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Also Programming and Automation, like Retro Gadgets.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
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Rank 02- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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Also Programming and Education, like Retro Gadgets.
- $25.00 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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CRUMB Circuit Simulator
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Licorice ehf, Studio Evil
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 6
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 88% of 298 reviews
- Genres: Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Build functional gadgets from scratch
- Explore creative freedom in hardware design
- Learn lua through hands on projects
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Retro
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About Retro Gadgets
The closest matches to Retro Gadgets: SHENZHEN I/O, Turing Complete, Logic World, Virtual Circuit Board, and CRUMB Circuit Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Retro Gadgets is your kind of game, the closest matches are SHENZHEN I/O, Turing Complete and Logic World — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and retro, and single out its api driven creation and gadget assembly. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Retro Gadgets: Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.
Is Retro Gadgets worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 88% of 298 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 11 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Build functional gadgets from scratch
- Explore creative freedom in hardware design
- Learn lua through hands on projects
- Modular component system sparks project ideas
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The devs (Licorice ehf) released this in EA, abandoned it, then a year later released another game (Plasma) in EA and abandoned that. Avoid these devs!”
“It's a fun game, but honestly i dont think it's worth 20 dollars Unless youre a youtuber or one of those people that has like 1000 games”
People who play it also play: SHENZHEN I/O, Turing Complete, Logic World
Frequently asked about Retro Gadgets
Can I run it?
Does Retro Gadgets run on Steam Deck?
Retro Gadgets 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 Retro Gadgets cost?
Retro Gadgets is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Retro Gadgets?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retro Gadgets are SHENZHEN I/O, Turing Complete, Logic World.
Who developed Retro Gadgets?
Retro Gadgets was developed by Licorice ehf, Studio Evil and published by Licorice ehf.