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Uplink cover art

Uplink

Introversion Software · 2006-08-23

SteamGOG

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 27, 2003 (Mac), Jun 07, 2012 (iOS), Oct 01, 2001 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 01, 2001 (Linux), Aug 15, 2012 (Android)

Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.

9
playing now
91%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 6h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Uplink is a simulation video game released in 2001 by the British company Introversion Software. The player takes charge of a freelance computer hacker in a fictional futuristic 2010, and must break into foreign computers, complete contracts and purchase new hardware to hack into increasingly harder computer systems.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 49 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 18,047 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 97k–195k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,436 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2014-11-26) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 7 of 17 observed days · $11.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
202020172026Week of 2017-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3112026-08-06 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 31 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 9 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$0.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $0.992015-06-11 — best price $1.492015-07-23 — best price $9.992015-12-22 — best price $1.492016-07-28 — best price $9.992016-10-28 — best price $1.492017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-05-25 — best price $9.992017-10-26 — best price $1.492017-12-21 — best price $1.492018-05-25 — best price $2.002018-07-05 — best price $9.992018-08-30 — best price $1.992018-11-21 — best price $2.492019-02-12 — best price $9.992019-08-29 — best price $4.992019-11-12 — best price $9.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-03-24 — best price $8.992020-05-30 — best price $8.992020-06-13 — best price $9.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992021-06-24 — best price $1.492021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-04-18 — best price $1.992022-11-04 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $1.992023-05-23 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $1.992024-03-14 — best price $1.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $3.992025-10-06 — best price $11.992026-03-19 — best price $3.592026-07-09 — best price $11.992026-08-30 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

114242026-05-30 — 36 pageviews2026-06-02 — 53 pageviews2026-06-05 — 68 pageviews2026-06-08 — 46 pageviews2026-06-11 — 47 pageviews2026-06-14 — 28 pageviews2026-06-17 — 39 pageviews2026-06-20 — 41 pageviews2026-06-23 — 41 pageviews2026-06-26 — 41 pageviews2026-06-29 — 54 pageviews2026-07-02 — 46 pageviews2026-07-05 — 34 pageviews2026-07-08 — 51 pageviews2026-07-11 — 35 pageviews2026-07-14 — 40 pageviews2026-07-17 — 47 pageviews2026-07-20 — 44 pageviews2026-07-23 — 55 pageviews2026-07-26 — 38 pageviews2026-07-29 — 45 pageviews2026-08-01 — 37 pageviews2026-08-04 — 114 pageviews2026-08-07 — 49 pageviews2026-08-10 — 41 pageviews2026-08-13 — 35 pageviews2026-08-16 — 41 pageviews2026-08-19 — 54 pageviews2026-08-22 — 32 pageviews2026-08-25 — 47 pageviews2026-08-27 — 29 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DIndiePuzzleSci-fiHackingStrategyCyberpunkSimulationStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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