Hardware Engineers (2019)

Developer: Green127
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Simulation
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 297 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 8.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You manage an IT business, balancing economy, reputation, and component choices in a methodical, strategic simulation.

business simulationmanagementresource managementeducationalrealisticstrategicmoderate

What players say

Players are split on this computer repair simulation. Some enjoy it as a simple game to play while listening to a podcast, and find it more focused on diagnostics than PC Building Simulator. Others complain about dated graphics, clunky controls, a bugged tutorial, and crashes, adding that the developer abandoned it after 1.0 in 2019 and the content is shallow and repetitive.

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