Crazy Machines
A physics puzzle game about building machines for unusual tasks
Fakt Software · Published by Viva Media · Released Dec 12, 2008
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 134
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 2, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)
What is Crazy Machines?
You arrange gears, pulleys, rubber bands, and other parts to solve over 200 mechanical puzzles, including firing a cannon with a basketball. You have more than 70 components to work with, plus a building editor for creating your own puzzles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy working out how different mechanical parts interact
Not for you if...
- −you want cooperative or competitive play rather than solo puzzles
What players say
82% of 134 reviews are positive
Players praise puzzles that reward creative solutions, but some say the physics can make outcomes feel unpredictable.
Screenshots and trailer
Crazy Machines system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 8 GPU, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Crazy Machines?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Win 2000/XP/Vista
- Processor
- 800 MHz CPU
- Graphics
- DirectX 8 compatible graphics card with 32 MB RAM (TNT 2 or comparable)
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 60 MB free disk space
- DirectX
- 8.1 or higher
Does Crazy Machines have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Crazy Machines run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Native resolution not supported
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Crazy Machines 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
