September 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Chip of the week: The custom clocked Nibble Multiplier #cpudesign #indiedev #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #videogamescreenshot
April 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Chip of the week: The custom clocked Nibble Multiplier #cpudesign #indiedev #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #videogamescreenshot
May 25, 2026 at 3:25 AM
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Chip of the week: The Satisfying 2Bit Tri State Buffer.
Oddly satisfying symmetry 👀
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
Oddly satisfying symmetry 👀
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
June 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Chip of the week: The Satisfying 2Bit Tri State Buffer.
Oddly satisfying symmetry 👀
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
Oddly satisfying symmetry 👀
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
Chip of the week: The tight package 8Bit Adder Subtractor! #cpudesign #gamedev #Engineering #logic #puzzle
February 10, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Chip of the week: The tight package 8Bit Adder Subtractor! #cpudesign #gamedev #Engineering #logic #puzzle
Chip of the week: 4-bit Negator, a community-made challenge! #cpudesign #indiedev #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #videogamescreenshot
May 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Chip of the week: 4-bit Negator, a community-made challenge! #cpudesign #indiedev #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #videogamescreenshot
Chip of the week: The Nice-shaped Full Bit Adder!
That looks like we could do a nice array of those! #engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
That looks like we could do a nice array of those! #engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
May 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Chip of the week: The Nice-shaped Full Bit Adder!
That looks like we could do a nice array of those! #engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
That looks like we could do a nice array of those! #engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
June 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Chip of the week: The Tight Package 8 Bit Adder 👀
From a new player's first run at Chapter1, not bad!
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
From a new player's first run at Chapter1, not bad!
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
August 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Chip of the week: The Tight Package 8 Bit Adder 👀
From a new player's first run at Chapter1, not bad!
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
From a new player's first run at Chapter1, not bad!
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
Chip of the week: 4-2Bit Priority Encoder, Week 2 winner of the Foundry Gauntlet Rev0! It gave everyone a hard time until the last minute! Congrats to the winner 🏆 #cpudesign #indiegame #gamedev #IndieGameDev #competition #Engineering #event #indiedev #steam #videogamescreenshot
June 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Chip of the week: 4-2Bit Priority Encoder, Week 2 winner of the Foundry Gauntlet Rev0! It gave everyone a hard time until the last minute! Congrats to the winner 🏆 #cpudesign #indiegame #gamedev #IndieGameDev #competition #Engineering #event #indiedev #steam #videogamescreenshot
Hard Chip is a 3D simulation/puzzle game about building processors focused on realism. Delve into the intricacies of CPU logic, floor planning, and propagation delay! #cpudesign #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #videogames
Wishlist and try it out here! store.steampowered.com/app/2844290/...
Wishlist and try it out here! store.steampowered.com/app/2844290/...
Hard Chip on Steam
Hard Chip is a 3D simulation/puzzle game about building processors focusing on realism. Explore the world of semiconductor chip design and delve into the intricacies of CPU logic, floor planning, and ...
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April 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Hard Chip is a 3D simulation/puzzle game about building processors focused on realism. Delve into the intricacies of CPU logic, floor planning, and propagation delay! #cpudesign #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #videogames
Wishlist and try it out here! store.steampowered.com/app/2844290/...
Wishlist and try it out here! store.steampowered.com/app/2844290/...
🏆 Just finished the reward for the Top 5 players of the Foundry Gauntlet event! 🏆
⏰ 24 hours left to submit Week 2 scores! And then onward to Week 3; those points carry forward, so make them count!
#cpudesign #indiedev #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #competition #Engineering #event !
⏰ 24 hours left to submit Week 2 scores! And then onward to Week 3; those points carry forward, so make them count!
#cpudesign #indiedev #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #competition #Engineering #event !
June 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🏆 Just finished the reward for the Top 5 players of the Foundry Gauntlet event! 🏆
⏰ 24 hours left to submit Week 2 scores! And then onward to Week 3; those points carry forward, so make them count!
#cpudesign #indiedev #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #competition #Engineering #event !
