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Hacknet

App ID 365450
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Fellow Traveller
Franchise Fellow Traveller
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies FNA Engine, XNA Engine
Last Changenumber 28972462
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 03:07:40 UTC ()
Release Date 12 August 2015 – 23:56:00 UTC ()

Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Additional Information

Developer Team Fractal Alligator
metacritic_name Hacknet
metacritic_score 82
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/hacknet?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Fellow Traveller
Store Release Date 12 August 2015 – 23:56:25 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/7cHhVT9.
https://www.tiktok.com/@fellowtravellergames
https://x.com/hacknetOS
https://www.youtube.com/@FellowTraveller
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 12 August 2015 – 23:56:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 13 October 2023 – 00:46:12 UTC () (1697157972)
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Detected Technologies (?) FNA Engine, XNA Engine, CEF SDK, Ogg SDK, SDL SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 23 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2958328
  • configuration:
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 20 April 2015 – 02:51:12 UTC (), in changelist #1000887
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes

Tags

Categories

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timestamp13 September 2024 – 23:55:33 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 50 players right now
  • 50 24-hour peak
  • 127,640 all-time peak 12 July 2018
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Store data

  • 78,973 followers
  • #4260 in top sellers
  • 23,570 positive reviews
  • 1,612 negative reviews
  • 93.60% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 5,997 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 91.54% SteamDB Rating
  • 23,570 93.6% positive reviews
  • 1,612 6.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
12 August 2015 – 23:56 Steam Release -
2 December 2016 – 18:57 Humble Bundle: December 2016 Humble Monthly #14 -
2 May 2017 – 18:00 Humble Bundle: Humble Very Positive Bundle -
17 October 2017 – 18:00 Humble Bundle: The Humble Down Under Bundle -
6 February 2018 – 19:00 Humble Bundle: The Humble Bundle's Best of 2017 -
24 May 2018 – 17:20 🆓 Free key giveaway -
16 January 2020 – 19:00 Humble Bundle: Humble Australia Fire Relief Bundle -
31 March 2020 – 18:00 Humble Bundle: Humble Conquer COVID-19 Bundle -
12 October 2023 – 15:00 Fanatical: Build Your Own Triple Pack - Fall Edition -

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How many players are playing Hacknet right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 50 players live playing Hacknet on Steam.

Hacknet had an all-time peak of 127640 concurrent players on 12 July 2018.

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