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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“A friend gave me a cracked version of this game back in ~2017, and it was mostly collecting dust in my storage until I decided to actually buy it. This game is so incredibly immersive that you feel like you're actively…”
“Does this actually teach you hacking? No. But it does touch on adjacent concepts in a fun way and with a good story. Really fun when you are used to the terminal and it does kind of give you the feeling of being a…”
23 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“riddled with hilarious content from back in the day. absolutely loved this game.”
“A friend gave me a cracked version of this game back in ~2017, and it was mostly collecting dust in my storage until I decided to actually buy it. This game is so incredibly immersive that you feel like you're actively…”
“Does this actually teach you hacking? No. But it does touch on adjacent concepts in a fun way and with a good story. Really fun when you are used to the terminal and it does kind of give you the feeling of being a…”
15 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Super easy to run and doesn't take up a lot of space. It has an easy interface and smoothes you in using real world commands and tools to complete hacking assignments. Be sure to make a note on everything you learn in a…”
“Hacknet is a solid game and I had tons of fun with it. I found the game on a deal, quite cheap and, although I have never played something similar, it hooked me and I finished it in two sits. I don't know anything about…”
“A bit confusing at first but so, SO good once you get into it. Really inspiring as an aspiring programmer. Next: Hack the world. Ps: i could play this no problem from my ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 10 year old arch laptop.”
9 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“I just finished this game, and I had a great time. I've played a few hacker-sim games over the years, and this is the first one I felt like I could dig my teeth into. It wasn't terribly overwhelming in terms of the…”
“You feel like a Hacker after 15 minutes! But seriously. This is really immersive and fun. And you actually learn just a teeny weeny bit of how a terminal on linux works. ;) Really good. captivating, immersive and on top…”
“Hacknet is one of those games that really pulls you in with its atmosphere and style. The core gameplay is solid and feels great—there’s a real sense of pressure while you’re navigating systems, cracking passwords, and…”
5 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Love the game, played it many years ago and it's still a great game I'll come back to every now and again.”
“It's great! Lots of content for the price, and the puzzles are very fun. Adding on the dlc and the modding potential, you get (at least imo) a masterpiece of a game. Loads of fun for a low cost. Highly recommend.”
“I really loved this game. Couldn't stop playing it, and genuinely enjoyed trying to figure out the puzzles. I will probably be replaying it in the near future to get the secret ending.”
8 of the 94 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I followed a playthrough of the game as much as possible and it still says mission incomplete. The game is so extremely boring and repetitive, I have no idea what I missed. Simply retarded. I've used real BSD/Linux OSes…”
“Lollll I cannot enjoy this game, Despite this, I've definitely recommended it to a few people, so therefore I have to tick "recommended" on this review, lol. I guess it's like leetcode. And leetcode seems like it'd be…”
“The IRL commands where good I just wish there where more of them and a quicker way to pull up a list of them /help or ?”
8 of the 94 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I followed a playthrough of the game as much as possible and it still says mission incomplete. The game is so extremely boring and repetitive, I have no idea what I missed. Simply retarded. I've used real BSD/Linux OSes…”
“To this day the ending questline is extremely buggy and breaks sequence often.”
“Awesome game until you run into the bugs and crashes. You can lose entire saves because they get corrupted from Steam cloud. Dev hasn't done anything to address these issues.”
4 of the 94 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“so good but ya getstuck sometimes”
“Hacknet is a game I played a long time ago (probably pirated) as a kid, and I could never get it out of my head. About ten years later I saw it on sale for TWO (Yes two) dollars and bought it right away. I ended up…”
3 of the 94 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Loved this game. Creative use of the screen real estate on the console. Satisfying competence curve. My only complaint is the cluttered node map; wish there was a way to hide some nodes or assign different colors.…”
“This game is amazing and really engaging. I ended up completing the entire game, including the Labyrinth DLC, in under two days. The concept is very creative, the puzzles are well-designed, and I really dig the overall…”
“The IRL commands where good I just wish there where more of them and a quicker way to pull up a list of them /help or ?”
3 of the 94 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Awesome game until you run into the bugs and crashes. You can lose entire saves because they get corrupted from Steam cloud. Dev hasn't done anything to address these issues.”
“softlocked and ruined my save file because of a stupid bug. great”
Counted across 94 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Won't teach you hacking, but teaches you about IPs, ports, folder structure and Unix commands, which is the first step. The story and puzzles are also excelent!”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“I haven't completed the game, and I just stopped playing because I needed a break. But thus far, I am so grateful for the devs. This game is AWESOME! I'm the kind of guy that usually lacks practice when it comes to these things. I have a depth of understanding, but I never take…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“It's engrossing and compelling and gives you SO much freedom. Plus, the soundtrack is awesome! EDIT: It also turns out this game was made by the legendary TROBBIO, which means it's automatically amazing!”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:21 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
UnHacknet Jam
UnHacknetJam An unofficial Hacknetjam focused on the vanilla game. What is this? This jam is a personal initiative by FBIK. to champion a distinct design philosophy for Hacknet Extensions: Powerful, i
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Hacking · Simulation · Programming · Typing · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Great Soundtrack · Choices Matter · Crime · Atmospheric · Cyberpunk · Detective (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Workshop · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Korean * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Japanese * , Turkish * * |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.hacknet-os.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) Storage: 500 MB available space