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Mainlining cover art

Mainlining

Rebelephant · ReadGraves · 2017-01-26

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 20, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 26, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.

Mainlining is a 2017 Adventure, Indie, and Simulation game priced at $12.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive sentiment (77% of 368 reviews).

0
playing now
77%
positive of 368 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
61/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$12.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Mainlining is a point and click adventure that simulates hacking. Mainlining was released on January 26, 2017 for Microsoft Windows.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 28,748 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 9.2k–22k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 368 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.29-90%
GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.25 at GreenManGaming (2019-04-10) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 77 of 85 observed days · $9.74 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720172026Week of 2017-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

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

Price history

$12.99$0.872017-01-192026-10-142017-01-19 — best price $8.992017-03-29 — best price $5.832017-06-19 — best price $9.992017-09-07 — best price $4.992017-11-20 — best price $3.902018-02-12 — best price $9.992018-05-10 — best price $2.492018-08-30 — best price $1.992019-01-04 — best price $9.992019-05-24 — best price $2.492019-09-04 — best price $1.992020-01-14 — best price $7.282020-03-11 — best price $9.992020-05-28 — best price $9.992020-06-26 — best price $7.342020-08-06 — best price $9.992020-09-29 — best price $9.542021-03-26 — best price $7.682021-09-11 — best price $9.992022-02-11 — best price $1.992022-05-15 — best price $12.992022-12-08 — best price $12.992023-03-27 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $12.992023-10-23 — best price $3.242023-12-12 — best price $12.972024-02-12 — best price $12.992024-04-12 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $12.992024-08-30 — best price $9.992024-11-22 — best price $1.952025-01-23 — best price $12.992025-05-23 — best price $1.302025-12-12 — best price $1.302026-05-29 — best price $9.682026-09-09 — best price $9.992026-09-29 — best price $1.302026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

702026-06-02 — 3 pageviews2026-06-06 — 2 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1 pageviews2026-06-14 — 5 pageviews2026-06-18 — 1 pageviews2026-06-22 — 3 pageviews2026-06-27 — 1 pageviews2026-07-01 — 0 pageviews2026-07-05 — 0 pageviews2026-07-09 — 0 pageviews2026-07-13 — 2 pageviews2026-07-17 — 2 pageviews2026-07-21 — 3 pageviews2026-07-25 — 2 pageviews2026-07-29 — 4 pageviews2026-08-02 — 2 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1 pageviews2026-08-10 — 1 pageviews2026-08-14 — 2 pageviews2026-08-18 — 1 pageviews2026-08-22 — 3 pageviews2026-08-26 — 0 pageviews2026-08-30 — 4 pageviews2026-09-03 — 0 pageviews2026-09-07 — 0 pageviews2026-09-11 — 2 pageviews2026-09-15 — 0 pageviews2026-09-19 — 3 pageviews2026-09-23 — 3 pageviews2026-09-27 — 7 pageviews2026-10-01 — 3 pageviews2026-10-05 — 4 pageviews2026-10-09 — 3 pageviews2026-10-12 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-01-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Player tags

2DIndieMemesPuzzleTypingHackingAdventureSimulationStory RichProgramming

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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