Uplink (Steam Game) 
You play an Uplink Agent who makes a living by performing jobs for major corporations. Your tasks involve hacking into rival computer systems, stealing research data, sabotaging other companies, laundering money, erasing evidence, or framing innocent people.
- Hacking (287)
- Indie (216)
- Strategy (201)
- Singleplayer (171)
- Cyberpunk (161)
- Simulation (154)
- Sci-fi (153)
- Real-Time with Pause (151)
- 2D (149)
- Experimental (147)
- Atmospheric (145)
- Story Rich (143)
- Puzzle (141)
- Programming (139)
- Perma Death (137)
- Rogue-like (133)
- Text-Based (126)
- Immersive Sim (120)
- Time Management (118)
- Typing (116)
| Release Date | Aug 23, 2006 |
| Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 90.4% (very positive) Top 25% / 91.1% Top 20% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 86.1% Top 10% / 87.1% Top 10% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 1.6K Top 10% / 2.3K Top 10% |
| Curators | 159 reviews Top 3% |
| Median Play Time | 9.5 hours Top 20% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 57 minutes Top 25% |
| Followers | 6.9K Top 15% |
| Owners | ± 883.9K Top 4% |
| Copies Sold | ± 114K Top 10% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 460K Top 15% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Uplink's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (November 2010) and 91% (December 2023).
Uplink is an AAA level success, with 2.3K reviews Top 10%. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Uplink's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (79%), followed by Russian (4%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 26 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Uplink depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is adequate, reaching 26 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 7.1 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 92 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Uplink and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
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These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 90.4% Top 25% should be considered while evaluating them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Uplink's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.
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