Underplayed Gems

Cranes (2018)

Cranes cover
Developer
Tibromatic Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation
Rating
5.0 of 5, 7 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 21 minutes
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 calm, brain-teasing physics sandbox where you methodically manipulate machinery to solve satisfying spatial puzzles.

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What players say

Players praise its clever physics puzzles and minimalistic design. The controls take practice to master, and while most find the difficulty well balanced, some hit rage-quit moments. A few report a bug with the pistons not dropping boxes.

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.