Underplayed Gems

Hard Chip (2024)

Hard Chip cover
Developer
Elorth
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Rating
4.6 of 5, 63 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A meticulous, low-tempo puzzle-sim where you methodically build logic circuits from transistors to escape an unknown facility.

atmosphericeducationalpuzzle-heavyminimalistfuturisticdifficultlogicalsingleplayer

What players say

Players praise Hard Chip as a deep logic design game that teaches real transistor-level circuits through a spaceship repair story. The difficulty is self-directed, allowing lazy or obsessive optimization. Some bugs and light documentation are noted, but the developer updates regularly.

Trailer

Screenshots

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