# Bitburner

A cyberpunk incremental where you write real JavaScript to hack servers and automate everything.

- Developer: Fulcrum Games
- Released: 2017
- Platforms: Browser, Steam
- Has an ending: No, endless
- Idle rating (0 active, 100 idle): 70
- Offline progress: yes
- Prestige layers: 2
- Price: free
- Status: active
- Steam reviews: 95% positive of 7431
- Last update: Sep 29, 2026
- Tags: programming, cyberpunk, automation, deep

## Where to play
- Play in browser: https://bitburner-official.github.io/
- Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812820/
- Source on GitHub: https://github.com/bitburner-official/bitburner-src

## Questions
### Does Bitburner have an ending?
No. Bitburner is built to keep going: there's no final screen, just further layers, upgrades and records to chase.

### Does Bitburner have offline progress?
Yes. Bitburner keeps producing while the game is closed, and you collect the progress when you come back.

### Is Bitburner an idle game or an active one?
Leans idle: we rate it 70 on a scale where 0 means fully active and 100 means it plays itself. Checking in a few times a day is enough.

### Is Bitburner still being updated?
Yes. The most recent update we've seen was on Sep 29, 2026.

### Is Bitburner free?
Yes, Bitburner is free to play in your browser.

### Where can you play Bitburner?
Bitburner is available on browser and steam, but not on phones.

### Can you export your Bitburner save?
Yes. Bitburner can export your save as text, so you can back it up or move it between devices.

### What games are like Bitburner?
Screeps: World, The Perfect Tower II and Trimps share the most with it. Screeps: World: also programming, automation, deep.

Source: https://incrementalgames.org/game/bitburner (IncrementalGames.org, facts tagged by an editor)