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2013PC89 % positive6.89 €

A tough engineering puzzle where you build networks of conveyors and devices so colored boxes reach the right destinations in the correct order. Suited to fans of SpaceChem and Manufactoria.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Deep systems to master
  • Challenging difficulty
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Great Permutator special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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2016PC, Steam Deck playable95 % positive10.75 €

Brings what grabs you about Great Permutator: puzzles to figure out, complex systems to tinker with and a demanding difficulty.

A Zachtronics programming puzzler where you build circuits and write code in a compact assembly language. The authentic-feeling manual and demanding optimization challenges make it a true tinkerer's test.

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TIS-100

Deep systems to master

A programming puzzler where you write assembly-style code for a broken, fictional computer to fix its nodes. Dry, demanding and all about tinkering and optimizing solutions.

2048

Gameplay comes before story

A minimalist sliding-tile puzzle where you merge matching numbered tiles on a 4x4 grid until you reach 2048. The rules are instantly clear, but careful planning makes it addictive and surprisingly deep.

Freeways

Gameplay comes before story

You play a traffic engineer who draws freeway interchanges and ramps to keep cars flowing and jams at bay. A minimalist, brain-teasing planning puzzle with a simulation feel.

Turing Complete

Deep systems to master

You build a computer from the ground up, from basic logic gates to your own CPU and assembly programming. A cleverly structured puzzle game that teaches computing one layer of abstraction at a time.

Shapez

Calm and deliberate

You build factories on an infinite map that automatically cut, rotate, paint and stack geometric shapes. It rewards clever layout design and optimization, with no combat or time pressure.

Infinifactory

Calm and deliberate

A 3D engineering puzzler from Zachtronics in which you build factory lines for alien captors that assemble products. The appeal lies in tinkering and optimizing your solutions against other players' results.

SpaceChem

Deep systems to master

A demanding programming puzzler where you lay out waldo paths and instructions to build reactors that break apart and assemble molecules. Open-ended solutions and optimization histograms reward creative, engineer-style thinking.

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