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Uplink

by Introversion Software

  • Released Oct 1, 2001
  • $11.99
  • 3 h to beat
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)

91%positive reviews

2,209 positive229 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Realistic hacking world

  • Fun, immersive hacker identity

Cons

  • Failure means starting over

  • Old and clunky in places

Mixed

  • Some call it a novel hacking sim, others say the novelty wears off

Media

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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. You use the money you earn to upgrade…

Ratings

  • 72IGDB players29 ratings
  • 70Critics1 reviews
  • 71Overall30 scores

Time to beat

  • 3 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 4 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 6 hCompletionist100%

Details

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Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English

Links

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