GearBlocks
Physics sandbox for building working machines from gears and motors
SmashHammer Games · Released Nov 9, 2023 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 799
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 24 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 14
- peak 24h 18
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 3 weeks ago
- Aug 27, 2026
Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.
What is GearBlocks?
GearBlocks is a single-player mechanical-building sandbox with first- and third-person views. You snap together and adjust parts anywhere on the map, then drive, crash, or test your creations in challenge scenarios.
For you if...
- +you enjoy spending time refining mechanical designs
- +you like experimenting with vehicles in a physics sandbox
Not for you if...
- −you want a story to guide your progress
- −you prefer simple building over detailed mechanical assembly
What players say
91% of 799 reviews are positive · 91% of 24 in the last 30 days
Players praise the depth of vehicle engineering and the range of working mechanical parts. A common complaint is that placing parts and learning the controls can be tedious; some players also report unstable vehicle handling at speed.
Screenshots and trailer
GearBlocks system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
- Processor
- 4-Core, 3Ghz
- Graphics
- GeForce 900 series or equivalent, 2 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
- Processor
- 8-Core, 4Ghz
- Graphics
- GeForce 10 series or equivalent, 3 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Building
- Physics
- Simulation
- Sandbox
- Moddable
- Destruction
- Automobile Sim
- Driving
- Immersive Sim
- Singleplayer
- First-Person
- Third Person
- 3D
- Open World
- Action
- Early Access
Recent updates
- Aug 27, 2026 · GearBlocks 0.8.9735
- Jan 13, 2026 · GearBlocks 0.7.9508
- Dec 10, 2025 · Native Linux Build
- Oct 5, 2025 · GearBlocks 0.7.9408
- Jan 23, 2025 · GearBlocks 0.7.9153
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