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Hard Chip

Elorth · 2024-11-22

Steam

IndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 22, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Hard Chip is a 3D simulation/puzzle game about building processors focusing on realism. Explore the world of semiconductor chip design and delve into the intricacies of CPU logic, floor planning, and propagation delay.

Hard Chip is an Indie, Simulation and Early Access game released in 2024, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 0 to 20,000 owners and a Very Positive sentiment (92% of 65 reviews).

91%
positive of 69 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 38% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 42% of 52,059 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4k–3.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 69 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2025-03-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220242026Week of 2024-11-22: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-21: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$11.992024-11-222026-07-092024-11-22 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $11.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-05-25 — best price $11.992025-05-26 — best price $14.992025-07-01 — best price $11.992025-07-08 — best price $14.992025-10-01 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-10-13 — best price $11.992025-10-19 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-02-16 — best price $11.992026-02-23 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $11.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $11.992026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, Russian, German, Spanish - Latin America, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Player tags

3DLogicPuzzleSci-fiHackingScienceBuildingColorfulStylizedDifficult

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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