Underplayed Gems

Fantastic Contraption (2016)

Fantastic Contraption cover
Developer
Northway Games, Radial Games Corp
Publisher
Northway Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
3.9 of 5, 272 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

building whimsical contraptions in a surreal space feels like playful tinkering with no pressure to get it right.

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What players say

Players praise the immersive VR building but say the three-part toolkit limits creativity. Many find later levels repetitive and the controls fiddly. Those who got the game free call it a nice demo, but most say the asking price is too high for what feels like a shallow puzzle game.

Screenshots

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