⏰ 24 hours left to submit Week 2 scores! And then onward to Week 3; those points carry forward, so make them count!
#cpudesign #indiedev #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #competition #Engineering #event !
Chip of the week 512 Bytes Memory Bank!
A very large structure (compared to the rest of the game) of latches with synchronous read and write flags, made by one of the best HC players as a showcase!
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
A very large structure (compared to the rest of the game) of latches with synchronous read and write flags, made by one of the best HC players as a showcase!
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
April 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Chip of the week 512 Bytes Memory Bank!
A very large structure (compared to the rest of the game) of latches with synchronous read and write flags, made by one of the best HC players as a showcase!
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
A very large structure (compared to the rest of the game) of latches with synchronous read and write flags, made by one of the best HC players as a showcase!
#engineering #cpudesign #GameDev #IndieGame
Foundry Gauntlet Rev1 etched its final layer, and it was something!
Event Winners:
🥇 Mysterious Beeskyi-ymZERO Architect - 293.3 pts
🥈 Gavaldor - 264.6 pts
🥉 HeilTec - 257.0 pts
4️⃣ tyrnid - 250.5 pts
5️⃣ sillymel - 234.1 pts
#engineering #cpudesign #gamedev
Event Winners:
🥇 Mysterious Beeskyi-ymZERO Architect - 293.3 pts
🥈 Gavaldor - 264.6 pts
🥉 HeilTec - 257.0 pts
4️⃣ tyrnid - 250.5 pts
5️⃣ sillymel - 234.1 pts
#engineering #cpudesign #gamedev
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Foundry Gauntlet Rev1 etched its final layer, and it was something!
Event Winners:
🥇 Mysterious Beeskyi-ymZERO Architect - 293.3 pts
🥈 Gavaldor - 264.6 pts
🥉 HeilTec - 257.0 pts
4️⃣ tyrnid - 250.5 pts
5️⃣ sillymel - 234.1 pts
#engineering #cpudesign #gamedev
Event Winners:
🥇 Mysterious Beeskyi-ymZERO Architect - 293.3 pts
🥈 Gavaldor - 264.6 pts
🥉 HeilTec - 257.0 pts
4️⃣ tyrnid - 250.5 pts
5️⃣ sillymel - 234.1 pts
#engineering #cpudesign #gamedev
⏳ Foundry Gauntlet Rev1 – Week 2 ends in 13h!
Last call to lock in your design before the leaderboard freezes.
Good luck, engineers; make those transistors shine! ⚡️
And because each week builds on the previous one, here are some fine designs to inspire you! #engineering #cpudesign #gamedev
Last call to lock in your design before the leaderboard freezes.
Good luck, engineers; make those transistors shine! ⚡️
And because each week builds on the previous one, here are some fine designs to inspire you! #engineering #cpudesign #gamedev
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
⏳ Foundry Gauntlet Rev1 – Week 2 ends in 13h!
Last call to lock in your design before the leaderboard freezes.
Good luck, engineers; make those transistors shine! ⚡️
And because each week builds on the previous one, here are some fine designs to inspire you! #engineering #cpudesign #gamedev
Last call to lock in your design before the leaderboard freezes.
Good luck, engineers; make those transistors shine! ⚡️
And because each week builds on the previous one, here are some fine designs to inspire you! #engineering #cpudesign #gamedev
Chip of the week: The Neat DLatch Cell👌, winner of week-1 of Foundry Gauntlet Rev1! #cpudesign #gamedev #Engineering
Taking place now in Hard Chip! Join the fray now!
All details at hardchip.io/gauntlets/fo...
Taking place now in Hard Chip! Join the fray now!
All details at hardchip.io/gauntlets/fo...
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Chip of the week: The Neat DLatch Cell👌, winner of week-1 of Foundry Gauntlet Rev1! #cpudesign #gamedev #Engineering
Taking place now in Hard Chip! Join the fray now!
All details at hardchip.io/gauntlets/fo...
Taking place now in Hard Chip! Join the fray now!
