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Hardware Engineering

Hardware Engineering overview

Pb Studios | Sep 28, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 09:02:43 UTC

CasualIndieSimulationEarly Access

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)6,574
  • Revenue (VGI)$25,980
  • Review score42% positive

Hardware Engineering dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)6,574
  • Revenue (VGI)$25,980
  • Review score42% positive
  • Total reviews172
  • Release dateSep 28, 2016
  • DeveloperPb Studios
  • PublisherPb Studios

Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: Pb StudiosPublisher: Pb Studios

No longer available on Steam Store. This app is no longer available for purchase on the Steam Store. SteamPulse keeps live player counts, media, metadata, and historical price snapshots where available.

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directoryNo current Steam Store offer

Game overview

Overview

Hardware Engineering comes from Pb Studios and is published by Pb Studios. It arrived on Steam on Sep 28, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Hardware Engineering's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 09:02:43 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 42% positive across 172 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Hardware Engineering is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core 2 Duo E4500 or Equivalent1 GB RAMIntel HD Graphics or Better250 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindow 10 with .NET 4.5 and Windows Media PlayerIntel Core i3+2 GB RAMDedicated250 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Hardware Engineering has sold up to 6,574 units and has 214 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $25,980. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Hardware Engineering overview details

Hardware Engineering combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Hardware Enginnering is a simplified digital circuit design game presenting an opportunity to dive into digital engineering with ease. The game goes from the basic logic components to those of a great complexity, so that the expertise of player who has gone through the whole game is comparable with first college levels, and yet the game requires no previous knowledge of electronic design or programming. Every new theoretical idea is first presented to you in a tutorial and subsequently practised in the near workspace. The outputs of your design efforts are tested through a list of tasks, so that there are practically infinitely-many ways to reach the next level, although some are more optimized than others. However, the more ingenuous designs begin to be an absolute necessity when you move further in the game. There are four game modes featured. Slow-paced Tutorial and Design modes allow you to design each component they further use from the basic logic. A set of 25 (+hidden) achievements then makes your progress visible to others. Sandbox mode gives you all components available in game with infinite workspace to create, test, debug and save whatever you want for further use or publication, and even when you run out of challenges there, there is the option of competing with other players ( currently in Alpha test phase ). All game's components, levels and tasks are stored in a readable format to be easy to edit or create. Scripting of new components, writing new levels and tutorials as well as tests is possible using respective editors included in the game. Please note tha…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Hardware Engineering is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 09:02:43 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 42% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameHardware Engineering
Steam App ID525610
Typegame
Release dateSep 28, 2016
DeveloperPb Studios
PublisherPb Studios
PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
PlatformsWindows
GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 09:02:43 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews72
Negative reviews100
Total reviews172
Positive percent42%
Review typeMixed
Recommendations214
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateSep 28, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)26 February 2018 - 15:36:06 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 09:02:43 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 09:02:43 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 09:02:43 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
DératiserNo description
Beating the ClockNo description
The Seeds of MemoriesNo description
Speedy EngineerNo description
A Thoughful OneNo description
Thinking Ain't BadNo description
Design-Fu MasterNo description
Soldering BurnsNo description
Getting the Hang of ItNo description
EE SeniorNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/525610
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/525610
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Hardware Engineering

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Hardware Engineering?

Hardware Engineering's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 09:02:43 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Hardware Engineering growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Hardware Engineering?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (38.6%), United Kingdom (14.3%), Canada (7.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.7%), United Kingdom (11.3%), Canada (6.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.1%), United Kingdom (11.9%), Canada (6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.7%), United Kingdom (9.8%), China (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Hardware Engineering?

Hardware Engineering currently sits at 42% positive across 172 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 72 positive reviews and 100 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Hardware Engineering have?

On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Hardware Engineering?

Hardware Engineering is currently listed at price not listed on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 214, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

42% positive, 72 positive, 100 negative

Price and discount

No longer available on Steam Store

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards

Achievements

25

Platform releases
  • Steam 29 September 2016

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (SP1) with .NET 4.0 and Windows Media Player Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 or Equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics or Better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 250 MB available space Sound Card: Optional Additional Notes: The game is ONLINE ONLY, and therefore requires a stable internet connection and WMP in order to be played

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Window 10 with .NET 4.5 and Windows Media Player Processor: Intel Core i3+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 250 MB available space Sound Card: Optional Additional Notes: The game is ONLINE ONLY, and therefore requires a stable internet connection and WMP in order to be played

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