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Bitburner

Fulcrum Games, Hydroflame, over 250 github contributors

Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.

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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

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  1. BitburnerSteam patch notes

    3.0.1 Release

    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…

  2. BitburnerSteam patch notes

    Linux Launching Issues/Workaround on 3.0.0

    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…

  3. BitburnerSteam announcement

    Major Update: 3.0.0

    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…

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