Uplink
| App ID | 1510 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Introversion Software |
| Publisher | Introversion Software |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
| Last Changenumber | 27983664 |
| Last Record Update | 16 March 2025 – 19:53:57 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 23 August 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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.
Additional Information
| Developer | Introversion Software | |||||||||||||||
| metacritic_url | pc/uplink | |||||||||||||||
| gamedir | Uplink | |||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | Uplink: Hacker Elite | |||||||||||||||
| icon | steam/games/icon_Uplink | |||||||||||||||
| metacritic_score | 75 | |||||||||||||||
| NoServers | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/uplink-hacker-elite?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||||||||||||
| primarycache | 1511 | |||||||||||||||
| state | eStateAvailable | |||||||||||||||
| serverbrowsername | empty string | |||||||||||||||
| ValidOSList | Windows macOS Linux | |||||||||||||||
| developer_url | http://www.introversion.co.uk/ | |||||||||||||||
| installscript_macos | Uplink.app/installscript_osx.vdf | |||||||||||||||
| primarycache_macos | 1512 | |||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Introversion Software | |||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 23 August 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Strategy (2) | |||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Indie (23), Strategy (2) | |||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 23 August 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 6 February 2025 – 06:16:08 UTC ( |
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| osextended | macos64,macosnotarized | |||||||||||||||
| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 90 | |||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | SDL SDK | |||||||||||||||
| First seen on SteamDB | 5 February 2013 – 13:25:16 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes |
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Steam charts
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- 2 players right now
- 17 24-hour peak
- 538 all-time peak
22 November 2011
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Twitch stats
- 0 viewers right now
- 0 24-hour peak
- 5,951 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~117.2 k by Gamalytic
- ~154.3 k by VG Insights
- ~1.85 M by PlayTracker
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Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 23 August 2006 | Steam Release | - |
| 22 November 2011 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Introversion Bundle | - |
| 15 August 2012 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Bundle for Android #3 | - |
| 13 February 2013 | ⇄ Indiegala: Indie Gala Colossus | - |
| 8 August 2013 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: Introversion | - |
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How many players are playing Uplink right now on Steam?
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Uplink had an all-time peak of 538 concurrent players on 22 November 2011.
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