerts</li></ul><h2 class="bb_tag" >And much more! <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/1f06a10cf225e8bb78662cb76b52876f.poster.avif?t=1777380131" width=1170 height=658 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/1f06a10cf225e8bb78662cb76b52876f.webm?t=1777380131" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/1f06a10cf225e8bb78662cb76b52876f.mp4?t=1777380131" type="video/mp4"></video>Research new technologies:</h2>Research 30+ unlockable technologies, all based on real-world cloud infrastructure.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/c193ad837cf06c0929a8d51cb84d8c10.avif?t=1777380131" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras_big/c193ad837cf06c0929a8d51cb84d8c10.webp?t=1777380131 width=1560 height=917 /><h2 class="bb_tag" >Debug Bugs before they take down your servers:</h2>Pay down your Tech Debt before bugs show up that cause major issues. Assign your team to debug the bugs.Some bugs are more difficult than others.<video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/b7fe4ce3e998dd2da46d9f2528659226.poster.avif?t=1777380131" width=1170 height=658 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/b7fe4ce3e998dd2da46d9f2528659226.webm?t=1777380131" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/b7fe4ce3e998dd2da46d9f2528659226.mp4?t=1777380131" type="video/mp4"></video><h2 class="bb_tag" >Fend off a variety of cyber Attacks:</h2>Fend off enemy attacks based on real-world cyberattacks like DDoS, XSS, and SQL injection attacks. Fortify your platform before a cyberattack takes you down.<video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/1f78baf36f96d91b13aa4107f3660dfc.poster.avif?t=1777380131" width=1170 height=658 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/1f78baf36f96d91b13aa4107f3660dfc.webm?t=1777380131" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4567430/extras/1f78baf36f96d91b13aa4107f3660dfc.mp4?t=1777380131" type="video/mp4"></video> <h2 class="bb_tag" >Level Up Your Team:</h2>Level up your team so they can code and deploy new software versions to unlock bonuses of increasing rarity. Choose from over 40 unique traits to assign to your team members.<h2 class="bb_tag" >Product Road Map:</h2>Do you prioritize focusing on the marketing features that bring in income, or do you harden your infrastructure against cyber attacks?Choose from over 20 unlockable missions, each with randomized modifiers and rewards for maximum replicability. Each mission has a &quot;Stakeholder&quot; who can unlock affinity bonuses the more missions you complete for them. <h2 class="bb_tag" >Level up outside of the game and gain helpful perks!</h2>Earn &quot;Vested Shares&quot; to unlock meta progression rewards that change every run. Unlock challenges to unlock new technologies, server infrastructure, missions, rewards, and team member traits.

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