Machineers - Episode 1: Tivoli Town

[h1] An interesting game that will get your brain moving [/h1] Machineers is a very cool idea for an adventure, or rather a series of mini-games sprinkled with a point and click story. We play as a robot woman who is thrown into the middle of the robot world, - to get further she has to help everyone in turn, of her own free will or not. Everyone we meet will want and need something, and we have to set the algorithm for the movement of the bird's wings so that both wings flap at the same time, and someone else will ask us to reorganize the machine so that all the LEDs on the signboard light up at once - the concept is the same, but in different forms. The games are based mainly on the same concept, i.e. arranging the gears and chains in such a way as the game requires. The graphics are interesting, paper cut-outs in a steampunk atmosphere. In my opinion, a very pleasant item, and worth buying especially on promotion for little money.

The introductory episode of Machineers is awfully short. 72 minutes to complete in a very leisurely fashion. I was really expecting twice as much content, even for $5. There is a small amount of replayability or non-puzzle interaction. For example, once you (partially) fix a Space Invaders game, you can play it. Once you fix a DJ console, you can mix a track. And if you choose not to complete the 1st episode by traveling to River City, you can take a vehicle to the race track to compete against the clock. One lap takes about one minute; the best players do it in 49 seconds. This replay value isn't much, but it's more than most pure puzzle games give you. If you are looking for a very short, very casual puzzle game, Machineers would be a good choice. Kid friendly for mechanically-oriented kids. But I can't recommend it as good value for $5.

Interesting graphics, simple game play, puzzles pretty basic but still fun if you like gear/pulley/physics based puzzles

A nice simple game. Not much story, but that can be a good thing. The graphics are okay. The puzzles are quite good, and even though there are only about a half dozen parts they all feel different from one another. I enjoyed myself and look forward to more chapters, if any are planned.

The puzzles seem similar to older games like crazy machines. You put missing parts in machines and fix them. The game always gives you clear instructions what the machine should do, there is never any confusion about the goal. Most of the problems are timing related, which can be solved by trial and error, but also with a little bit of thinking ahead. For someone who loves games like spacechem and infinifactory, the puzzles are pretty easy to solve, but still fun. There is not much of a story so far, but this is only episode 1. The artwork looks pretty good, and suits the game perfectly. The same can be said about the music and sounds. It just has this nice atmosphere, that fits perfectly with the game. But, without rushing, reading every dialog, and playing around with the machines after i build them, it still only took me about one hour to finish the game. Mostly because of the easy puzzles, I never had to think to hard or was stuck for longer then 30 seconds. The whole game just feels like the tutorial for me. But a good one. Is it worth it? For the current price and considering the time to complete the game, i would compare it to going to a movie. About the same price per hour. (At least where i'm living). If you are looking for a relaxing puzzle-game, with no time pressure, no frustration and no danger of overheating you brain, this game is for you. If you are looking for a something spacechem / infinifactory difficult, or just want a lot of playtime for you money, this is not it. Would I recommend it: YES, if you like mechanical puzzles and don't mind spending the same amount of money as you would spend on a movie. Am i going to buy episode 2: Already done. Edit: After playing episode 2: The puzzles get more complex and difficult to solve. The gameplay lasts a bit longer. The puzzles are still very good, based around a different theme this time. After playing the second episode, it seems that the first one was indeed just the tutorial in how to play the game. The second episode has all the good parts from the first, and improved the one complaint i had. So, even better than the first part.

Took me just 1.2 hrs to beat the first episode. Given how easy it was, I'm not sure I'm going to spend another $5 for the next episode... It's a nice game, has cohesive atmosphere, unique setting and characters. For some, this might be a good intro to these sorts of logic/mechanical puzzle games. For others with more experience, this might be a bit of a let-down.

Fun and challenging puzzle game that focuses on logical and technical puzzles. Give it a try. Worth your money!

Machineers ist ein Knobel/Puzzle-Spiel über und mit Roboter und wundervollen Maschinen. Unsere Aufgabe ist es eben diese Maschinen zu reparieren und unsere eigenen, ausgeflippen Idee zu kreieren. So helfen wir den kuriosen Einwohnern von Tivoli Town mit dem Ziel unser eigenes Fahrzeug zu bauen um River City zu erreichen! Machineers ist das perfekte Spiel für zwischendurch - oder für die Mittagspause. Schnell mal ein Rätsel lösen und die grauen Zellen auf Vordermann bringen. Kann ja nicht schaden! https://youtu.be/942wsjpKjjQ

It's getting difficult lol

Great game, cool little puzzles :)