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Hardware Engineers

A Simulator game, released in 2016

No Rating🔴Niche / Inactive💔Proton BorkedPC (Microsoft Windows)

Hardware Engineers is a simulation game where you have to manage a IT business. In a world where technology expands every day, you will need to learn how to be competitive.

Single player

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Hardware Engineers Download Size

The official download size for Hardware Engineers is 2 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.12 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

2GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.12USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

2 mins

Is Hardware Engineers Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
0Players Online

There are currently 0 people playing Hardware Engineers, Data pending.

Current Activity24h Peak: 120
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Hardware Engineers save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\HardwareEngineers\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/HardwareEngineers/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/HardwareEngineers/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is Hardware Engineers Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating💔 Proton Borked

Performance Analysis

Proceed with caution. Hardware Engineers currently struggles on Linux/Steam Deck due to anti-cheat or codec issues. Streaming from a PC is recommended instead.

Confidence: Moderate
See 4 user configs ↗

Can I Run Hardware Engineers?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Hardware Engineers smoothly, your PC needs at least 4096 MB RAM RAM and a Hardware Accelerated Graphics with 4GB or better or equivalent GPU. Plan for 2 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSMicrosoft Windows 7/8.1/10
  • ⚡
    CPU2 GHz dual core
  • 🧠
    RAM2048 MB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUHardware Accelerated Graphics with 2GB or better
  • 💾
    Storage400 MB available space
Recommended1440p / 60 FPS
  • 💻
    OSMicrosoft Windows 10
  • ⚡
    CPU3 GHz dual core or better
  • 🧠
    RAM4096 MB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUHardware Accelerated Graphics with 4GB or better
  • 💾
    Storage1024 MB available space
Download Size
2 GBSmall

Hardware Engineers Review Score

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