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Dumb Game Company · Published by Dumb Game Company · Official site ↗
Positive — 88% positive (24 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
The Technician is a VR action puzzle game about hacking your way through security systems. Usually while being shot at.
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£11.39
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3 Sept 2026Lowest: £11.39 · Highest: £11.399 Oct 2026
Action, Indie, Early Access · 2018 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on a VR journey as The Technician, where precision hacking meets intense combat. Navigate complex puzzles while evading gunfire in this unique indie experience from Dumb Game Company.
About this game
The Technician is a VR action puzzle game about hacking your way through security systems. Usually while being shot at.
Break, hack, crack, solder, and logic your way through circuit puzzles. Careful, though; security is onto you and bypassing systems doesn't get any easier when you're ducking behind cover. Cross the wrong wire or flip the wrong switch and watchdogs in the circuitry will only make the armed response more aggressive.
Break, hack, crack, solder, and logic your way through circuit puzzles. Careful, though; security is onto you and bypassing systems doesn't get any easier when you're ducking behind cover. Cross the wrong wire or flip the wrong switch and watchdogs in the circuitry will only make the armed response more aggressive.
Features
- Frantic, under-pressure puzzle solving - You know that scene in every action movie where the gang is holding off all the bad guys while the hacker tries to open the door and get them all out? Well I hope so, because that's what I'm trying to do here.
- Immersive, physics-based interactions - VR is fun and physical; just plugging cables and throwing switches can feel good, and boy do I ever have a lot of switches for you to throw.
- In-game level editor - create your own circuits and challenges to share with other technicians.
- Morrre - It’s early yet, and who knows where we’ll go from here. Hop into the forums and let me know what you think!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 970 equivalent or better
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR. Room Scale 2m by 1.5m area required
Recommended
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i7-6700K equivalent or better
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 1070 equivalent or better
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Supported Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
0.3.3
Small hotfix to correctly enable the "Options" action for configuring chips when in puzzle edit mode.Read full article on Community Announcements (CageyKG)Patch NotesOfficial
0.3.2
First update in a long time! Still need to ramp back up into working on this semi-regularly again, so this one is bit small: Patch Notes:Started migration to SteamVR's newer input systemSome minor bug fixes for game startup/init issuesPartial index controller support - will function pretty similar to Oculus Touch controls (no finger tracking yet)Made the final stage explosive device available in edit mode In progress/Coming soon:Interaction updates/polishFull finger tracking for Index controllers (with updated hand models!)Read full article on Community Announcements (CageyKG)Patch NotesOfficial
v0.3.1
Patch Notes Hotfix for bug causing the game to not launch correctly for some new users.Read full article on Community Announcements (CageyKG)Patch NotesOfficial
0.3.0
Update 0.3.0 is live! I decided it would be better to let people start playing around with creating content and sharing it sooner rather than later, so this update has enabled Steam Workshop support for everybody. The editor and workshop are both pretty rough still, so there's very little in the way of validation or error checking for user generated content. I expect this will lead to people breaking things in spectacular fashions, which I'm actually hoping will be quite useful in the long run. I also can't make any promises as to the life expectancy of anything in the workshop, so don't be too dismayed if your lovingly crafted puzzles vanish or become incompatible with future versions. If that doesn't scare you off then you can check out the workshop page and get to creating, sharing, and playing custom levels directly from in the game. Downloading Custom Content You can find all the workshop levels you've subscribed to under the workshop section in the main menu room's interface and launch directly into playing them from there. You can find and subscribe to new content via either The Technician's Workshop page, which will show you the full description and a preview image for the level, or in game via a much simpler browsing list that's accessible from the same menu you launch your custom content from (simply toggle the "Subscribed" slider to "Browse"). Make sure to head back to the workshop page and give votes to the creations you like! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32845916/1fae0fd66596c4f1c520f5e5a08f5666a759a6cf.gif Share Your Custom Content Sharing your custom content for others to play is also very easily done from an in game interface. Once you've loaded into a custom level that you've created, you can open the "Sharing" section of the editor menu to see all of your previously uploaded levels. Selecting one of these will allow you to upload your current level as an update to it, or you can choose to publish it as an entir...Read full article on Community Announcements (CageyKG)AnnouncementsOfficial
DGC @ PCConnects Seattle
The Technician will be at PCConnects Seattle on May 13th and 14th; if you’re at the show then feel free to come say hi! I’ll presumably be in a booth somewhere, but beyond that you know about as much as I do.Read full article on Community Announcements (CageyKG)
