Single-player games like Contraption Maker
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Contraption Maker, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Crazy Machines 3
Single-player alternative to Contraption Maker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Contraption Maker.
Crazy Machines 3 is the latest, greatest, most amazing and craziest part of the series and fascinates once more with physic-based puzzles. Build your own crazy machines and share your awesomeness across the world thanks to the Steam® Workshop.
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Fantastic Contraption Classic 1 & 2
Single-player alternative to Contraption Maker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Contraption Maker.
The original physics building game is now on PC! Use minimal tools to build an infinite variety of puzzle-solving machines. Featuring over 70 THOUSAND user-generated levels, and includes the sequel Fantastic Contraption Classic 2!
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Modbox
Single-player alternative to Contraption Maker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Contraption Maker.
Modbox is a multiplayer game creation sandbox for Desktop+VR
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Crayon Physics Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Contraption Maker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Contraption Maker.
Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.
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Linkito
Single-player alternative to Contraption Maker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Contraption Maker.
Unleash your brainpower in Linkito and ignite the insurgency! Link, build, solve, defuse, and decode by using your logic. Craft your own challenges in the level editor or tackle community creations.
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Incredipede
Single-player alternative to Contraption Maker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Contraption Maker.
Grow arms and legs to transform into a snake, spider, butterfly, or fifty-legged horror - anything you can imagine. Control your creations in a fumblecore dash to solve each puzzle. Learn to swing through the trees, climb sheer cliffs, or even fly.
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Poly Bridge
Single-player alternative to Contraption Maker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Contraption Maker.
Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!
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World of Contraptions
Single-player alternative to Contraption Maker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Contraption Maker.
World of Contraptions is a physics-based building game in which you build the most varied contraptions to solve the most diverse types of puzzles. Win dozens of levels with different types of obstacles. Design the best contraption for each challenge using a giant collection of blocks.