Processor Tycoon
Processor Tycoon is a business simulation game where you start your own hardware company and compete with other companies in the emerging industry of semiconductors.
The game starts in 1975 and goes until the 2000s. You can develop CPUs, research new technologies, and expand your factories.
DoorOS, a parody operating system, is where you, the founder, manage your company.
State of the game
The game is still in development, so there's still a lot of content and features to be implemented.
Implemented Features:
- CPU development
- Research
- Production
- Contracts
Planned Features:
- CPU architectures
- Cooperation between companies
- Team management
- More hardware types
- Content up to 2030
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Development log
- 0.1.6 ReleasedDec 12, 2024
- 0.1.5 ReleasedDec 06, 2024
- 0.1.4 ReleasedNov 25, 2024
- 0.1.3 ReleasedNov 10, 2024
- 0.1.2 ReleasedSep 26, 2024
- 0.1.1 ReleasedSep 23, 2024
- 0.1.0 ReleasedSep 21, 2024
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Does anyone have any tips for getting past 1987-1990, in 1987 Inlet releases a new chip that terminates most of my contracts and causes sales to plummet.
focus all your money on developing the pla tech in 1986
It would be nice to add a tutorial in-game or in the description in the next update. Other than that it's a great game!
hey is this game still in development? and if It is I would recommend adding a tutorial to explain a bit of it and make sure people can understand what they are doing
The game is still in development, yes. Thanks for the feedback!
Holy shit, Hardware Tycoon 2 is real
i cant wait for 0.2
Can we get more updates please
They're working on one large update rather than a small update, a Month or so ago they said a few months so likely 1-2 months until the next update
i don't want to be the guy that criticizes everything but... it's over 2 months now, and they said nothing yet about a release date or something.
It was the 14th of Jan this year when they said a few months
ooh.. okay
They don't have a specific date for the update but in discord they said "Hopefully the first playtest will be out by late March"
como voce fez para progamar esse belo jogo ?
How to offer a contract? I couldn't figure it out .
you need a processor that matches the requirements
I'm sure it's a good game, i just keep getting bankrupt.
How do i not go bankrupt?
Thanks.
Something I missed at first is, after designing your processor, remember to start production from the factories menu, so you can actually have product to sell. Also, don't price it too high.
That seems to have helped, thanks.
This game looks very promising! It's already fun and all projected developments will add more depth to the game
I would like to see two features in future developments:
- The ability of selecting different character/companies, each with unique bonuses and disadvantages so that different game strategies need to be considered, adding to replayability.
- Maybe in a more distant future, the possibility of including some multiplayer, with each player running a different company.
Hope you keep with the good work!
Make it work with mobile
yo, it reminds me with Hardware Tycoon And Computer Tycoon Great Game
Sandbox / cheats? 🗿
I could add some cheats, sure
do you have a list of things your hoping to add for 0.2
Yes, there's a list on Discord
I´d like to help you. If you could use some help.
Will architechtures be like a tech tree of things like chiplets, PowerPC, RISC, etc, or will it be like in Hardware Tycoon (2019)?
It will be closer to your first example, with instructions, ISAs, and stuff like that
the temperature project isnt working? is this a known bug
Safe temperature is capped at 95 degrees, so temperature projects do become useless at some point
Once temperature caps, use consumption research to decrease heat.
thanks i was stuck lol!
how come pilog and texas increments keep releasing relatively terrible chips and still take market share from me on the industry space?
Make sure your industrial chips have very low power consumption
when 2.0 release? trying to not be rude
It will probably take a few months
Can you add server and phone contracts?
It's planned!
The game is really good, but it often crashes (for me atleast).
When would 2.0 release?
Really like the game! Will you add GPUs in the future?
GPUs will be added in the future, yes!
Don't pull a Haxor on us.
don't worry, coffeeheaven's working on 0.2
W game but please dont pull a haxor!
How many does one production line produce every month?
One line produces 50 wafers per month, and the amount of units depends on the die size and wafer size
I hope this fills the hardware tycoon shaped hole in my heart
it does
almost, needs a bit of balancing and a bit more development but it is really fun
i have no idea how to not go bankrupt
create a processor that fits the minimum specs of a contract, make sure said contract doesn't take more than 5 production lines, take the contract, profit
turn on automation it'll do all the micromanaging for you and if you wanna do industries make power consumption as low as possible
Have you tried an easy game mode? That'll give you a feel for how everything works
We need Chinese and I can provide translation
If there is more research available, is the game over?
It took 300+ years to achieve monopoly in very hard mode... There are rooms for speedrun
You should add demolishing of fabs, it might help a lot.
It's planned for 0.2!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS GAME 6/5 PLAYING FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
Production costs should be optimized and it shouldn't cost so much even though I don't use it.
that's not how having a factory works. you still have to pay for it even when you don't use it. so only build what you'll use.
Haxor is jealous
I liked Haxors a bit more however he dropped it
This has turned out to be really good! Very excited to see how the game progresses
I have a couple of things I'd like to see:
made my first chips to do a contract, needed .10 mips, played around and still had .10 mips. when i went to complete the contract it said .10 mips failed..... how
probably the game rounded it up so just research more ig?
caps. game did not use 10 = 10 mip. instead they use 10 < 10 mip+ that why it does not work,
This Game Is amazing fun. It's funny that It's almost impossible to bankrupt every company. Inlet went down easy enough though. Like seriously the market is a little broken when I make a copy of a product but better in every way (including price) by a substantial margin yet every other company has enough market share to stay afloat.
I know this because I made it my goal to test out the bankruptcy mechanic and it seems that EMD Texas and Pilog are very very resistant to being crushed underfoot by a multi-billion USD Giant who has made it their life's mission to put them out of business with an indescribable amount of spite and pettiness.
Can't wait to see what else your gonna put into this game.
i think the only thing keeping them going is their interest overtaking the amount of money the factory lines use
My last gameplay had Texas Instruments and Zilog down in one year into the game.
I’ve played this game called hardware tycoon and this is almost identical is that intended or just a coincidence