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hack_me

Egor Magurin · Indovers Studio · 2017-01-05

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 05, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Hack_me is a hacker simulator game. The main objective in game – is to hack big companies's servers to show people that there is nothing in this world that protected on 100%. You’ll need to use your cmd, bruteforce, SQL-injectors and other programs to hack servers.

hack_me is an Indie Simulation game released in 2017, priced at $5.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (60% of 2100 reviews).

1
playing now
60%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$5.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (37 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 49,562 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 53k–126k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,102 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.39 at Steam (2022-11-22) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820172026Week of 2017-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-14 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.99$0.392016-11-022026-07-092016-11-02 — best price $3.192017-01-02 — best price $3.992017-03-12 — best price $0.792017-07-05 — best price $3.992017-10-26 — best price $0.792017-11-28 — best price $3.992018-01-22 — best price $0.512018-02-19 — best price $3.992018-06-22 — best price $0.512018-07-30 — best price $3.992018-12-20 — best price $0.512019-02-12 — best price $3.992019-10-28 — best price $1.192019-12-03 — best price $3.992020-01-25 — best price $0.512020-07-09 — best price $3.992020-12-22 — best price $1.192021-02-15 — best price $3.992021-10-28 — best price $0.512021-12-01 — best price $3.992022-01-27 — best price $0.792022-04-18 — best price $3.992022-06-23 — best price $0.792022-07-18 — best price $3.992022-09-19 — best price $0.512022-11-29 — best price $3.992023-01-06 — best price $5.992023-03-16 — best price $1.792023-04-17 — best price $5.992023-11-21 — best price $1.492024-01-04 — best price $5.992024-06-27 — best price $1.192024-12-04 — best price $5.992025-03-13 — best price $1.192025-07-10 — best price $5.992025-12-18 — best price $1.192026-03-26 — best price $5.992026-07-09 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

5
achievements tracked
26.4%
earned "Hello World!"
10.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-12-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,90136%5

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieArcadeHorrorLinearHackingAdventureNarrationSimulationAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.