Crazy Machines 2 (2008)

Developer: Fakt Software
Publisher: Viva Media
Genres: Casual, Strategy
Rating: 2.4 of 5, 260 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A relaxed and creative puzzle game where you build playful Rube Goldberg machines through logical trial and error.

casualpuzzlephysics-basedexperimentalplayfulthoughtfulmoderatecreative

What players say

Players are split: many say the puzzles are clever and fun, especially with custom levels, but a widespread PhysX bug makes several early missions impossible without installing a 15-year-old driver. The physics seed changes on modern hardware, so even revealed solutions fail.

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