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Filament

Top-down spaceship puzzle game about routing a tether around pillars

Beard Envy · Published by Kasedo Games, Maple Whispering Limited · Released Apr 23, 2020

IndieStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 762
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Jul 6, 2020
Minimum PC
HD 6870
4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

What is Filament?

Filament is a single-player, top-down puzzle game set aboard a locked-down research ship whose crew has gone missing. You explore the ship, guide a robot with a tether to activate pillars, and solve more than 300 puzzles in almost any order. Crew records and conversations with the pilot, Juniper, help piece together what happened.

For you if...

  • +you like varied puzzles built around one central mechanic
  • +you enjoy exploring a ship for story clues
  • +you prefer choosing which puzzle to tackle next

Not for you if...

  • −you want a gentle difficulty curve
  • −you prefer a short game with few puzzles
  • −you want quick answers instead of prolonged trial and error

What players say

85% of 762 reviews are positive

Players praise the puzzle variety and the story revealed as they explore. Common complaints are sudden difficulty spikes and slow attempts to test or revise solutions; some players also find it hard to judge whether a route will clear an obstacle.

How many players finish Filament?

7.1% of Steam players have unlocked «Bridge crossed.», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

Filament screenshot 1

Filament system requirements

Minimum: HD 6870, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
Processor
Quad Core
Graphics
1GB AMD Radeon HD 6870, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
Notes
Requires a 64bit Processor and Operating System

Recommended

OS
64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
Processor
Quad Core
Graphics
2GB AMD Radeon R9 280, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or better
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
Notes
Requires a 64bit Processor and Operating System

Does Filament have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Filament run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
29
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Filament use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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