Ham: The Game

Ham: The Game is a co-op factory game where you and your team fulfill an endless stream of ham orders. Players take the roles of manager and staff in a small operation that grows more demanding as orders increase and machinery breaks down. Work together to keep production running, or watch the factory descend into chaos.

Run the factory

Workers load ham into containers, operate conveyor belts and repair broken equipment against the clock. The manager controls the hoppers, conveyor belts and communication systems from the office, while workers handle the physical labor. Proximity voice chat lets players speak nearby, and the manager can communicate through an intercom or the office glass; the office also has a panic button.

The factory floor changes between layouts, and its equipment can fail or cause trouble: belts break down, hoppers overflow and delivery vans have deadlines. Each day brings new tools to learn, along with more orders, tighter deadlines and additional equipment to master. You start with a few orders and work up to handling more simultaneously across multiple loading bays.

Shifts and management

At the end of each day or shift, players vote on whether to keep the current manager or promote someone new. Poor performance can cost the manager their position. Damaged or wasted products and inefficient operations reduce daily profits, and players receive a daily profit-and-loss breakdown.

Endless production

The orders keep coming, with difficulty escalating over time. Ham has physics-based behavior and can spill into slippery messes, adding to the challenge of keeping the production line running. The game is about seeing how many days your team can keep the factory from collapsing.