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• Latest observed players514 · 25 September 2026 - 10:05:55 UTC
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• 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 contributorsPublisher: Fulcrum Games

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• 3.0.1 Release - 17 May 2026

  Version 3.0.1 has been released, please report any issues on Github or the #bug-report channel on Discord ## v3.0.1: 17 May 2026 ### BREAKING CHANGES - Change getServer return type; rename getServerAuthDetails and add missing dnet properties (#2746) (@ficocelliguy) ### MISC - Cache reward fixes (#2731) (@ficocelliguy) - Fix typo in darknet authentication response message (#2734) (@catloversg) - Fix: Tutorial links to outdated faq url (#2733) (@catloversg) - Fix: Player can switch tabs without losing focus on current work (#2724) (@catloversg) - Add new command to upload a directory (#2659) (@hexagonrecursion) - Add HJKL key mappings for infiltration arrows (#2742) (@mahlquistj) - Prevent generating malformed darknet server hostname (#2744) (@catloversg) - Support angle bracket type assertions in RAM calculation (#2751) (@catloversg) - Fix typo in augmentation description (#2760) (@gmcew…

• Linux Launching Issues/Workaround on 3.0.0 - 2 May 2026

  We are aware of issues launching the game directly from Steam for some Linux users. By all reports we currently have, launching the game directly from the executable (instead of through Steam) is a workaround for the time being. We are looking into the issue and hope to resolve it soon.

• Major Update: 3.0.0 - 2 May 2026

  After a long development cycle, version 3.0.0 has been released!This version does include many breaking changes, which may require your attention. These breaking changes are listed in the changelog.When loading into 3.0.0 for the first time, you will be prompted to save a backup of your pre-3.0.0 savegame. Please keep this savegame in case you need to revert to the previous version. Under Properties -> Game Versions and Betas, there is a branch available to revert to a previous game version.Also when loading in, a file APIBreakInfo-3.0.0.txt will be created on the home computer, which should assist in addressing any scripts which were impacted by an API break.With that said, below is part of the changelog. The full changelog can be viewed ingame or at https://github.com/bitburner-official/bitburner-src/releases/tag/v3.0.0## v3.0.0: 1 May 2026 ### BREAKING CHANGES - Remove API server (#2…

• 2.8.1 Patch Notes - 4 April 2025

  ## v2.8.1: 4 April 2025 ### MAJOR CHANGES ### UI - Increase width of each job in "Job" tab (#2017) (@catloversg) - Fix: Cannot buy augmentations via UI when money is equal to cost (#2039) (@catloversg) - Do not close scripts in editor when their servers are deleted (#2049) (@catloversg) - Add button for exporting save file in recovery screen (#2060) (@catloversg) - Show faction enemies even after joining (#2046) (@catloversg) ### MISC - Correctly initialize board from save when there are no prior moves (#1995) (@ficocelliguy) - Fix first-time Go initialization (#2012) (@d0sboots) - Add support for getting the save file through the RFA (#2004) (@G4mingJon4s) - ns.getServer("home").moneyAvailable returns player's money (#2024) (@NagaOuroboros) - Fix: Game crashes when loading new save in edge cases (#2026) (@catloversg) - Ensure that IPvGO promises are initialized correctly on a new save…

• v2.8.0 Release: 5 March 2025 - 5 March 2025

  ### MAJOR CHANGES - Grant Bladeburner API access to SF6 and "Blade's Simulacrum" augmentation to SF7.3 (#1926) (@Sphyxis) - Move tail-related APIs to ns.ui namespace (#1935) (@catloversg) - Support scripts playing against each other on "No AI" board (#1917) (@ficocelliguy) - Add key binding feature (#1830) (@catloversg) ### UI - Fix: Company name in Job tab is not updated when switching companies in edge cases (#1828) (@Nerdpie) - Make minor changes in buttons and error messages of tutorial (#1837) (@catloversg) - Infiltration remembers faction choice for reputation reward (#1860) (@catloversg) - Add filter tool to list of installed augmentations (#1833) (@catloversg) - Disable buttons when player cannot buy things in tech vendor (#1881) (@catloversg) - Show warning message for deprecated API Server feature (#1903) (@catloversg) - Change "overclock" to "Boosted by bonus time" in Sleeves…

• Patch notes for release version 2.7.0 - 8 December 2024

  ## v2.7.0: 8 December 2024 ### MAJOR ADDITIONS - BN options selection interface (@catloversg) - Support JSX, TS, TSX script files (@catloversg) ### UI - Tweak Hacknet summary (@catloversg) - Only show relevant changes in "Purchased Augmentations" table (@catloversg) - Fix: Correctly show remaining grafting/programming time left when cycles are skipped. (@tom.prince) - Fix: Misleading favor numbers (@catloversg) - Always show description of faction price multiplier (@catloversg) - Add apostrophe to stanek's gift strings (@faenre) - Notify players about documentation tab after getting SF1.1 (@catloversg) - Remove extra "label=" text from SmartSupply interface (@gmcew) - Show more information about documentation in last step of tutorial (@catloversg) - Change description of Documentation button in Script Editor (@catloversg) - Fix: Wrong size of table cell in Import Save Comparison UI (@ca…