All details at hardchip.io/gauntlets/fo...
Week1 of Open Community Gauntlet v0 just concluded!
Congrats to the Week 1 Winners:
🥇 Gavaldor - 100pts
🥈 HeilTec - 85.9pts
🥉 simon1283491 - 61.9pts
4️⃣ MiniTardigrade - 58.3pts
5️⃣ Herald Echo - 54.2pts
Absolute Metric leader: Gavaldor!
#engineering #cpudesign #gamedev #tournament #community
Congrats to the Week 1 Winners:
🥇 Gavaldor - 100pts
🥈 HeilTec - 85.9pts
🥉 simon1283491 - 61.9pts
4️⃣ MiniTardigrade - 58.3pts
5️⃣ Herald Echo - 54.2pts
Absolute Metric leader: Gavaldor!
#engineering #cpudesign #gamedev #tournament #community
December 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Week1 of Open Community Gauntlet v0 just concluded!
Congrats to the Week 1 Winners:
🥇 Gavaldor - 100pts
🥈 HeilTec - 85.9pts
🥉 simon1283491 - 61.9pts
4️⃣ MiniTardigrade - 58.3pts
5️⃣ Herald Echo - 54.2pts
Absolute Metric leader: Gavaldor!
#engineering #cpudesign #gamedev #tournament #community
Congrats to the Week 1 Winners:
🥇 Gavaldor - 100pts
🥈 HeilTec - 85.9pts
🥉 simon1283491 - 61.9pts
4️⃣ MiniTardigrade - 58.3pts
5️⃣ Herald Echo - 54.2pts
Absolute Metric leader: Gavaldor!
#engineering #cpudesign #gamedev #tournament #community
November 11, 2024 at 12:18 AM
The 4 Weeks Challenge - Foundry Gauntlet Rev0 has begun! store.steampowered.com/news/app/284... #cpudesign #indiedev #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #videogamescreenshot #competition #Engineering #Design #event
Hard Chip - 4 Weeks Challenge - Foundry Gauntlet Rev0! - Steam News
Greetings, Hard Chip players! Hard Chip is kicking off its very first 4-Week Challenge Event, starting May 24 at 18:00 UTC. Whether you’re a circuit-wrangler or a transistor-tinkerer, this is your cha...
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May 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The 4 Weeks Challenge - Foundry Gauntlet Rev0 has begun! store.steampowered.com/news/app/284... #cpudesign #indiedev #indiegame #steam #gamedev #IndieGameDev #videogamescreenshot #competition #Engineering #Design #event
Huge congrats to the winners of OCGv1 week 2!
🥇hallojasper - 98.8pts
🥈Gavaldor - 97.9pts
🥉simon1283491 - 97.1pts
Special mention to miklesh for the volume record! Rest goes to now-hard-to-beat hallojasper🦾!
🙏Thanks to all participants!🙏
#engineering #cpudesign #cpu #competition #indiegame
🥇hallojasper - 98.8pts
🥈Gavaldor - 97.9pts
🥉simon1283491 - 97.1pts
Special mention to miklesh for the volume record! Rest goes to now-hard-to-beat hallojasper🦾!
🙏Thanks to all participants!🙏
#engineering #cpudesign #cpu #competition #indiegame
March 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Huge congrats to the winners of OCGv1 week 2!
🥇hallojasper - 98.8pts
🥈Gavaldor - 97.9pts
🥉simon1283491 - 97.1pts
Special mention to miklesh for the volume record! Rest goes to now-hard-to-beat hallojasper🦾!
🙏Thanks to all participants!🙏
#engineering #cpudesign #cpu #competition #indiegame
🥇hallojasper - 98.8pts
🥈Gavaldor - 97.9pts
🥉simon1283491 - 97.1pts
Special mention to miklesh for the volume record! Rest goes to now-hard-to-beat hallojasper🦾!
🙏Thanks to all participants!🙏
#engineering #cpudesign #cpu #competition #indiegame
Huge congrats to the winners of OCGv1 week 3!
