In this latest update I fixed a crash bug connected with using Toolman Tim's Sled.

In this latest update I fixed a crash bug connected with using Toolman Tim's Sled.

Just a very short announcement. Top Meadow and Game Dev Castle have taken over the future development and publishing of Contraption Maker. There will be a longer announcement in the next week or two laying out future plans and where we want to take the game.




I (Kevin Ryan) will be doing all the development on Contraption Maker in the short term. I've been working on the game with Spotkin for the last few years and was responsible for creating all the parts and the physics in the game. Now I'm responsible for everything. Oh no... I mean, Yay!

A little about my background:

I was the original designer/programmer of The Incredible Machine. I first started making published games over 35 years ago and was one of the 4 owners of Dynamix before it was bought by Sierra. See the attached picture for some of the games I've worked on. I'm really looking forward to continue to work on Contraption Maker.

Just a very short announcement. Top Meadow and Game Dev Castle have taken over the future development and publishing of Contraption Maker. There will be a longer announcement in the next week or two laying out future plans and where we want to take the game.




I (Kevin Ryan) will be doing all the development on Contraption Maker in the short term. I've been working on the game with Spotkin for the last few years and was responsible for creating all the parts and the physics in the game. Now I'm responsible for everything. Oh no... I mean, Yay!

A little about my background:

I was the original designer/programmer of The Incredible Machine. I first started making published games over 35 years ago and was one of the 4 owners of Dynamix before it was bought by Sierra. See the attached picture for some of the games I've worked on. I'm really looking forward to continue to work on Contraption Maker.

In this latest free update to Contraption Maker we have added a few new parts. Meet Andrew and Zoe. Two eggs that have some special abilities.





Andrew is a true tennis star recently earning a silver medal in the Egglypics losing to John McEggroll in the finals. If anything comes close to him he will bat it away with his tennis racket. He is also able to knock away ghosts with one swing of his racket. When not swinging a racket he writes novels.






Zoe is a wonderful photographer who loves nature and will snap photos of any critter that comes close. The flash will startle some of them and cause them to back away. Her flash will also make Zombie Tim turn around and walk away. Any ghosts hit by the flash will turn blue and they will be unable to spirit away any other parts for a short amount of time.

She is also a Duck Egg which is the best type of egg there is.






If Zoe's Camera is jostled hard enough it will flash which will scare away various creatures.





You should be able to make some cool contraptions with these new parts. Have fun!







There is also a Mighty Knights update coming in the future. There is a cast of Mighty Knight characters and they each have their own special abilities.

It also has a complete terrain system with an editor tool.

It seamlessly works with all the other Contraption Maker parts.

Here is a quick sneak peak of it (note: work-in-progress with some "not-final" artwork):


The Mage casts a spell and creates a Grunt.



Setting up the Archer's behavior. She is very deadly.



Testing the collision borders created when the Digger digs his way through the terrain.



Choosing options in the Terrain Tool.



Playing around a little with an earlier version of the Terrain Tool.



The Mage creates a Grunt who runs over and climbs a ladder.

In this latest free update to Contraption Maker we have added a few new parts. Meet Andrew and Zoe. Two eggs that have some special abilities.





Andrew is a true tennis star recently earning a silver medal in the Egglypics losing to John McEggroll in the finals. If anything comes close to him he will bat it away with his tennis racket. He is also able to knock away ghosts with one swing of his racket. When not swinging a racket he writes novels.






Zoe is a wonderful photographer who loves nature and will snap photos of any critter that comes close. The flash will startle some of them and cause them to back away. Her flash will also make Zombie Tim turn around and walk away. Any ghosts hit by the flash will turn blue and they will be unable to spirit away any other parts for a short amount of time.

She is also a Duck Egg which is the best type of egg there is.






If Zoe's Camera is jostled hard enough it will flash which will scare away various creatures.





You should be able to make some cool contraptions with these new parts. Have fun!







There is also a Mighty Knights update coming in the future. There is a cast of Mighty Knight characters and they each have their own special abilities.

It also has a complete terrain system with an editor tool.

It seamlessly works with all the other Contraption Maker parts.

Here is a quick sneak peak of it (note: work-in-progress with some "not-final" artwork):


The Mage casts a spell and creates a Grunt.



Setting up the Archer's behavior. She is very deadly.



Testing the collision borders created when the Digger digs his way through the terrain.



Choosing options in the Terrain Tool.



Playing around a little with an earlier version of the Terrain Tool.



The Mage creates a Grunt who runs over and climbs a ladder.

Hello all, and welcome to another new Contraption Maker update! This update is free for owners of the game, and it should come to your Steam library shortly. If you aren't getting the update, restarting Steam usually does the trick.

The main focus of this update is a new type of puzzle that we are trying out. We are calling them "sandbox scenarios", and we are pretty excited about them!




Sandbox Scenarios are are located in the puzzle menu under the new "Sandbox" tab. The way to think about these is kind of a structured version of the Maker Lab. There are a number of scenarios to play through, and most aren't actually that difficult to solve. Instead of doing things the easy way, show off your creativity and solve it in the most "Contraption Maker" way that you can. You are given access to as many parts as you need to get through these scenarios.

Once you have finished a scenario, you can share it to the Workshop for everyone else to check out. Did you get the egg in the box in a way that you are super proud of? Share it to the Workshop and show off to everyone else how you did it. Scenario solutions are all shared together to make it easy to see how everyone has solved a certain challenge.

Are you working on something super awesome that you can't finish in one play session? No worries! Just leave your scenario and come back later, and your contraption will save exactly how you left it.

We are excited to see how everyone solves these shared scenarios in their own ways. You are more than welcome to complete these as easy as you want, but where's the fun in that?



The new sandbox scnearios are coming with some new achievements as well. These are a little experimental, and if this is something everyone likes we would love to add more.

Sandbox achievements add specific challenges to some of the scenario levels. Getting the basketball into the box is pretty easy, but can you do it using only ropes and teeter totters? Please let us know in the forums if challenges like this are interesting, and if you would like to see more of them!

Unfortunately some of the Halloween puzzles snuck out with a few issues. The puzzles have been fixed and should now all be solvable :-)

Sandbox scenarios are something we think will be fun, but we definitely would like to hear your feedback. Is this something you find fun? