Retro Gadgets

A sandbox for building and programming your own retro devices

Licorice ehf, Studio Evil · Published by Licorice ehf · Released Nov 30, 2022 · Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 514
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 week ago; Oct 21, 2026
Minimum PC: HD series 5000 ( ); 4 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Retro Gadgets?

This single-player, 2D sandbox puts you at a pixel-art workbench, assembling circuit boards, buttons, screens, and chips. You write and debug Lua code to make devices such as game consoles, radios, and drum machines.

For you if...

+you enjoy open-ended tinkering and setting your own goals
+you like customizing hardware with colors, stencils, and stickers

Not for you if...

−you would rather avoid programming and debugging altogether

What players say

88% of 514 reviews are positive

Players praise learning Lua through practical projects and studying community-made gadgets. Recent reviewers criticize poor onboarding, along with bugs, freezes, and crashes.

Screenshots and trailer

Retro Gadgets system requirements

Minimum: HD series 5000 ( ), 4 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Microsoft Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core2Duo 2GHz or AMD equivalent (or better)
Graphics: Intel HD series 5000 (or better) or discrete video card
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 300 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does Retro Gadgets have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Retro Gadgets run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese.

Does Retro Gadgets 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam