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Hack RUN

i273 LLC · 2015-06-17

Steam

AdventureSimulationStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Jun 17, 2015 (Mac), Apr 07, 2011 (iOS), Jun 17, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 02, 2012 (Android)

Ever wanted to be a hacker? Hack your way into the heart of a mysterious organization to uncover their secrets. Hack RUN® is a game which uses 'old school' command prompts (like DOS or UNIX) that simulate a real operating system. Learn the commands of each system to help you navigate through your adventure.

Hack RUN is an Adventure, Simulation, Strategy, and Free To Play game released in 2015, priced at free-to-play, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 to 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 238 reviews).

0
playing now
84%
positive of 238 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 27% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2017-05-09) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420152026Week of 2015-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
80Jun 2015Jun 2025Jun 2015 — avg 8 · peak 31Aug 2015 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2015 — avg 0 · peak 4Dec 2015 — avg 0 · peak 5Feb 2016 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2016 — avg 0 · peak 6Jun 2016 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3Oct 2016 — avg 0 · peak 4Dec 2016 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2017 — avg 1 · peak 3Apr 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Jun 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Feb 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Apr 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Jun 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2018 — avg 0 · peak 8Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Apr 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Jun 2019 — avg 0 · peak 4Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Jun 2020 — avg 2 · peak 5Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2021 — avg 1 · peak 2Jun 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Oct 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Aug 2023 — avg 1 · peak 3May 2024 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2025 — avg 2 · peak 5

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Jun 2025

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$0.002015-06-182025-01-152015-06-18 — best price $3.992015-06-20 — best price $4.992015-07-31 — best price $0.992015-08-02 — best price $4.992017-05-09 — best price $0.492017-05-13 — best price $4.992017-06-22 — best price $1.242017-07-05 — best price $4.992018-05-01 — best price $2.992018-10-30 — best price $0.742018-11-01 — best price $2.992018-11-21 — best price $0.742018-11-27 — best price $2.992018-12-20 — best price $0.742019-01-04 — best price $2.992021-06-24 — best price $1.492021-07-08 — best price $2.992022-06-23 — best price $0.502022-07-07 — best price $2.992022-11-22 — best price $0.742022-11-29 — best price $2.992025-01-15 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

52
achievements tracked
90.9%
earned "Accepted Offer"
32%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)78150%52

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

Player tags

HackingStrategyAdventureSimulationText-BasedFree to Play

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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