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Hypnospace Outlaw cover art

Hypnospace Outlaw

Tendershoot · No More Robots · 2019-03-12

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

Simulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 12, 2019 (Mac), Aug 27, 2020 (Xbox One), Mar 12, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 12, 2019 (Linux), Aug 27, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 27, 2020 (PlayStation 4)

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

23
playing now
97%
positive of 5.5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
88/100
IGDB user rating (45 ratings)
14h
to beat · rushed 5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Hypnospace Outlaw is a 2019 simulation video game developed by Tendershoot and published by No More Robots. Set in an alternate history 1999, the game takes place inside a parody of the early Internet and its culture that users visit in their sleep called Hypnospace. The player assumes the role of an "Enforcer" for the fictional company Merchantsoft—creator of Hypnospace—and seeks to police illegal content, copyright violations, viruses, and cyberbullying by users on the service. In the process, the player engages in detective work and puzzle-solving. Hypnospace Outlaw was released for Windows, macOS, and Linux in March 2019 and for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in August 2020.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 420 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~53/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 6,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 138k–332k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,538 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%
GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.79 at Steam (2024-06-27) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 38 of 64 observed days · $15.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
29629620192026Week of 2019-03-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2902026-08-07 00:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 18 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 19 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 22 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 21 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 17 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 15 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 14 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 10 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 16 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$4.792019-03-122026-08-302019-03-12 — best price $17.992019-06-27 — best price $19.992019-10-28 — best price $15.992019-12-09 — best price $15.992020-01-22 — best price $14.992020-03-30 — best price $19.992020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-09-10 — best price $19.992021-01-04 — best price $19.992021-04-05 — best price $19.992021-06-24 — best price $12.992021-11-03 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-04-04 — best price $19.992022-06-06 — best price $9.992022-08-22 — best price $8.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-02-13 — best price $8.992023-05-29 — best price $19.992023-08-17 — best price $5.992023-11-15 — best price $19.992024-01-25 — best price $5.992024-03-20 — best price $5.992024-05-16 — best price $19.992024-07-09 — best price $7.992024-10-08 — best price $19.992024-11-24 — best price $19.992025-01-14 — best price $4.792025-03-13 — best price $4.792025-05-14 — best price $4.792025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-09-25 — best price $4.792025-10-30 — best price $19.992026-01-03 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $4.992026-05-25 — best price $4.992026-08-14 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

204432026-05-30 — 61 pageviews2026-06-02 — 72 pageviews2026-06-05 — 95 pageviews2026-06-08 — 97 pageviews2026-06-11 — 70 pageviews2026-06-14 — 87 pageviews2026-06-17 — 60 pageviews2026-06-20 — 57 pageviews2026-06-23 — 73 pageviews2026-06-26 — 136 pageviews2026-06-29 — 117 pageviews2026-07-02 — 85 pageviews2026-07-05 — 100 pageviews2026-07-08 — 80 pageviews2026-07-11 — 64 pageviews2026-07-14 — 78 pageviews2026-07-17 — 76 pageviews2026-07-20 — 89 pageviews2026-07-23 — 204 pageviews2026-07-26 — 130 pageviews2026-07-29 — 118 pageviews2026-08-01 — 88 pageviews2026-08-04 — 82 pageviews2026-08-07 — 101 pageviews2026-08-10 — 106 pageviews2026-08-13 — 61 pageviews2026-08-16 — 82 pageviews2026-08-19 — 75 pageviews2026-08-22 — 87 pageviews2026-08-25 — 95 pageviews2026-08-27 — 52 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
64.5%
earned "Gooped"
16.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,0978%14
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)4,22115%14
PS4 (PlayStation)25933%15
PS4 (PlayStation)14126%15
Switch (Nintendo)830%0

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

Player tags

FunnyIndieRetro1990'sPuzzleSurrealDetectiveSimulationStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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