Uplink

Introversion Software / Aug 23, 2006 / Indie, Strategy

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Steam Deck Playable

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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.

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What's new

Apple Silicon Support

2026-03-10

The Mac OS X version of Uplink has been updated to support both Intel and Apple Silicon architectures.

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What players say

Very Positive

91% positive, 1,936 reviews

Recommended16 hrs played

This game will traumatize you significantly. But it's ok, the music is worth it. Uplink is a pretty realistic hacking sim where the government is 100 km from your house and approaching rapidly. Use the inherent weaknesses in IPv4 and telephone systems to make them think your house is elsewhere for long enough that you can destroy the evidence of your crimes. But be warned! Your computer is only as powerful as a...

35 found this helpful, 2025-12-28

Recommended24 hrs played

This game was way beyond it's time. It still dwarfs other games of similar genre. Just shows that simplistic, feature rich, gameplay deth is what makes this game great. Doesn't need fancy graphics to be good. That is what majority of games lack these days. 10/10 Uplink Succesful

36 found this helpful, 2026-07-23

Recommended37 hrs played

20 years later and it is still the best hacker game on the market.

27 found this helpful, 2026-01-11

Recommended34 hrs played

I am helplessly addicted to this game. The entire gameplay is thrilling and immensely satisfying. The design is a bit old (duh, it's 20 years old), but I barely noticed and there is a community mod to modernize the UI. 10/10 game.