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Cogs

Sliding-tile puzzles where gears and pipes become working machines

Lazy 8 Studios, https://lazy8studios.com · Released Apr 14, 2009

CasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 328
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 2, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Sep 25, 2025
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.5 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is Cogs?

Cogs is a single-player 3D puzzle game about building steampunk contraptions across 50 levels. You slide tiles to connect gears, pipes, and other machine parts. Inventor Mode introduces the components, while two challenge modes require solutions within 30 seconds or ten moves.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy spatial reasoning and optimizing your solutions

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike sliding tiles as the core puzzle mechanic

What players say

90% of 328 reviews are positive

Players praise the puzzle variety, music, and sound design. Complaints focus on time-based objectives and the difficulty of later puzzles.

Screenshots and trailer

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Cogs system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
Processor
1.5 GHz CPU or better
Graphics
DirectX 9 compatible 64 MB graphics card with hardware transform and lighting (T&L)
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
120 MB Free Space

Does Cogs have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Cogs run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • 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, macOS, Linux
Achievements
18
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Cogs 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

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