Uplink
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.
- Price:$11.99
- Release Date:8/23/2006
- Franchise:Introversion Software
- Developer:Introversion Software
- Publisher:Introversion Software
- Last Updated:10/17/2025
- Steam App Id:1510
Uplink
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Uplink has 6 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 65% lower than its previous all-time peak of 17 players achieved on 9/27/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Uplink. It has received a total of 2,375 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 87 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Uplink and its growth over time. It currently has 7,391 followers on its community page.
Uplink Price
Uplink costs $11.99 in the Steam store as of 10/17/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Hacking Games, Introversion Game Bundle, or Cybernetic Tasks: Hacker Pack which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Uplink.
About Uplink
Uplink is an Indie, and Strategy game developed by Introversion Software. On 8/23/2006, it was released on the Steam Store by Introversion Software.
Players have rated Uplink as "Very Positive" out of 2,375 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 2,158 positive reviews and 217 negative reviews — an overall 91% positive review rating. Additionally, Uplink has earned a metascore of 75 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Uplink on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, Uplink supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
From the Steam community, Uplink has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Roguelike
- Text-Based
- Typing
- Immersive Sim
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Hacking
- Puzzle
- Programming
- Experimental
- Perma Death
- Real-Time with Pause
- Simulation
- Time Management
- Sci-fi
- Cyberpunk
- Strategy
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Uplink and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Uplink is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hacking Games | 2 | 2 | $27.18 | View |
 | Introversion Game Bundle | 5 | 5 | $37.53 | View |
 | Cybernetic Tasks: Hacker Pack | 2 | 2 | $28.78 | View |
Related Packages
Uplink is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Uplink | $1.99 | View |
| Introversion Classics Pack | $3.99 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Uplink data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 17). Uplink on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 17). Uplink. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1510
- Metacritic. (2025, October 17). Uplink for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/uplink-hacker-elite
- Introversion Software. (2023, July 8). Uplink. Uplink. http://www.uplink.co.uk/