Underplayed Gems

Machinist (2021)

Machinist cover
Developer
上海沙界软件有限公司
Publisher
游艺春秋网络科技(香港)有限公司
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
Rating
3.1 of 5, 40 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

a freeform toybox where you drag and drop logic to build and play other people's creations.

sandboxcreativeexperimentalcasualmoddableeducationalmultiplayertinkering

What players say

Players are split on this sandbox building platform. Some say it is a buggy mobile port that does not launch and feels abandoned, while others praise the creative freedom of building machines and games. The game contains multiple mini-games inside it, but many are broken.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.