Rank 01Games like Gadgeteer
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The closest matches to Gadgeteer: The Lab, Car Mechanic Simulator VR, A Fisherman's Tale, Rolling Line, and Project Third Eye. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- 2021
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Metanaut
- Price: $14.99checked Oct 17
- 98% of 82 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Build rube goldberg machines in vr
- Intuitive vr controls
- Open ended puzzle solutions
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Relaxing
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About Gadgeteer
The closest matches to Gadgeteer: The Lab, Car Mechanic Simulator VR, A Fisherman's Tale, Rolling Line, and Project Third Eye. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Gadgeteer is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Lab, Car Mechanic Simulator VR and A Fisherman's Tale — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and relaxing, and single out its chain reaction puzzles and custom level sharing. 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 Gadgeteer: Gadgeteer is a physics-based VR puzzle game where you build chain reaction machines to solve fun, intricate puzzles. Your machines will use gadgets to launch, bump, twist, and turn—creating chain reactions that may even end up tearing apart the fabric of space-time.
Is Gadgeteer worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 98% of 82 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Build rube goldberg machines in vr
- Intuitive vr controls
- Open ended puzzle solutions
- Realistic physics interactions
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“i'm sure the game is great but as of right now the tutorial is broken. when it tries to teach you to freeze items in mid air it glitches and wont let you pick up anything. hope its fixed soon excited to try the game out!”
People who play it also play: The Lab, Car Mechanic Simulator VR, A Fisherman's Tale
Frequently asked about Gadgeteer
Can I run it?
How much does Gadgeteer cost?
Gadgeteer is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Gadgeteer?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gadgeteer are The Lab, Car Mechanic Simulator VR, A Fisherman's Tale.
Who developed Gadgeteer?
Gadgeteer was developed by Metanaut.