Idea Fix
An incremental simulation where you operate a mysterious machine by hand
ZuitLabs · Released Oct 30, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 133
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 3 weeks ago
- Oct 2, 2026
What is Idea Fix?
A first-person incremental simulation with a linear story about obsession. You maintain a machine by repairing, upgrading, and unlocking mechanisms, pulling physics-based levers, turning valves, and typing terminal commands. A scanner helps you uncover secrets and solve escape-room-style puzzles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy gradually understanding and optimizing complex systems
- +you like eerie settings with psychological horror elements
Not for you if...
- −you prefer passive progress with little active attention
- −you want a long game rather than a short experience
What players say
92% of 133 reviews are positive
Players praise the tactile machinery and music. Negative reviews criticize repetitive upkeep and frustrating click-and-drag controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Idea Fix system requirements
Minimum: GTX 1060, 8 GB RAM, 0.7 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Idea Fix?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 11
- Processor
- something from this decade
- Graphics
- Geforce GTX 1060
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 700 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 11
- Processor
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz
- Graphics
- Geforce GTX 2070
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1024 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Idea Fix have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Idea Fix run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- 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
- Not fully functional without an external keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 23
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Russian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, French, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal.
Does Idea Fix 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
Tags
- Simulation
- Relaxing
- Physics
- Atmospheric
- Psychological Horror
- Idler
- First-Person
- 3D
- Adventure
- Horror
- Story Rich
- Linear
- Sci-fi
- Psychological
- Indie
- Dark
Recent updates
- Oct 2, 2026 · Game birthday, BPM fixes
- Jul 2, 2026 · Linux Vulkan
- Jun 7, 2026 · 100 reviews, Linux build, update news
- Apr 25, 2026 · Horripilant Bundle, OST update soon
- Jan 14, 2026 · Idea Fix reached "Very Positive"! What's next?
1 DLC available.