The Social Engineer

Become the next top agent with The Social Engineer: explore companies, exploit vulnerabilities, deceive employees, and prevent dangerous attacks. As a Social Engineer Agent, conduct various targeted assaults on companies to uncover faulty security mechanisms. With diverse open-world settings and realistic virtual reality controls, an exciting and immersive experience awaits you, all without weapons and violence. The integrated Education Mode allows The Social Engineer to be used as a tool for training purposes.

Game Concept

In The Social Engineer, assume the role of a Social Engineer Agent with the aim of protecting companies and businesses from catastrophic attacks. Learn various Social Engineering techniques, apply them independently in different companies, and thereby expose dangerous vulnerabilities before criminals can exploit them. Spy in various departments, sneak into secret rooms, and uncover sensitive information about employees by using publicly available information and deceiving people, all without resorting to violence or weapons. Master the training to earn the title of a professional Social Engineer.

Missions

The game features 13 exciting missions in different settings and difficulty levels. From introductory missions to challenging ones:

• Infiltrate a business meeting of an advertising agency as a purported businessman
• Pose as a police officer and steal a laptop from a police station
• Deceive a dock worker to operate a crane unnoticed
• Disguise yourself as a janitor to take pictures of secret photoshoots
• and much more

No prior knowledge or technical expertise is necessary for the missions.

Social Engineering Techniques

Utilize a constantly expanding repertoire of different Social Engineering techniques to achieve your goals.

• Disguise yourself and pretend to be someone else
• Sneak into monitored rooms
• Explore private social media pages
• Execute baiting attacks with QR codes
• Hack into computers using manipulated USB sticks
• Search trash bins for information
• Use websites and public notices
• Deceive employees in personal conversations or calls

Game Mechanics

The Social Engineer is a roomscale VR game, allowing you to freely move through the game world. Additionally, there's a teleportation function for covering long distances or moving between floors. Use the controllers as virtual hands to interact with objects, doors, and people. Your tablet contains essential information and apps such as a Social Engineering Wiki, a browser, a phone app, a building plan, a photo app, and a help app. There's also a Mission Instructor to assist you in missions.

Learning While Playing

The Social Engineer is a Serious Game based on typical cases in real Social Engineering security audits. It can be used for training to understand Social Engineering attacks and increase awareness of Social Engineering in both private and professional settings. The game concept was developed in collaboration with an IT security firm and scientifically accompanied. The special Educational Mode allows querying learned knowledge directly in the game.

Safety Guidelines

This game includes fast movements and on-screen text that may cause discomfort or eye strain in a few individuals. Take a break if you feel uneasy or experience symptoms of motion sickness, simulator sickness, or eye strain!

All locations, company names, logos, and individuals in the game are fictional. Similarities to real places, companies, or persons are unintended and purely coincidental. All Social Engineering attacks presented in the game are merely gameplay mechanics and should only be carried out in the real world by trained security experts.

About the Developers

We are zefwih, a small development studio from Germany. Although we may not compete with major providers, we develop all our games with attention to detail and great care. If you have suggestions, issues, praise, or feedback, feel free to reach out to us!