Fit check
Is Alan's Automaton Workshop worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Programming-puzzle players who want to work through levels covering programming concepts
- Puzzle fans who enjoy comparing instruction counts or execution times
- Steampunk game players interested in building machines for varied client problems
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for action-focused gameplay rather than programming and logic puzzles
- Players who prefer a single prescribed solution rather than experimenting with different machine designs
- Players seeking a puzzle game without level creation or sandbox modes
Our take on Alan's Automaton Workshop
The defining mechanic is assembling automatons from connected nodes, arrows, and hardware devices, then testing them against client problems. Programming takes the form of arranging a machine rather than entering code as text.
What is Alan's Automaton Workshop?
Build automatons for a new workshop run with Alan Turing in a steampunk setting.
Connect nodes and arrows with hardware devices to create machines that address client problems, such as improving working conditions or providing entertainment. The game has more than 40 step-by-step levels, moving from basic loops and conditional statements to advanced algorithm topics. Once a level is cleared, optimization challenges let players compare instruction counts and execution times. The vendor also describes a developing plot in which intelligence agencies take notice as the workshop’s automatons grow more capable. A level editor and sandbox mode allow players to make puzzles and experiment with their own designs.
How Alan's Automaton Workshop plays
- 01Automaton construction
- Nodes, arrows, and hardware devices are combined to make machines for client assignments.
- 02Step-by-step levels
- More than 40 levels progress from loops and conditional statements to advanced algorithm topics.
- 03Solution optimization
- After clearing a level, players can pursue lower instruction counts or faster execution times.
- 04Level editor and sandbox
- These modes let players create puzzles and test their own designs.
Alan's Automaton Workshop compared to similar games
SpaceChem asks players to construct factories that transform raw materials into chemical products. Alan's Automaton Workshop instead uses nodes, arrows, and hardware devices to build automatons for client problems, with more than 40 step-by-step levels and a level editor and sandbox mode.
Alan's Automaton Workshop: platforms & release
Is Alan's Automaton Workshop worth it?
It is worth it if: programming-puzzle players who want to work through levels covering programming concepts. Skip it if: players looking for action-focused gameplay rather than programming and logic puzzles.
Where can I download Alan's Automaton Workshop?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Alan's Automaton Workshop's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Alan's Automaton Workshop on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
