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Crazy Machines

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App ID 18420
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Viva Media
Supported Systems
Last Changenumber 28969397
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 22:31:54 UTC ()
Release Date 12 December 2008 – 22:00:00 UTC ()
❓ 76.08%
192 reviews
0
In-Game
🧩 Puzzle 😌 Casual 💡 Strategy 🔋 Physics

Turn the crank, rotate the gears, push the levers, Use the catapult, explode it, or fly it...From grilling sausages with a pulley, gears, rubberbands and a candle to firing a cannon with a basketball, these wacky brain-teasers will light up your imagination with creative and addictive fun.

Additional Information

Developer Fakt Software
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gamedir Crazy Machines
metacritic_name Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game
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metacritic_score 78
NoServers Yes
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Publisher Viva Media
Store Release Date 1 October 2005 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Casual (4), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 12 December 2008 – 22:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 1 October 2005 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1128150000)
Store Asset Modification Time 28 October 2014 – 19:34:06 UTC () (1414524846)
review_score 8
review_percentage 82
Detected Technologies (?) OpenAL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game doesn't support Steam Deck's native display resolution and may experience degraded performance
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • 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: 1 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 424
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:25 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🧩 Puzzle 😌 Casual 💡 Strategy 🔋 Physics 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Assets

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timestamp12 November 2015 – 18:06:55 UTC

Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 43 all-time peak 1 December 2012
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 31,701 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 76.08% SteamDB Rating
  • 159 82.8% positive reviews
  • 33 17.2% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
12 December 2008 Steam Release -
13 February 2014 ⇄ Fanatical: Crazy Machines Bundle -
6 August 2015 ⇄ Fanatical: Crazy Machines Bundle Reloaded -
2 October 2015 ⇄ Indiegala: Crazy Machines Ultimate Bundle -
23 May 2017 ⇄ Fanatical: Crazy Machines Bundle Reloaded -
25 February 2018 ⇄ Fanatical: Crazy Machines Bundle Reloaded -
19 September 2018 ⇄ Fanatical: Crazy Machines Bundle Reloaded -
27 March 2019 ⇄ Fanatical: Crazy Machines Bundle Reloaded -

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Crazy Machines had an all-time peak of 43 concurrent players on 1 December 2012.

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