• 2.6.2 Release (3 July 2024) - 3 July 2024

  ## v2.6.2 Release: 3 July 2024 ### CHANGES - Hotfix (also backported to 2.6.1): Fixed an issue with invalid format on steam cloud save (@catloversg) - Augmentations: Augmentations that affect starting money now add money instead of replacing it (@jjclark1982) - API: ns.spawn can be used with 0 delay for a synchronous effect (@d0sboots) - API: Added the ns.ramOverride function, which allows altering the ram usage of a script at runtime (@d0sboots) - Coding Contracts: Improved the performance of the All Valid Math Expressions contract checker (@yichizhng) - Coding Contracts: Simplified the Shortest Path contract checker (@gmcew) - Documentation: Various improvements (@mrsimo, @catloversg, @ficocelliguy, @gmcew, @otac0n) - Electron: Game can now load correctly when the path includes symbolic links (@catloversg) - Faction: Fixed some edge cases around Favor overflow (@catloversg) - Faction:…

• Steam cloud save hotfix - 2 June 2024

  2.6.1 included an error in how the steam cloud saves were handled, sorry about that! This should now be fixed on the main release branch (development branch will see a larger update, including this change, later today) HOTFIX Steam cloud saves should work again correctly (@catloversg on GitHub)

• 2.6.1 Update - 22 May 2024

  ## v2.6.1 - 21 May 2024 ### MAJOR CHANGES - Exported savegames are now compressed. This means that savegames from 2.6.1dev will need to be manually converted before backloading into 2.6.0 (@catloversg) - There was a small API change related to Bladeburner. If your save file is affected by the API change, a file APIBreakInfo-2.6.1.txt will be created on your home computer, which should assist in updating your scripts. - Some Go scripts may also require updates, please reference the current documentation to troubleshoot any issues. ### API - (Bladeburner) !API Break! ns.bladeburner.getCurrentAction now returns null when not performing an action (@Snarling) - (Corporation) Add a missing check on exportMaterial (@catloversg) - (Corporation) Add ns.corporation.sellDivision (@catloversg) - (Formulas) Add ns.formulas.hacking.growAmount (@d0sboots) - (Go) Some changes to the Go API, including s…

• v2.6.0: IPvGO (5 Mar 2024) - 6 March 2024

  ### MAJOR ADDITIONS - A new minigame IPvGO, based on the game Go. Visit DefComm in New Tokyo or the CIA in Sector-12 for access. Documentation for the mechanic is available ingame under "How to Play" once the mechanic is available. (@ficocelliguy) - A new BitNode has been added which focuses on the IPvGO mechanic (@ficocelliguy) ### API - (Bladeburner) ns.bladeburner.getSkillUpgradeCost now returns infinity if requesting a cost above the maximum skill level (@Semanual) - (CodingContract) Fixed an issue where ns.codingcontract.getData was leaking internal arrays when contract data was a 2-d array (@LJNeon) - (CodingContract) ns.codingcontract.createDummyContract now returns the filename of the created contract (@Spartelfant) - (Gang) Added ns.gang.getInstallResult for determining the effect an augmentation install will have on gang member ascension multipliers (@LJNeon) - (Go) Added the…

• v2.5.2 - 26 December 2023 - 26 December 2023

  Additional notes: It was reported that 2.5.0 was the most recent release to work on Windows 7 and 8, so a new legacy branch was added for Steam users who are on these older OSes. Newer versions of the game can be played on the web: Release branch: https://bitburner-official.github.io/ Development branch: https://bitburner-official.github.io/bitburner-src/ The Development version (available on the Steam development branch or via the web link above) contains a new IPvGO mechanic and a new BN14 that revolves around this mechanic. This will be officially released in the next game release version 2.6.0. ## v2.5.2 - 26 December 2023 ### API - Added limit of 1e9 for additionalMsec property of HGWOptions (@d0sboots) - ns.share effect is now boosted by host server core count (@TheAimMan) - Fix a bug with HGWOptions that caused the default value to be 1 thread even for scripts running multiple th…

• 2.5.1 Release - 1 December 2023

  Any special options you have enabled in the File menu will need to be reselected after this update, due to a change in how these settings are stored internally. Also, a new previous_release branch has been added on steam. This will be one version behind the current live release. For instance, with this 2.5.1 release, the previous_release branch has version 2.5.0, but it will update to 2.5.1 when the next version is released. The previous_release branch or the existing development branch can be selected via Properties -> Betas -> Beta Participation. ### MAJOR ADDITIONS - Added a faction rumors system, to learn the requirements for joining factions ingame (@jjclark1982) ### API - (Bladeburner) Added ns.bladeburner.nextUpdate, which allows waiting for the next update of the bladeburner mechanic (@jjclark1982) - (Bladeburner) Added ns.bladeburner.getNextBlackOp, which provides name and rank…

