Hardwar
On the barren moon Titan, within the city of Misplaced Optimism, scavenger operators and ram-runners fight for the right to courier the last of Titan's worthless riches. Caught between the powerplays of…
Hardwar is a simulator developed by Software Refinery, released 31 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Hardwar is
Hardwar is a simulator game developed by Software Refinery and released in 1998. It was published by Gremlin Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Titan. An icy Moon in our solar system and full of forgotten mines, dug into the craters. They were big once, but corporations have abandoned them with workers and settlers, who are fighting for survival. Welcome to the gloomy city of Misplaced Optimism... Clans have formed since then, and the political and military situation has evolved. These organisations plunder and slowly deplete the scarce resources that sustain them, permanently faced with the slightest opportunity to tilt the balance in their favour. But the clans of today are no longer the major corporations of the past. Their lack of confidence has resulted in very specific ways, power remains under the control of a few rare…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, open world, sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Hardwar launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.
Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.
Official trailer
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