Games like Hardwar
If Hardwar is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ultra Cop, Alien Dark Wars and Project Mind — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Players who liked Hardwar also play
Steam players who put hours into Hardwar also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Ultra Cop
WHY THIS
Top pick for Hardwar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hardwar.
A challenging retro arcade FPS/TPS straight from the late '90s. The Crime Wars have started and it's up to the Ultra Cops to bring back ultimate justice. Use Mechs, Riot Cars and serious firepower to bring the pain to the criminal underworld in this 6th Generation Y2K inspired game.
Alien Dark Wars
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hardwar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Hardwar.
A third-person helicopter action shooter featuring realistic physics-based flight enhanced by alien technology. Extract stranded soldiers before hostile alien forces capture them across open maps set in three distinct biomes, with optional first-person gameplay and four selectable camera views.
Project Mind
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hardwar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hardwar.
RAID hostile spaceships, BUILD powerful ships, and RECRUIT skilled crew members to expand your fleet! Jump into this action-packed shooter and fight to keep Project Mind from falling into the wrong hands...
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hardwar.
Ranked #4 for Hardwar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.
Shattered Steel
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hardwar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Hardwar.
Save your species as you engage in fast-paced mechanized combat in the single-player campaign containing 50 adrenaline-pounding missions and arm your Planet Runner with blazing firepower - over 25 armaments, including gatling guns, guided missiles, fuel-air mortars and plasma cannons.
STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Hardwar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!
Cyberia
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Hardwar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Hardwar.
Take control of outlaw computer hacker Zak as you infiltrate a secret terrorist base to steal the ultimate doomsday device with 11 incredible action sequences featuring realistic character interaction and challenging puzzle solving.
STAR WARS™ Battlefront
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Hardwar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hardwar.
The STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Ultimate Edition includes the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Deluxe Edition as well as the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Season Pass.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Hardwar
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Mount & Blade
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics with Hardwar.
Reviewers of Hardwar cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.
EVE Online
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hardwar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
Descent
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Hardwar.
Reviewers of Hardwar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hardwar at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hardwar on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Hardwar.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hardwar on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Hardwar on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hardwar on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Hardwar.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Hardwar on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Hardwar on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with Hardwar.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hardwar on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hardwar on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with Hardwar.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Hardwar.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Waves
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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More from Jordan Freeman Group
Other recommendable Steam games by Jordan Freeman Group, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
FlatOut 2
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Hardwar.
Another title from Jordan Freeman Group, the studio behind Hardwar.
Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars.
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Hardwar.
Another title from Jordan Freeman Group, the studio behind Hardwar.
Ready for the aggressive, adrenaline-filled ride that leaves you breathless? FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is all about destructive action. With carnage modes like the Deathmatch derby, Carnage Race and Head-on races are pure wreck-filled, adrenaline-pumping rides of maximum mayhem.
FlatOut
WHY THIS
Another title from Jordan Freeman Group, the studio behind Hardwar. Shares Action and Simulation with Hardwar.
Ram through pile-ups and smash through your windshield as you push racing to the edge! FlatOut™ delivers more heart-stopping thrills than any sane driver can handle!
A Vampyre Story
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hardwar.
Another title from Jordan Freeman Group, the studio behind Hardwar.
Help Mona De Lafitte escape from Baron Shrowdy von Kiefer and return to Paris!
Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Hardwar.
Another title from Jordan Freeman Group, the studio behind Hardwar.
An epic real-time strategy game set in chaotic Ancient China. Control the kingdoms of Liu Bei, Sun Quan, or Cao Cao, warlords who played a pivotal role in Ancient China. Lead your kingdom, innovate tech, forge alliances, build a formidable army to unite the nation.
Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Hardwar.
Another title from Jordan Freeman Group, the studio behind Hardwar.
Duke Grabowski is a classic point-and-click adventure, created with love by an indie team that includes Bill Tiller (The Curse of Monkey Island, Steven Spielberg's The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine).
MegaRace 1
WHY THIS
Another title from Jordan Freeman Group, the studio behind Hardwar. Shares Action with Hardwar.
MegaRace is a vehicular combat racing game created by Cryo Interactive. Originally released in 1994, MegaRace is now regarded as one of the most classic arcade racing titles of all time.
MegaRace 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Jordan Freeman Group, the studio behind Hardwar. Shares Action with Hardwar.
MegaRace 2 is the sequel to 1994's combat racing smash hit and is once again developed by Cryo Interactive. The sequel included several upgrades such as fully rendered 3D cars, new weapons, and track shortcuts.
Frequently asked about Hardwar
- How much does Hardwar cost?
- Hardwar is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hardwar?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hardwar are Ultra Cop, Alien Dark Wars, Project Mind.
- Who developed Hardwar?
- Hardwar was developed by Jordan Freeman Group, The Software Refinery and published by Funbox Media Ltd, ZOOM Platform Media.
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