How many people are playing Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG right now?

Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG has 181 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 211 and an all-time peak of 318 on May 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG?

318 concurrent players on May 2026.

When was Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG released on Steam?

Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG was released on Steam on 18 Mar 2026.

Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG News

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Major update10 Sep 2026Network Breaches - Our Biggest Update YetBreach has arrived in Idle Hacking. Our largest update yet adds a new game mode that progresses independently of the normal idle progression. Head into hostile networks alone or with up to three other players, fight through their defenses, and collect loot as you descend. Keep going for a bigger haul, or extract with what you’ve earned. Getting greedy can cost you. Four classes. Plenty of build…

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5 Jun 2026, 19:21 UTC	In-game event	New Player Enhancements and Continued UI Updates New Player Tutorial/Goals Update Today we have launched an overhaul to the tutorial system with the goal of helping new players navigate the game's various systems. Instead of the tutorials mostly being a screen takeover that point the player to various menus and aspects of the game all at once, they now take the form of a series of short goals, each one tackling a single aspect and providing a…	—
16 May 2026, 02:23 UTC	Game update	DNS Fix for Certain DNS Resolvers (Such as 1.1.1.3 from Cloudflare) We recently helped a user who had issues connecting to the server even though we've had 100% uptime in recent weeks. After going back and forth, we narrowed this problem to the use of a filtered DNS resolver (in this case, 1.1.1.3, Cloudflare's "family friendly" DNS). Apparently the word "hacking" in our domain name was triggering this filter, which was likely the case for another user who clai…	—
1 May 2026, 21:32 UTC	In-game event	Homelab Update Homelab Update is Live! Today we've launched the largest upgrade system to the game to date, featuring 8 categories and 32 unique upgrade types. The nature of the Homelab system is it involves a steady flow of upgrade power, and doesn't allow a player to simply spend currency for instant results. It requires time for upgrades to unlock and improve, and there is no way to pay to force them to co…	—
18 Apr 2026, 15:00 UTC	Community	1st "Monthiversary" Event and Changelog Highlights One Month of Hacking and Constant Updates We're celebrating the 1-month anniversary of Idle Hacking's launch, starting at 16:00 UTC on April 18, 2026, and lasting until 16:00 UTC on April 20, 2026. During this time, all players will receive a 2x Item Rarity bonus and 50% reduced item enhancing costs. Supporter Recognition buffs will also be increased from 10 minutes to 15 minutes per key purcha…	—
7 Apr 2026, 04:10 UTC	Game update	Linux/Proton Compatibility Update Today an update was pushed out to the Windows client, targeting Linux users who are running the game using Steam's Proton compatibility layer. There was an issue with Electron - the wrapper used to turn a browser based game into an application - which caused drop down menus to be rendered under the application window. This behavior has been fixed, and now the game should be fully functional und…	—
25 Mar 2026, 21:32 UTC	Game update	Launch Week Report We're now 1 week into the launch of Idle Hacking , and it has been a much stronger launch than I had anticipated. This game has been a solo passion project with many false starts for years before finally reaching the state the game is in today. At our peak, we've had over 450 unique users online between Steam and the website , and as of this moment there are 975 accounts that have been online r…	—
20 Mar 2026, 02:10 UTC	Game update	Hotfix Update - March 19, 2026 The Windows, Mac, and Linux clients now present a 'Close Game' button in the bottom right when you activate Windowed Fullscreen mode. Additionally hitting 'Escape' will bring up a menu with a close option. I didn't mean to hold you hostage, browser games just don't normally need a "Close Game" button! This also adds Ctrl +, Ctrl -, and Ctrl 0 (or CMD on Mac) hotkeys to allow zooming the entire…	—

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5 Jun 2026, 19:21 UTC

In-game event

New Player Enhancements and Continued UI Updates

New Player Tutorial/Goals Update Today we have launched an overhaul to the tutorial system with the goal of helping new players navigate the game's various systems. Instead of the tutorials mostly being a screen takeover that point the player to various menus and aspects of the game all at once, they now take the form of a series of short goals, each one tackling a single aspect and providing a…

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16 May 2026, 02:23 UTC

Game update

DNS Fix for Certain DNS Resolvers (Such as 1.1.1.3 from Cloudflare)

We recently helped a user who had issues connecting to the server even though we've had 100% uptime in recent weeks. After going back and forth, we narrowed this problem to the use of a filtered DNS resolver (in this case, 1.1.1.3, Cloudflare's "family friendly" DNS). Apparently the word "hacking" in our domain name was triggering this filter, which was likely the case for another user who clai…

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1 May 2026, 21:32 UTC

In-game event

Homelab Update

Homelab Update is Live! Today we've launched the largest upgrade system to the game to date, featuring 8 categories and 32 unique upgrade types. The nature of the Homelab system is it involves a steady flow of upgrade power, and doesn't allow a player to simply spend currency for instant results. It requires time for upgrades to unlock and improve, and there is no way to pay to force them to co…

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18 Apr 2026, 15:00 UTC

Community

1st "Monthiversary" Event and Changelog Highlights

One Month of Hacking and Constant Updates We're celebrating the 1-month anniversary of Idle Hacking's launch, starting at 16:00 UTC on April 18, 2026, and lasting until 16:00 UTC on April 20, 2026. During this time, all players will receive a 2x Item Rarity bonus and 50% reduced item enhancing costs. Supporter Recognition buffs will also be increased from 10 minutes to 15 minutes per key purcha…

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7 Apr 2026, 04:10 UTC

Game update

Linux/Proton Compatibility Update

Today an update was pushed out to the Windows client, targeting Linux users who are running the game using Steam's Proton compatibility layer. There was an issue with Electron - the wrapper used to turn a browser based game into an application - which caused drop down menus to be rendered under the application window. This behavior has been fixed, and now the game should be fully functional und…

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25 Mar 2026, 21:32 UTC

Game update

Launch Week Report

We're now 1 week into the launch of Idle Hacking , and it has been a much stronger launch than I had anticipated. This game has been a solo passion project with many false starts for years before finally reaching the state the game is in today. At our peak, we've had over 450 unique users online between Steam and the website , and as of this moment there are 975 accounts that have been online r…

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20 Mar 2026, 02:10 UTC

Game update

Hotfix Update - March 19, 2026

The Windows, Mac, and Linux clients now present a 'Close Game' button in the bottom right when you activate Windowed Fullscreen mode. Additionally hitting 'Escape' will bring up a menu with a close option. I didn't mean to hold you hostage, browser games just don't normally need a "Close Game" button! This also adds Ctrl +, Ctrl -, and Ctrl 0 (or CMD on Mac) hotkeys to allow zooming the entire…

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