What games are like Hardware Engineers?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Hardware Engineers by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Stardew Valley (901,380 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Hardware Engineers" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Hardware Engineers, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Hardware Engineers

Looking for games like Hardware Engineers? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Hardware Engineers is a indie game from 2019; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Stardew Valley with 901,380 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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Stardew Valley

2016 · Indie

901,380 reviews · 98% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into farming sim.
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Euro Truck Simulator 2

2012 · Indie

791,517 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into driving.
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Project Zomboid

2013 · Indie

370,897 reviews · 94% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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Undertale

2015 · Indie

311,804 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into great soundtrack.
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Slay the Spire 2

2026 · Indie

213,688 reviews · 61% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: a 2026 take.
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RimWorld

2018 · Indie

210,586 reviews · 98% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into colony sim.
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American Truck Simulator

2016 · Indie

198,233 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: a 2016 take.
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Slay the Spire

2019 · Indie

194,429 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into roguelike deckbuilder.
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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

2021 · Indie

144,989 reviews · 98% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into sandbox.
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Darkest Dungeon®

2016 · Indie

141,589 reviews · 92% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into turn-based combat.
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Assetto Corsa

2014 · Indie

137,250 reviews · 93% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into racing.
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Oxygen Not Included

2019 · Indie

136,058 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into colony sim.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Hardware Engineers?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Hardware Engineers by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Stardew Valley (901,380 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Hardware Engineers" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Hardware Engineers, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.