Hacknet
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.
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:8/12/2015
- Developer:Team Fractal Alligator
- Publisher:Fellow Traveller
- Last Updated:1/3/2025
- Steam App Id:365450
Hacknet
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Hacknet has 37 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 98% lower than its previous all-time peak of 1,728 players achieved on 12/20/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Hacknet. It has received a total of 24,858 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 92 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Hacknet. Right now, it costs $9.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Hacknet and its growth over time. It currently has 78,596 followers on its community page.
About Hacknet
Hacknet is a Simulation, and Indie game developed by Team Fractal Alligator. On 8/12/2015, it was released on the Steam Store by Fellow Traveller.
Players have rated Hacknet as "Very Positive" out of 24,858 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 23,267 positive reviews and 1,591 negative reviews — an overall 94% positive review rating. Additionally, Hacknet has earned a metascore of 82 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $9.99. It can also be purchased through Hacknet NT4 Cyber Bundle, Hacknet - Ultimate Edition, Hacknet - Complete Edition, The Hacking Bundle, and Unusual Stories Mega Bundle which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, Hacknet - Labyrinths available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Hacknet on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 9 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), and Korean. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Hacknet supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Includes level editor
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
- Single-player
- Captions available
From the Steam community, Hacknet has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Difficult
- Great Soundtrack
- Typing
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Hacking
- Choices Matter
- Programming
- Logic
- Simulation
- Education
- Crime
- Detective
- Sci-fi
- Cyberpunk
- Indie
- Dystopian
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Hacknet and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Hacknet is referenced by 3 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hacknet - Labyrinths Official Soundtrack | Music | 3/31/2017 | View |
 | Hacknet Official Soundtrack | Music | 10/20/2015 | View |
 | Hacknet - Labyrinths | DLC | 3/31/2017 | View |
Related Bundles
Hacknet is included in 5 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hacknet NT4 Cyber Bundle | 2 | 2 | $13.16 | View |
 | Hacknet - Ultimate Edition | 4 | 4 | $23.96 | View |
 | Hacknet - Complete Edition | 2 | 2 | $15.28 | View |
 | The Hacking Bundle | 5 | 5 | $59.77 | View |
 | Unusual Stories Mega Bundle | 5 | 5 | $37.45 | View |
Related Packages
Hacknet is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Hacknet - Deluxe Edition | $2.24 | View |
| Hacknet | $1.49 | View |
Supported Languages
Hacknet is available in 9 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Turkish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Hacknet data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). Hacknet on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/365450
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). Hacknet. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/365450
- Metacritic. (2025, January 3). Hacknet for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/hacknet
- Team Fractal Alligator. (2023, July 8). Hacknet. Hacknet. http://www.hacknet-os.com/