Contraption Maker

The spiritual successor to The Incredible Machine from its original designer and programmer. Play 100s of puzzles. Build and share elaborate contraptions with an huge variety of parts and critters.

Contraption Maker is a puzzle, 2d and level editor game developed by Kevin Ryan and published by Top Meadow.
Released on July 07th 2014 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,258 reviews of which 1,150 were positive and 108 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 12.79€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Contraption Maker into these genres:

Puzzle 2D Level Editor Lemmings Sandbox Moddable Online Co-Op Physics Family Friendly Simulation Building Programming Colorful 2D Platformer Cute Cartoony Old School Singleplayer Casual Indie

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows Vista
Processor: 1.7Ghz or Higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512MB VRAM, Pixel Shader 2.0 or higher
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 300 MB available space

MacOS

OS: OS/X 10.8
Processor: 1.7Ghz or Higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512MB VRAM, Pixel Shader 2.0 or higher
Storage: 300 MB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit
Processor: 1.7Ghz or Higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512MB VRAM, Pixel Shader 2.0 or higher
Storage: 300 MB available space
Additional Notes: OpenGL: Version 2.0 or higher

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Jan. 2025

a LOT of fun, you get to experiment, though it does SEEM like a large game, it really isnt.

July 2024

great physics-based puzzler about making rube goldberg machines (ball hits scissors, cuts rope, basket falls on mouse, etc.). it's essentially the same as the incredible machine from 1992 (only available on gog for some reason), made by the same developer. hundreds of levels, dozens of mechanics, everything unlocked from the start. looks and controls are a bit mobiley and finicky, especially selecting placed items, but controls are rebindable. servicable sfx, really annoying music (kevin macleod has some good stuff, this ain't it), decent settings and functionality (separate volumes, resizable window, zoom, etc.). also has demo, multiplayer, level editor and workshop support and it's still actively being worked on after all these years, be it quality of life or new content (free or paid, including a ton of original tim levels).

July 2024

Good game mechanics and many puzzles at various difficulty levels. Fun and educational, especially for my kids.

July 2024

This is very reminiscent of the classic Windows 3.1 era game The Incredible Machine. You solve puzzles by creating Rube Goldberg machines. Highly recommend it.

June 2024

I loved the Incredible Machine as a child and this game is the current day iteration of it. Playing it is very nostalgic for me and it's fun to solve the puzzles with crazy rube goldberg type machines. The puzzles are easy at first as its teaching you how the different parts interact but the harder ones get pretty complex and tricky!

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12.79€

8.7

1,150

108

Online players

Developer

Kevin Ryan

Publisher

Top Meadow

Release 07 Jul 2014

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