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Hacknet

Team Fractal Alligator · Fellow Traveller · 2015-08-12

SteamGOG

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Dec 18, 2015 (Mac), Dec 18, 2015 (Linux), Aug 12, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Hacknet is an Indie and Simulation game released in 2015, priced at $1.49, with an estimated owner base of 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 26,132 reviews).

52
playing now
94%
positive of 26k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (38 ratings)
38
Nexus mods (13k downloads)
8h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$1.49
steam price (US)

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

Hacknet is a 2015 video game developed by Matt Trobbiani that allows the player to perform simulated computer hacking.

Trailer

Hacknet trailer thumbnail

Hacknet Trailer

≈35,257 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 52 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 496 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~62/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 653k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 26,132 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$1.49-85%
Steam$1.49-85%
GOG$1.49-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.79 at Fanatical (2024-09-16) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 95 of 128 observed days · $0.70 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
36536520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

60162026-09-15 11:00 — 40 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 38 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 22 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 50 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 40 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 22 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 26 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 36 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 25 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 35 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 29 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 18 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 21 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 59 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 48 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 45 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 58 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 53 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 42 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 52 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 53 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 43 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 52 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.6k0Jul 2015Aug 2026Jul 2015 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2015 — avg 57 · peak 264Mar 2016 — avg 30 · peak 61Jul 2016 — avg 91 · peak 310Nov 2016 — avg 63 · peak 161Mar 2017 — avg 49 · peak 587Jul 2017 — avg 94 · peak 269Nov 2017 — avg 96 · peak 721Mar 2018 — avg 59 · peak 113Jul 2018 — avg 2,626 · peak 127,640Nov 2018 — avg 325 · peak 883Mar 2019 — avg 300 · peak 605Jul 2019 — avg 311 · peak 945Nov 2019 — avg 440 · peak 934Mar 2020 — avg 413 · peak 814Jul 2020 — avg 479 · peak 884Nov 2020 — avg 426 · peak 612Mar 2021 — avg 371 · peak 626Jul 2021 — avg 425 · peak 494Nov 2021 — avg 394 · peak 577Mar 2022 — avg 427 · peak 649Jul 2022 — avg 424 · peak 631Nov 2022 — avg 223 · peak 498Mar 2023 — avg 55 · peak 119Jul 2023 — avg 160 · peak 823Nov 2023 — avg 67 · peak 154Mar 2024 — avg 67 · peak 133Jul 2024 — avg 59 · peak 110Nov 2024 — avg 44 · peak 97Mar 2025 — avg 47 · peak 95Jul 2025 — avg 49 · peak 92Nov 2025 — avg 44 · peak 92Mar 2026 — avg 61 · peak 153Jul 2026 — avg 45 · peak 86Aug 2026 — avg 49 · peak 234
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$10.76$0.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $0.002015-12-20 — best price $9.992016-06-23 — best price $4.992017-01-26 — best price $9.992017-08-22 — best price $9.992018-01-06 — best price $9.992018-07-29 — best price $9.992018-09-25 — best price $7.992019-02-25 — best price $9.992019-09-12 — best price $9.992020-02-11 — best price $8.892020-06-15 — best price $1.992020-08-06 — best price $9.992020-11-03 — best price $9.992021-06-16 — best price $1.992021-10-05 — best price $7.862021-12-25 — best price $8.992022-03-22 — best price $8.892022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-09-30 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-03-20 — best price $1.492023-06-18 — best price $9.992023-08-13 — best price $9.992023-10-12 — best price $9.992023-12-17 — best price $2.002024-02-15 — best price $6.472024-04-19 — best price $1.262024-07-05 — best price $1.502024-09-16 — best price $0.792024-12-19 — best price $1.492025-05-15 — best price $9.992025-11-05 — best price $1.492026-02-28 — best price $9.992026-07-17 — best price $9.992026-08-25 — best price $1.492026-09-19 — best price $1.492026-10-14 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

66182026-05-30 — 28 pageviews2026-06-03 — 38 pageviews2026-06-07 — 34 pageviews2026-06-11 — 47 pageviews2026-06-15 — 32 pageviews2026-06-19 — 42 pageviews2026-06-23 — 35 pageviews2026-06-27 — 40 pageviews2026-07-01 — 44 pageviews2026-07-05 — 53 pageviews2026-07-09 — 35 pageviews2026-07-13 — 30 pageviews2026-07-17 — 41 pageviews2026-07-21 — 46 pageviews2026-07-25 — 28 pageviews2026-07-29 — 31 pageviews2026-08-02 — 33 pageviews2026-08-06 — 28 pageviews2026-08-10 — 38 pageviews2026-08-14 — 34 pageviews2026-08-18 — 43 pageviews2026-08-22 — 35 pageviews2026-08-26 — 62 pageviews2026-08-30 — 34 pageviews2026-09-03 — 47 pageviews2026-09-07 — 35 pageviews2026-09-11 — 56 pageviews2026-09-15 — 49 pageviews2026-09-19 — 34 pageviews2026-09-23 — 66 pageviews2026-09-27 — 47 pageviews2026-10-01 — 38 pageviews2026-10-05 — 35 pageviews2026-10-08 — 44 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
31.7%
earned "Entropy"
9.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortPlayable without Timed InputSteam CloudIncludes level editor3 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2015-10-20, latest 2017-03-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)27,33715%11

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

2DCrimeLogicTypingHackingCyberpunkDetectiveEducationSimulationStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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