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Alan's Automaton Workshop is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Start a new business with Alan Turing and his groundbreaking innovation: the Turing Machine. Build unique automatons, and solve all kinds of problems from clients.

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Frequently asked about Alan's Automaton Workshop
- Does Alan's Automaton Workshop run on Steam Deck?
- Alan's Automaton Workshop is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Alan's Automaton Workshop cost?
- Alan's Automaton Workshop is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Alan's Automaton Workshop?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alan's Automaton Workshop are Opus Magnum, Comet 64, ABI-DOS.
- Who developed Alan's Automaton Workshop?
- Alan's Automaton Workshop was developed by Laputa Labs.
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