StrategyFit check
Is Crazy Machines: Golden Gears worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Puzzle fans who want to assemble contraptions from a large parts inventory rather than solve fixed-form riddles.
- Creative players who want to build and upload custom physics puzzles for others to try.
- Players who enjoy short, goal-based challenges and earning stars for their solutions.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a story-led game or a broad range of gameplay modes may find its focus on physics puzzles narrow.
- Those seeking long-form progression may find the challenge structure limited to up to 42 challenges, with extra levels tied to Golden Gears.
- Players who do not want to create or browse user-made puzzles may have little use for the editor and community features.
Our take on Crazy Machines: Golden Gears
The editor and community extend the puzzle pool, but the core challenge mode remains bounded at 42 levels. Continued variety therefore depends on creating or trying player-made puzzles rather than on a large built-in campaign.
What is Crazy Machines: Golden Gears?
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears is a physics puzzle game built around arranging parts to move objects toward a goal.
Its challenge mode includes up to 42 levels, with three-star scores to earn. More than 60 parts, including lasers, balloons, weights and explosives, can be used to set up experiments and chain reactions. A level editor lets players make puzzles, then upload them for others to download, play and rate. Community creations can be sorted by date, rating, popularity or alphabetical order. Building and uploading puzzles earns Golden Gears, which can unlock additional challenge levels. A tutorial covers use of the editor, and puzzles can be shared across platforms.
How Crazy Machines: Golden Gears plays
- 01Puzzle editor
- Create custom experiments using the same tools as the game's level designers, then upload them for other players.
- 02Community puzzle sorting
- Browse shared creations by date, rating, popularity or alphabetical order.
- 03Unlockable challenges
- Earn Golden Gears by building and uploading puzzles, then spend them to access more challenge levels.
- 04Physics interactions
- Parts such as balloons, weights and explosives can trigger movement and chain reactions involving fire, wind and gravity.
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Crazy Machines: Golden Gears: platforms & release
Is Crazy Machines: Golden Gears worth it?
It is worth it if: puzzle fans who want to assemble contraptions from a large parts inventory rather than solve fixed-form riddles. Skip it if: players looking for a story-led game or a broad range of gameplay modes may find its focus on physics puzzles narrow.
Where can I download Crazy Machines: Golden Gears?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Crazy Machines: Golden Gears's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Crazy Machines: Golden Gears on?
Windows and macOS.
