

Early Access
Yes, last updated yesterday, averaging 4.8 updates a month.
Last checked Oct 21, 2026
Hard Chip: 56 updates in the last 12 months, avg every 6 days. The chart covers 24 months from November 2024 to October 2026, including months with zero patch notes. Counts are dated patch and update posts, not branch builds. November 2024: 3, December 2024: 7, January 2025: 3, February 2025: 4, March 2025: 5, April 2025: 5, May 2025: 8, June 2025: 5, July 2025: 3, August 2025: 6, September 2025: 4, October 2025: 5, November 2025: 10, December 2025: 4, January 2026: 5, February 2026: 8, March 2026: 5, April 2026: 3, May 2026: 6, June 2026: 2, July 2026: 4, August 2026: 3, September 2026: 2, October 2026: 4.
| Month | Updates |
|---|---|
| November 2024 | 3 |
| December 2024 | 7 |
| January 2025 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 4 |
| March 2025 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 8 |
| June 2025 | 5 |
| July 2025 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 6 |
| September 2025 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 10 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 3 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
Oct 19, 2026 · Patch note
Update 65 - Chapter 2 is out! (and 8 months of everything else)
[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44903018/51ffe21ce950fb39f2b754f9a6c8d2a4e0e74615.png"] Greetings, Hard Chip players! Chapter 2 is out! 🎉 After a week on the experimental branch, it moves to early access (EA) for everyone, starting with v0.2.7.188. You’ll find a new overworld section, new terminal scripts, a new soundtrack, and a whole set of register chips t…
Oct 19, 2026 · Patch note
PERF Raymarch renderer precomputed neighbors and shapes, plus voxel domain early exit strategy (25%); FIX FPS cap held by a FrameLimiter (avoid multiple updates per draw and CPU time waste on missed fixed framerate); FIX DebugOverlay update rate accuracy; FIX TransistionScreen waits for ImGui; FIX Pasted probes from clipboard captured on copy/cut, so cut, r…
Oct 19, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 26036673
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Oct 19, 2026 · Build
experimental branch build 26036690
Latest build time Steam reports for the experimental branch.
Oct 13, 2026 · Patch note
NEW Chapter 2 available in EA; NEW Delete probes bonus stages ALT + Click; NEW Duplicator mode in library (sandbox mode); NEW Main background follows campaign progression; NEW Main menu shows global rank and composite score (after NAND); NEW Photo mode die top view preview (layers 0/1) CX ABRegistersAndALU new schematic CX Boot clear allowed in CH2 latches…
Hard Chip last posted a patch note yesterday (Oct 19, 2026: Update 65 - Chapter 2 is out! (and 8 months of everything else)).
Hard Chip averaged 4.8 updates a month over the last year. Hard Chip is very consistent (82/100). 12 of the last 12 months had at least one update day. Gaps between updates are somewhat regular.
No. Hard Chip shipped a build or patch note within the last 90 days.