Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers is a real-time strategy game that follows the story of a hacker who must save the world from an evil plot. After hacking into a computer system, you are recruited by the government for a secret mission to stop the plans for global domination.
Tasked with controlling a robot drone, you guide it through a 2D map of a high-security facility in Russia, avoiding patrolling guards and security cameras. To evade detection, you use surveillance monitors to trick the observers and create a diversion, allowing your drone to reach its target: the vault containing the plans for global domination.
The gameplay involves switching between four monitors that display different views, including the security monitor, radar map, VCR output, or one of 38 cameras. You must use this information to synchronize recordings with the cameras and keep an eye on guard movement while controlling your drone.