Underplayed Gems

Engineer Alpha (2021)

Engineer Alpha cover
Developer
Aaron Worcester
Genres
Casual, Early Access, Indie, Simulation
Rating
3.8 of 5, 24 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A solitary, methodical experience of building automated systems from scratch in a vast, procedurally generated world.

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What players say

Players mostly agree Engineer Alpha is a promising automation game that never delivered on its potential, with no tutorial and development stalling for years. Reviews split on recommending it, with many citing the lack of updates, frequent crashes, and bare-bones presentation as dealbreakers.

Screenshots

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