Released Aug 23, 2006 $11.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Uplink

By Introversion Software

Hacking Simulation Indie Programming Singleplayer Cyberpunk Puzzle Strategy AtmosphericSci-fiStory Rich2D

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Followers 8,164

Reviews 1,770 Very Positive

Players yesterday 2 at the busiest moment

Owners 500K–1M estimated

Uplink is a game tagged Hacking, Simulation and Indie by Introversion Software, released Aug 23, 2006. It has 1,770 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 500K–1M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include World Wide Hack, HELLO HACKER and Quadrilateral Cowboy.

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.

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World Wide Hack 75% match · Hacking, Simulation, Indie
HELLO HACKER 74% match · Hacking, Simulation, Indie
Quadrilateral Cowboy 72% match · Hacking, Indie, Programming
Hacker Plan 72% match · Hacking, Simulation, Indie
Flashpaper 71% match · Hacking, Simulation, Indie
HELLO HACKER - Project Daybreak 71% match · Hacking, Simulation, Indie
TAU-09 71% match · Hacking, Simulation, Indie
Void Future: Hacking Protocol 71% match · Hacking, Simulation, Programming
Mainlining 71% match · Hacking, Simulation, Indie
Extortion 70% match · Hacking, Simulation, Indie

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Uplink · record updated 23 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID1510

Release dateAug 23, 2006

Last change number39960978

Last record update23 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Introversion Software
Publisher: Introversion Software
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Metacritic: 75
Website: uplink.co.uk

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes

Windows macOS Linux

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$11.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$11.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked15 hours agoin 41 regions

Saudi ArabiaSRSAR

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
10994814	public	Mar 10, 2026
10994814	beta	Jan 16, 2024
10994814	newmac	Apr 13, 2023

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
112	Uplink	1	$11.99
14002	Introversion Classics Pack	4	$29.99
9373 Bundle	Hacking Games	1	$16.99
39721 Bundle	Cybernetic Tasks: Hacker Pack	1	$17.99
1905 Bundle	Introversion Game Bundle	3	$23.22

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
1511	—	Windows	19.9 MB	—	7980727824852442543
1512	—	macOS	44.0 MB	12.3 MB	6139778989668968019
1513	—	Linux	44.0 MB	—	684832396443035354

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	10994814	Mar 10, 2026	Open
beta	10994814	Jan 16, 2024	Open
newmac Build for Mac OS X 10.13 and above, including Arm64 support	10994814	Apr 13, 2023	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Uplink

Executable	Systems	Description
Uplink.exe	Windows
Uplink.app	macOS
run_steam.sh	Linux
Mac OS 10.9/Uplink.app	macOS	Uplink for Mac OS X 10.9 to 10.12

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Uplink

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Saudi ArabiaSRSAR

Americas 10

Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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