Those playing through High on Life will find no shortage of Easter eggs hidden around the game’s various sci-fi worlds. There are a great many video game references to be found in High on Life, and there’s even a Breaking Bad Easter egg to find as well. However, one secret in High on Life may not be immediately apparent when players find it.
RELATED: High on Life Described as ‘Metroidvania’
While hunting down High on Life boss Krubis, players can find a pipe with binary code written on it. Most players may dismiss the sequence of 1s and 0s as being meaningless, but those that bother to translate it will discover that it translates to “Hello.” Anyone hoping for the secret message to be anything more substantial will no doubt be disappointed by this revelation, but that’s likely part of the joke. By hiding this message in the game this way, the developers basically make the player waste their time translating meaningless code.
High on Life has a distinct sense of humor that will appeal to those who enjoy Roiland’s work on Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites. Others might find High on Life’s humor to be more grating, but few can deny that the game is at least creative when coming up with its punchlines. High on Life even uses achievements as part of its comedy, utilizing them to mock players and make even more nods to other media.
For example, very early on in High on Life, players are tormented by a mean child on their way to the slums. Whereas most video games don’t let players harm children, High on Life has an achievement for doing so, rewarding players for killing the kid and naming it “Fallout Doesn’t Let You Do This.”
Squanch Games has plans to produce High on Life DLC, so it will be interesting to see what other jokes and Easter eggs that will entail. No release date information has been given for High on Life DLC at the time of this writing, though, so fans can continue scouring the base game for funny references and secrets like this binary code message.
High on Life is available now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
MORE: High on Life is Proof That Short Runtimes are Sometimes Better
