Darknet overview

Overview

Darknet comes from E McNeill and is published by E McNeill. It arrived on Steam on Jun 8, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Tracked Controller Support, VR Supported, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Darknet's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 03:11:14 UTC, with a tracked peak near 22. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 91% positive across 126 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Darknet is available in 6 languages including:

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Darknet has sold up to 4,955 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $52,712. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Darknet overview details

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

Steam Store description

Darknet is a strategy/puzzle game in which you play as an elite hacker in the Net. Plug into cyberspace, using viruses, worms, and exploits to steal the data before your signal gets traced! After winning awards on PSVR, Oculus Rift, and Gear VR, Darknet is now available for the HTC Vive and also INCLUDES A NON-VR VERSION for those without a headset! Features DEEP GAMEPLAY : “Darknet is the closest thing to a killer app for the system... It seems simple at first, but Darknet quickly grows to require a lot of second- and third-order logical thinking, under what can be a strict time limit. More than anything else, Darknet was what I was excited to play every time.” - Ars Technica CYBERPUNK HACKING : “Darknet is the hacking VR game we’ve all been waiting for since our first viewing of HACKERS , Johnny Mnemonic , or Tron … Everything I wanted out of a hacking game since 1995. The future is finally here and I’m cracking nodes, dropping viruses, staying one-step ahead of security.” - BigSushi.fm GREAT FOR VR : “When I dove into the cyberspace simulation, I lost myself in the illusion. My relationship to meat space was momentarily forgotten. And that’s precisely what a virtual reality game ought to do for the player… It is the best Oculus Rift game I’ve ever played.” - DailyDot AWARD-WINNING : BEST GAMEPLAY - Proto Awards 2014 FINALIST - IndieCade 2015 GRAND PRIZE - Oculus VR Jam CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED : "Darknet is one of the oldest VR games around, and still one of the best.” - The Verge “Enjoy solving puzzles? Strategizing? Does the description ‘cyberpunk hacking in vir…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Darknet is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Tracked Controller Support, VR Supported, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 03:11:14 UTC, a tracked peak of 22, and 91% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategyIndieVRPuzzleHackingCyberpunkSingleplayerTacticalRogue-likeGreat SoundtrackSci-fiRogue-liteDifficultMinimalistFuturistic

Support and legal notes

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