Released May 18, 2026 $11.99 Mixed Not counted on Steam profiles yet

Hardware Tycoon

By NordCode

Simulation Strategy Singleplayer Economy Capitalism Management RTS Building Base BuildingTime ManagementLogicGrand Strategy

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Hardware Tycoon is a game tagged Simulation, Strategy and Singleplayer by NordCode, released May 18, 2026. It has 34 Steam reviews (Mixed). The Steam games most like it include Stakeholder Game, TechDev Tycoon and Zoo Park.

From 1986 to 2026, design and engineer the world's most advanced CPUs. Run your own fabs or manufacture for rivals. Research groundbreaking tech, manage your team, buy and build offices, and dominate the market through decades of cutthroat competition. Become the ultimate hardware tycoon.

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Stakeholder Game 82% match · Simulation, Strategy, Singleplayer
TechDev Tycoon 78% match · Simulation, Strategy, Singleplayer
Zoo Park 78% match · Simulation, Strategy, Singleplayer
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Modern Game Tycoon 71% match · Simulation, Strategy, Singleplayer

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Everything Steam lists for Hardware Tycoon · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID4490710

Release dateMay 18, 2026

Last change number40229139

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: NordCode
Publisher: NordCode
Steam profile: Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 1 day ago

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Price · US$11.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$11.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked1 hour agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
23770145	public	Jun 16, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
4490711	—	All	507.1 MB	170.1 MB	4914872352725962107

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	23770145	Jun 16, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Hardware Tycoon

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Hardware Tycoon.exe		All

Achievements

Achievements220 hidden

Most unlocked67.2%First Silicon

Rarest0%Fusion Reactor

First Silicon Manufacture your very first working chip. 67.2%
Moore's Law Double the transistor count in your flagship CPU compared to the previous generation. 41.5%
Upgrade? Why? Release a next-gen CPU that gets outsold by your own previous generation. 40.6%
Red Zone Enter a pre-bankruptcy state. Creditors are circling. 38.3%
The Foundry Build your own fabrication plant and start making chips for yourself. 29.9%
Chapter 11 Go completely bankrupt. Every empire falls someday. 27.9%
Silicon Mercenary Become a contract manufacturer and produce CPUs under other companies' brands. 27.1%
Architect Design and bring to market 5 or more distinct microarchitectures. 26.4%
Dual-Core Pioneer Develop a processor with 2 or more cores, starting your game from 1986. 18.6%
Nuclear Reactor Create a CPU with TDP exceeding 500W. Hope your cooling budget is unlimited. 9.1%
Vertical Empire Own office premises with a total area of over 10,000 m² and production lines occupying the same area. 8.6%
Top 25 in GDP Grow your balance from under 15M $ up to 1B $ 7.7%
Silicon Valley Survivor Start a new game in 1986 and reach the year 2026 without going bankrupt. 6.7%
Neurodiversity Employ 50+ staff members who each possess at least one skill at level 100. 5.4%
Hyperclocked Achieve a CPU clock speed of 7+ GHz. Liquid nitrogen not included. 3.8%
Real Estate Tycoon Without designing a single architecture, accumulate office space of > 20000 m² starting with < 15M $ funds. 2.7%
Pure Manufacturer Without designing a single architecture, earn 100M $ purely from contract fabrication. 1.5%
Startup Cult Accommodate 50+ employees in one office with a recreation area and billiards, table tennis, mini golf and mini football. 1.2%

All 22 achievements

Megacorp Hit a total headcount of 1,000 employees placed across your offices. 1%
Angstrom Era Research and develop a bleeding-edge 1nm process node architecture. 0.4%
Omniscience Research every single technology available in the game. 0.2%
Fusion Reactor Push TDP past the 1000W mark. You're not building a CPU, you're taming a star. 0%

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Hardware Tycoon

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Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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