servers and access to a database which included 7,633,234 unique email addresses. The database also contained IP addresses, passwords and payment information. Some users who paid for premium features also reportedly had their billing information and data breached. Investigative reporter Brian Krebs linked the hackers to Apophis Squad, a gang who made bomb threats against thousands of schools and launched distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Reception In 2020, PC Gamer named Town of Salem one of the best free-to-play browser games. They described it as difficult to explain, but easy to get the hang of. Matt Cox of Rock, Paper, Shotgun described the game as "an online hidden role game with no friends or eyeballs, and a whole load of bullshit." Cox went on to criticize the game for being too complicated, and said that the experience "feels empty" due to the lack of face-to-face interaction. References External links 2014 video games Android (operating system) games IOS games MacOS games Multiplayer video games Social deduction video games Role-playing video games Indie video games Salem witch trials in fiction Strategy video games Asymmetrical multiplayer video games Video games developed in the United States Video games set in Massachusetts Video games set in the 17th century Video games with expansion packs Windows games Video games about witchcraft