Fab24hr Browser Game About Chip Factory Work Goes Viral in Taiwan
The no-install 3D simulator lets players take roles such as Process Engineer and follows a hearing-aid chip from R&D to the end user.
A 3D browser game that puts players in the role of semiconductor engineers has gone viral in Taiwan, where it was developed, according to Tom's Hardware. Fab24hr runs without installation and is played in a blocky isometric factory setting.
The game is available in Chinese, English and Japanese. Its main mode, a 12-chapter story called "The life of a chip," follows a hearing-aid chip from research and development through to an end user, with three possible endings depending on player progress and decisions.
A second mode, "A day in the fab," lets players pick a factory location and a role such as Process Engineer. Technical semiconductor terms are explained within the game so that players without industry experience can follow it.
Taiwanese outlet TVBS reported on the game's spread. Some fab workers in Taiwan described it as resembling a horror game or a prison because of how realistic it is, according to Tom's Hardware.
Quick answers
What is Fab24hr?
It is a no-install 3D browser game in which players take on semiconductor engineer roles inside a blocky isometric wafer factory.
What languages does Fab24hr support?
The game is available in Chinese, English and Japanese.
What modes does Fab24hr include?
It has a 12-chapter story mode titled "The life of a chip" and a second mode, "A day in the fab," where players choose a factory location and a role such as Process Engineer.