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Re:Show HN: A game where you build a GPU by battxbox on Saturday April 04, 2026 @03:01PM (#47642142)
Love this game. Does anyone know if developers are still active?
Re:Show HN: A game where you build a GPU by txr on Saturday April 04, 2026 @03:06PM (#47642213)
Steam discussions seem to imply there is still something happening https://steamcommunity.com/app/1444480/discussions/0/7674379... But communication is definitely subpar. I completed it a few years ago, was fun but having prior knowledge about digital circuits is a must have in my opinion.
Re:Show HN: A game where you build a GPU by Damjanski on Saturday April 04, 2026 @03:09PM (#47642244)
wow - will try it today!
Re:Show HN: A game where you build a GPU by ben-schaaf on Saturday April 04, 2026 @08:06PM (#47644817)
They're bikeshedding pretty hard, making their own language for the simulation. You can access the unstable branch through steam, it was getting fairly regular updates last I checked.
Re:Show HN: A game where you build a GPU by scratchyone on Saturday April 04, 2026 @09:37PM (#47645325)
is there anything interesting in the unstable branch??

also lmfao bikeshedding a custom language is EXACTLY what i would expect from the dev of that kinda nerd game. feels like a good sign tbh

Re:Show HN: A game where you build a GPU by ben-schaaf on Sunday April 05, 2026 @07:20AM (#47648270)
Last I checked there's some rebalancing that looks pretty good, but the real advantage from the custom language is a huge performance boost.
Re:Show HN: A game where you build a GPU by whattheheckheck on Sunday April 05, 2026 @10:51PM (#47656441)
I think its called yakshaving when you actually do it. Bikeshedding is discussing stuff that doesn't matter to avoid tlaking about the hard stuff