Bitburner overview

Fulcrum Games, Hydroflame, over 250 github contributors | Dec 10, 2021 | game

Released

677players observed · 12 September 2026 - 20:10:38 UTC

Free To Play Steam Store

Latest observed players677 · 12 September 2026 - 20:10:38 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak762
Units sold (VGI)220,000
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score95% positive

Bitburner dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players677 · 12 September 2026 - 20:10:38 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak762
Units sold (VGI)220,000
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score95% positive
Total reviews7,188
Release dateDec 10, 2021
DeveloperFulcrum Games, Hydroflame, over 250 github contributors
PublisherFulcrum Games

Genres: Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: Fulcrum Games, Hydroflame, over 250 github contributors Publisher: Fulcrum Games

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Game overview

Overview

Bitburner comes from Fulcrum Games, Hydroflame, over 250 github contributors and is published by Fulcrum Games. It arrived on Steam on Dec 10, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Bitburner's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 677 players at 12 September 2026 - 20:10:38 UTC, with a tracked peak near 762. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 95% positive across 7,188 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Bitburner is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable	512 MB RAM	Intel Integrated Graphics	500 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
macOS	Minimum	Mojave 10.14.0	i5	4 GB RAM	Integrated	500 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Linux	1.5 GHz	512 MB RAM	Intel Integrated Graphics	500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Bitburner has sold up to 220,000 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Bitburner overview details

Bitburner combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

After 5 years of development, contributions from hundreds of developers, the critically acclaimed open source programming hacking sim is available on Steam. Inspired by games like Else Heart.break(), Hacknet, Uplink, and Deus Ex, Bitburner is a programming-based idle incremental RPG where you, the player, take the role of an unknown hacker in a dark, dystopian world. The game provides a variety of mechanics and systems that can be changed through coding and solved or automated in whatever way you find suitable. While a very basic programming background is recommended, it is not required to play the game! Write scripts in JavaScript to automate your gameplay Hack through a network of servers to train your abilities and earn money Solve real programming questions to hone your skills and earn rewards Improve your character with 100+ Augmentations Trade in the stock market and write automated trading scripts Interact with various gameplay mechanics to increase your stats and earn money Explore the world and discover different companies, locations, and factions Mini-games Unlock secret perma-upgrades Continuing development! You can play the web version at

SteamPulse editorial summary

Bitburner is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 677 players at 12 September 2026 - 20:10:38 UTC, a tracked peak of 762, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Bitburner
Steam App ID	1812820
Type	game
Release date	Dec 10, 2021
Developer	Fulcrum Games, Hydroflame, over 250 github contributors
Publisher	Fulcrum Games
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Free To Play
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	677 · 12 September 2026 - 20:10:38 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	762
Positive reviews	6,836
Negative reviews	352
Total reviews	7,188
Positive percent	95%
Review type	Overwhelmingly Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Dec 10, 2021
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	17 May 2026 - 06:59:30 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 20:10:38 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 20:10:38 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 20:10:38 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
CyberSec	No description
avmnite-02h	No description
I.I.I.I	No description
run4theh111z	No description
fl1ght.exe	No description
The Covenant	No description
Illuminati	No description
BruteSSH.exe	No description
FTPCrack.exe	No description
relaySMTP.exe	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1812820
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812820/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1812820
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Bitburner

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Bitburner?

Bitburner's latest SteamPulse observation records 677 players at 12 September 2026 - 20:10:38 UTC, with a tracked peak of 762 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Bitburner growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 588 players; the highest observed daily value is 706 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Bitburner?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (46.3%), Australia (5.3%), United Kingdom (4.2%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38.9%), United Kingdom (4.6%), Australia (4.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (53.2%), Australia (4.2%), United Kingdom (4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.9%), China (4.6%), Australia (4.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Bitburner?

Bitburner currently sits at 95% positive across 7,188 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 6,836 positive reviews and 352 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Overwhelmingly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Bitburner have?

Bitburner currently has about 18.5K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Bitburner?

Bitburner is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

95% positive, 6,836 positive, 352 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 10 December 2021

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 and later are supported Processor: An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: N/A

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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