• 2.5.0 Release - 2 October 2023

  ## v2.5.0 (10/2/2023) ### NOTES (Corporation) Bugfixes in Corporation may cause a large balance shift for this mechanic. ### API CHANGES: - ns.print and ns.tprint now handle printing Set and Map objects directly (@ficocelliguy) - ns.spawn can now use a configurable delay instead of always 10 seconds (@muesli4brekkies) - (Corporation) Added CorporationDivisions property to BitNodeMultipliers interface (@Caldwell-74) - (Corporation) Added makesMaterials and makesProducts properties to CorpIndustryData interface (@Caldwell-74) - (Corporation) Added issueNewSharesCooldown property to the CorporationInfo interface (@Caldwell-74) - (Corporation) Significantly lowered ram cost of all corporation functions (@jjclark1982) - (Gang) Added ns.gang.getRecruitsAvailable: Gets the number of additional gang members that can currently be recruited (@myCatsName) - (Gang) Added ns.gang.respectForNextRecru…

• 2.4.1 Update - 27 August 2023

  ## v2.4.1 Update (8/26/23) ### FEATURE ADDITIONS: - Added "Enable terminal history search with arrow keys" option in Misc options category, inspired by similar functionality in shells like zsh. (@ficocelliguy) ### BUGFIX: - Fixed a bug where buying NeuroFlux Governor would buy one less level than expected (@zerbosh) - Fixed an issue that could cause the Coding Contract UI to become unreachable (@myCatsName) - Infiltration: Knowledge of Apollo aug no longer highlights the incorrect wires (@Snarling) ### CODEBASE / DOCS / MISC: - Added a new theme "zerenity" (@Zelow79) - Reorganize game constants (@zerbosh) - Reorganize ingame documentation folder structure, simplify documentation bundling (@Snarling) - IP Address coding contract accepts single-quoted entries (@myCatsName) - Updated an outdated message on ns.killall logs (@myCatsName) - Updated documentation for ns.share and ns.getSharePo…

• v2.4.0 - 31 July 2023

  readthedoc documentation is now in-game.

• v2.3.1 Bugfixes 7 June 2023 - 7 June 2023

  2.3.0 release came with a lot of bugs, so we're short-cycling the 2.3.1 release to get a large number of bugfixes out. There are also a few feature changes, see the full changelog below: NETSCRIPT: * Added ns.setTitle, which sets the titlebar of a script's tail window (@d0sboots) * Added ns.getFunctionRamCost, which gets the ramcost of a netscript function (@G4mingJon4s) * ns.ls results will filter as if the filenames have a leading slash (@Snarling) GENERAL / MISC: * Changed tail window buttons into icon buttons, allow setting custom title, and tail window bugfixes. (@d0sboots) * Terminal no longer scrolls to the bottom constantly while an action is being performed (@bezrodnov) * Added a close button to modals (@bezrodnov) * Fixed several issues with script editor tabs (@bezrodnov) * scp terminal command can copy multiple files at once, like help text indicates (@Snarling) * Root direc…

• 2.3.0 Hotfixes 29 May 2023 - 29 May 2023

  Sorry for the rocky launch folks! Hopefully this is the last set of hotfixes needed for the 2.3.0 main branch. Please continue to report any issues, thanks! Several important fixes for savegame migration issues from older save versions. (@d0sboots) Fix terminal parsing so that alias works with normal syntax again. (@Snarling) Find All Valid Math Expressions now accepts empty array again when that is the solution. (@Snarling) Initial 2.3.0 release made fileExists case sensitive for all filetypes, including programs (.exe). It's now back to case-insensitive for programs. (@Snarling)

• Even more 2.3 hotfixes - 27 May 2023

  Fixed some save migration issues. Fixed an SF3 issue with "Spring Water" industry. Thanks to everyone who has been submitting bug reports, and thanks everyone for your patience while we've been working through these issues!

• More 2.3.0 hotfixes - 26 May 2023

  * Fixed an error where multi-buying corporation upgrades was not applying a multi-benefit. * Fixed ls clickable script links not opening the code correctly when ls was in a directory other than root * Addressed an issue where a soft reset would not complete successfully due to runningScripts that were loaded onto the wrong server. We're still looking into what allowed for the invalid runningScript server data in the first place. * Fixed the help text for alias to provide a new command format that works for assigning aliases with spaces/semicolons.

• 2.3.0 hotfix 1 - 25 May 2023

  Fixes a potential crash when initially migrating the save to 2.3.0. Running scripts will not be loaded on the initial savegame migration - any scripts will need to be relaunched manually after the save migration.

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