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The Tool

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App ID 1436870
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Garage Digital
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 28987125
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 18:13:08 UTC ()
Release Date 30 October 2020 – 09:41:29 UTC ()
❓ 67.93%
12 reviews
0
In-Game

Relaxing casual puzzle game. Create your own combinations of physical world objects, watch and run physical simulations, create new messages and share your creations with other players. Receive packages from the cloud and unpack it.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Mikhail Maksimov
ReleaseState released
Publisher Garage Digital
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 30 October 2020 – 09:41:29 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.twitch.tv/dyingfun
https://www.youtube.com/mikhailmaximov/
Primary Genre Free to Play (37)
Store Genres Casual (4), Free to Play (37), Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 30 October 2020 – 09:41:29 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 28 October 2022 – 21:19:44 UTC () (1666991984)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 7
review_percentage 83
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 3 July 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 13069449
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-1RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 29 September 2020 – 12:16:52 UTC (), in changelist #9603182

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes

Tags

😌 Casual 🖥️ Simulation ⚗️ Experimental 🧩 Puzzle 🧘 Relaxing 🦄 Psychedelic 🌫 Atmospheric 🧊 3D 🔋 Physics 🆓 Free to Play 🏫 Education 🌱 Indie 👤 Singleplayer 🎓 Tutorial 🫠 Surreal 🛠️ Game Development 🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Categories

Single-player Profile Features Limited

Assets

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  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 3 all-time peak 6 November 2020
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  • 60 followers
  • 10 positive reviews
  • 2 negative reviews
  • 83.33% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 2 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Positive
  • 67.93% SteamDB Rating
  • 10 83.3% positive reviews
  • 2 16.7% negative reviews

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The Tool had an all-time peak of 3 concurrent players on 6 November 2020.

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