| App ID | 26500 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Lazy 8 Studios, https://lazy8studios.com |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
| Technologies | Unity Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 31560281 |
| Last Record Update | 8 October 2025 – 23:15:41 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 14 April 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
Cogs is a puzzle game where players build machines from sliding tiles. Players can choose from 50 levels and 3 gameplay modes. New puzzles are unlocked by building contraptions quickly and efficiently. Inventor Mode: Starting with simple puzzles, players are introduced to the widgets that are used to build machines � gears, pipes,...
Additional Information
| Developer | Lazy 8 Studios | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_url | pc/cogs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gamedir | Cogs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | Cogs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| icon | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_score | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NoServers | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/cogs?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| primarycache | 26501 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | eStateAvailable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| serverbrowsername | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ValidOSList | Windows macOS Linux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| developer_url | http://www.lazy8studios.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| InstallScript | installscript.vdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| installscript_macos | Cogs.app/installscript_osx.vdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| primarycache_macos | 26512 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| primarycache_mac | 26512 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 14 April 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Casual (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Casual (4), Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 14 April 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Original Release Date | 14 April 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 8 October 2025 – 20:31:23 UTC ( |
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| osextended | macosapplesilicon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityURP SDK, cURL SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First seen on SteamDB | 18 February 2013 – 06:33:36 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 14 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | ||
| French | Yes | ||
| German | Yes | ||
| Italian | Yes | ||
| Polish | Yes | ||
| Russian | Yes | ||
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | ||
| Dutch | Yes | ||
| Japanese | Yes | ||
| Korean | Yes | ||
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | ||
| Portuguese - Portugal | Yes | ||
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | ||
| Spanish - Latin America | Yes |
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| trailer_name | Cogs Trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 26500/1823/9e28b790bee36e80246a1b46cf55e1f1e0315641/1751246078/microtrailer.webm |
| video/mp4 | 26500/1823/9e28b790bee36e80246a1b46cf55e1f1e0315641/1751246078/microtrailer.mp4 |
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| dash_av1 | 26500/1823/9e28b790bee36e80246a1b46cf55e1f1e0315641/1751246078/dash_av1.mpd |
| dash_h264 | 26500/1823/9e28b790bee36e80246a1b46cf55e1f1e0315641/1751246078/dash_h264.mpd |
| hls_h264 | 26500/1823/9e28b790bee36e80246a1b46cf55e1f1e0315641/1751246078/hls_264_master.m3u8 |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 12 November 2015 – 18:09:41 UTC |
Steam charts
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- 1 players right now
- 3 24-hour peak
- 4,532 all-time peak
16 April 2011
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Twitch stats
- 0 viewers right now
- 0 24-hour peak
- 286 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~66.4 k by VG Insights
- ~90.3 k by Gamalytic
- ~1.19 M by PlayTracker
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Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 14 April 2009 | Steam Release | - |
| 26 July 2011 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Indie Bundle #3 | - |
| 13 December 2011 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Indie Bundle #4 | - |
| 19 March 2012 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Bundle for Android #2 | - |
| 11 November 2012 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Bundle for Android #4 | - |
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Cogs had an all-time peak of 4532 concurrent players on 16 April 2011.
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