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    Contraption Maker

    Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Jul 07, 2014

    A spiritual successor to The Incredible Machine, with players constructing side-view Rube Goldberg contraptions.

    Short summary describing this game.

    Contraption Maker last edited by Nes on 12/28/23 09:28PM View full history

    Overview

    Contraption Maker is a physics-based puzzle game developed by Spotkin (later by Game Dev Castle, later by Kevin Ryan himself) and published by Spotkin (later by Top Meadow) for the PC and Mac on July 7, 2014. It was originally released in Early Access format on August 28, 2013, and later received Linux support on April 7, 2015.

    It is a spiritual successor to the Incredible Machine series and is created by Kevin Ryan, that series's original designer and programmer. Similar to that series, this game tasks players with finishing (or developing) contraptions inspired by Rube Goldberg machines, using overly-complicated chain reactions with seeming-unrelated devices and characters in order to fulfill a specific goal (such as putting a ball in a bucket).

    The game received several updates since its original release, including Steam Workshop support, online multiplayer, and interface improvements,. Several new parts, widgets, and characters have been added throughout the years, some of which are sold in DLC expansion packs.

    Expansion Packs

    • Wonderstructs Part & Puzzle Pack - Based on the Wonderstucts series of rolling ball sculptures. Released on December 11, 2017.
    • Battling Cards Part & Puzzle Pack - A tie-in with the game Puzzle Poker, featuring walking playing cards that can "battle" each other based on their color and value (with the loser exploding into poker chips). Released on March 26, 2018.
    • Incredible Puzzles Pack - Features 160 puzzles based on those from the original Incredible Machine series. Released on December 28, 2023.
    • Mighty Knights Part & Puzzle Pack - Features elaborate combat units similar to side-scrolling real-time strategy games, as well as a terrain system. Upcoming.

    System Requirements

    PC

    Minimum

    • OS: Windows XP
    • Processor: 1.7Ghz or Higher
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 512MB VRAM
    • DirectX: Version 9.0c
    • Hard Drive: 80 MB available space

    Recommended

    • Memory: 4 GB RAM

    Mac

    Minimum

    • OS: OS/X 10.7
    • Processor: 1.7Ghz or Higher
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 512MB VRAM
    • Hard Drive: 80 MB available space

    Recommended

    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
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