# Uplink Summer DB entity ID: 93e1260a\-daf8\-44f6\-9939\-a8273735c427 Steam App ID: 1510 In Uplink, play as a freelance hacker taking on high\-stakes contracts\. Hack into secure systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and manipulate evidence\. Choose to support factions or go rogue, upgrading your tools and skills with each mission\. As you navigate this world of cyber espionage, your choices have lasting consequences, influencing the direction of the story and your place within it\. As a freelance hacker, you'll infiltrate high\-security systems, steal corporate data, sabotage rivals, and frame others for cybercrimes\. Success hinges on mastering tools like password crackers and log modifiers while evading detection by bouncing connections and erasing tracks\. In Uplink , progression and upgrades drive your rise from rookie hacker to cyber\-espionage expert\. Earn credits by completing contracts, then invest in faster CPUs, advanced software, and powerful tools to take on tougher missions\. As your skills grow, so do the stakes, creating a thrilling loop of challenge and reward that keeps the gameplay endlessly engaging\. Your choices shape the story and the world around you\. You can align with rival corporations, support one side, or remain neutral, each path influencing your missions and alliances\. Alternatively, you can focus entirely on freelance hacking, building your reputation and wealth\. Your decisions lead to different outcomes, making every playthrough unique and ensuring a dynamic, replayable experience\. Introversion Software has been developing games since 2001, and stands behind acclaimed titles like Uplink, Defcon, Darwinia, Multiwinia, Prison Architect, Scanner Sombre, and their latest release, The Last Starship\. Introversion has garnered both critical and commercial success being recognised with multiple awards including the IGF grand prize for Darwinia and BAFTA for best persistent game \(Prison Architect\)\.  They have sold more than 4M copies of their games worldwide\. ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: Introversion Software - Publisher: Introversion Software - Release date: Aug 23, 2006 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Indie, Strategy - Categories: Single\-player, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows, mac, linux - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1510/0000000516\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1739068939, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1510/0000000517\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1739068939, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1510/0000000518\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1739068939, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1510/0000000519\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1739068939, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1510/ss\_9885bdfe9902c40419c54060421136a92ef8eac9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1739068939 - Price: 1199 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 6 - Steam review count: 2440 - Steam positive reviews: 2210 - Steam negative reviews: 230 - Steam positive percentage: 90.57377049180327% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/93e1260a-daf8-44f6-9939-a8273735c427/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/93e1260a-daf8-44f6-9939-a8273735c427/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-28T17:08:55\.831681\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-28T17:08:57\.398791\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-28T17:08:56\.801756\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/1510/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/1510/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=1510","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/1510"\},"price":"2026\-09\-28T17:08:55\.831681\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-28T17:08:55\.831681\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-28T17:08:57\.398791\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-28T17:08:56\.801756\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"824b9bd9\-a719\-41c9\-be95\-e5adcca8a336","catalog":"82421632\-25a4\-4088\-834b\-27c591fdddc6","details":"35b57885\-7c39\-4f28\-b62f\-af8cac491e1e","players":"39437db0\-84bc\-4752\-ab03\-0846380407de","reviews":"774b4b0a\-be69\-4ee3\-9b2d\-8b100280ab1f"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"93e1260a\-daf8\-44f6\-9939\-a8273735c427","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/93e1260a-daf8-44f6-9939-a8273735c427)