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Hardware Simulator - Prologue

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35%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

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About Hardware Simulator - Prologue

Hardware Simulator - Prologue is a single player open world platformer game with a economy theme. It was developed by Monarch Games and was released on July 30, 2026. It received neutral reviews from players.

Build your hardware empire from scratch! Experience real business with product sourcing, dynamic pricing, online orders, and delivery management. Boost your popularity, expand your store, and become the country's most successful hardware merchant!

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60%Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews
graphics1 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • The game features a fairly large map that creates a strong sense of community and purpose for running a small hardware store.
  • The business management mechanics are engaging with hands-on tasks like stocking shelves, setting prices, handling online orders, and physically carrying out work in first-person view.
  • There is a good sense of progression with unlockable products, vehicle acquisition, loans, and hiring an employee, which shows potential for a deeper full game.
  • The driving mechanics are poor and clunky, feeling slippery and difficult to control, which detracts significantly from gameplay.
  • The game suffers from severe technical issues including frequent freezing during autosaves, random crashes, and significant FPS drops while driving.
  • Certain gameplay elements like hunger, thirst, and bathroom needs add unnecessary stress and inconvenience without meaningful benefit to the player experience.

  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The gameplay is hindered by frequent freezing during saves, random FPS drops while driving, and clunky driving mechanics that feel slippery and unnatural. Additionally, the inclusion of a hunger and thirst system adds unnecessary complexity to maintaining the hardware store. Overall, the gameplay needs technical fixes and mechanic improvements to provide a smoother experience.

    • “After concluding the tutorial and finishing one full in-game day, I had to stop playing due to the game constantly freezing during saves, random FPS drops while driving, and poor driving mechanics.”
    • “I will start with the driving mechanics first; driving feels like you're on a skating rink whether you're going slow or fast.”
    • “Overall, I had a tough time debating this review but lean towards not recommending the game for now until the autosave freezes are fixed, the FPS drops while driving are addressed, and the driving mechanics are tweaked to avoid the feeling of driving on ice.”

  • stability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from frequent random autosave freezes that disrupt gameplay, causing frustration during routine actions. Additionally, stability issues include FPS drops while driving, further impacting the experience. These problems lead to a recommendation against playing until they are resolved.

    • “Random save freezes occur frequently, causing the game to freeze every time it tries to save, which disrupts gameplay significantly.”
    • “The game often freezes during random saves, such as while serving a customer or performing tasks, making it frustrating and worrying for players, especially on laptops.”
    • “Until the autosave freeze issues and FPS drops while driving are fixed, and driving mechanics improved, the game is hard to recommend due to its instability.”

  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are well-executed and clear, avoiding the pixelated and toned-down appearance often seen in similar simulation games.

    • “The graphics are fairly well done as well, it doesn't feel like some other sims where the graphics are toned down and feel pixelated at times.”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game benefits significantly from FSR, which effectively reduces GPU load and minimizes stuttering. Using even a moderate FSR setting is recommended for smoother performance and better optimization.

    • “So I'd definitely recommend using FSR, and I used the second lowest performance setting in the options.”
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Hardware Simulator - Prologue is a open world platformer game with economy theme. Common tags for Hardware Simulator - Prologue include first-person, indie, life sim, family friendly, relaxing and others.

Hardware Simulator - Prologue is available on PC and Windows.

Hardware Simulator - Prologue was released on July 30, 2026.

Hardware Simulator - Prologue was developed by Monarch Games.

Hardware Simulator - Prologue has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Hardware Simulator - Prologue for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Hardware Simulator - Prologue is a single player game.

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