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Hacking games on Steam

31 games carry the tag · 3 released in the last 12 months (vs 15 the year before) · median price $9.99

The verdict

Not enough estimated games in this niche for an honest verdict yet — a median under the coverage floor would be a lie with confidence. The counted facts below stand on their own.

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 2,452 stored reviews from 31 games.

Story & writing76% positive · 893 mentions · 28 games
Gameplay & mechanics73% positive · 797 mentions · 30 games
Price & value65% positive · 587 mentions · 31 games
Visuals & audio75% positive · 565 mentions · 29 games
Content & longevity71% positive · 565 mentions · 31 games
Performance & stability55% positive · 526 mentions · 29 games
Difficulty & balance74% positive · 357 mentions · 27 games
Multiplayer & community78% positive · 357 mentions · 25 games
Controls & UI62% positive · 257 mentions · 29 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 81% of the niche's 50,862 reviews; it takes 5 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Hacking games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Nodebuster 2024 13,952 Overwhelmingly Positive
Watch Dogs®: Legion 2023 12,351 Mixed
Streamer Life Simulator 2 2026 6,928 Very Positive
Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator 2025 5,578 Very Positive
Crime Simulator: Playgrounds 2024 2,137 Mostly Positive
Cheaters Cheetah 2025 1,457 Mixed
Malware 2024 1,207 Very Positive
Anonymous Hacker Simulator 2024 766 Very Positive
Tunnet 2023 716 Very Positive
Computer Repair Shop 2024 608 Mixed

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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.