🥇hallojasper - 99.7pts
🥈simon1283491 - 98.1pts
🥉miklesh - 94.4pts
With hallojasper as the absolute metric leader🦾!
Thanks to all participants!🙏
#engineering #cpudesign #indiegame
🥇hallojasper - 99.7pts
🥈simon1283491 - 98.1pts
🥉miklesh - 94.4pts
With hallojasper as the absolute metric leader🦾!
Thanks to all participants!🙏
#engineering #cpudesign #indiegame
March 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Huge congrats to the winners of OCGv1 week 3!
🥇hallojasper - 99.7pts
🥈simon1283491 - 98.1pts
🥉miklesh - 94.4pts
With hallojasper as the absolute metric leader🦾!
Thanks to all participants!🙏
#engineering #cpudesign #indiegame
🥇hallojasper - 99.7pts
🥈simon1283491 - 98.1pts
🥉miklesh - 94.4pts
With hallojasper as the absolute metric leader🦾!
Thanks to all participants!🙏
#engineering #cpudesign #indiegame
Hard Chip is celebrating the holidays with 20% off 🎄
Design, optimize, and push real logic circuits to their limits.
Perfect time to jump in or gift it to a fellow engineer!
#cpudesign #wintersale #HappyHolidays
Design, optimize, and push real logic circuits to their limits.
Perfect time to jump in or gift it to a fellow engineer!
#cpudesign #wintersale #HappyHolidays
December 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hard Chip is celebrating the holidays with 20% off 🎄
Design, optimize, and push real logic circuits to their limits.
Perfect time to jump in or gift it to a fellow engineer!
#cpudesign #wintersale #HappyHolidays
Design, optimize, and push real logic circuits to their limits.
Perfect time to jump in or gift it to a fellow engineer!
#cpudesign #wintersale #HappyHolidays
Chip of the week: The Behemoth 8 Transistors NAND Gate
Way too many for a NAND gate! But this is an interesting attempt, resulting in a new validation rule. Before it validated, it wasn't incorrect per se, but it was misleading. A good example of HC's players helping improve HC!#cpudesign #indiegame
Way too many for a NAND gate! But this is an interesting attempt, resulting in a new validation rule. Before it validated, it wasn't incorrect per se, but it was misleading. A good example of HC's players helping improve HC!#cpudesign #indiegame
April 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Chip of the week: The Behemoth 8 Transistors NAND Gate
Way too many for a NAND gate! But this is an interesting attempt, resulting in a new validation rule. Before it validated, it wasn't incorrect per se, but it was misleading. A good example of HC's players helping improve HC!#cpudesign #indiegame
Way too many for a NAND gate! But this is an interesting attempt, resulting in a new validation rule. Before it validated, it wasn't incorrect per se, but it was misleading. A good example of HC's players helping improve HC!#cpudesign #indiegame
🏁Open Community Gauntlet v0, last week done! Final results are in:
🥇Gavaldor 288pts
🥈HeilTec 277.3pts
🥉simon1283491 257.9pts
An incredible finish for the first community-driven gauntlet in HC. Huge congrats to the winners and thanks to everyone who participated! #engineering #cpudesign #gamedev
🥇Gavaldor 288pts
🥈HeilTec 277.3pts
🥉simon1283491 257.9pts
An incredible finish for the first community-driven gauntlet in HC. Huge congrats to the winners and thanks to everyone who participated! #engineering #cpudesign #gamedev
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
🏁Open Community Gauntlet v0, last week done! Final results are in:
🥇Gavaldor 288pts
🥈HeilTec 277.3pts
🥉simon1283491 257.9pts
An incredible finish for the first community-driven gauntlet in HC. Huge congrats to the winners and thanks to everyone who participated! #engineering #cpudesign #gamedev
🥇Gavaldor 288pts
🥈HeilTec 277.3pts
🥉simon1283491 257.9pts
An incredible finish for the first community-driven gauntlet in HC. Huge congrats to the winners and thanks to everyone who participated! #engineering #cpudesign #gamedev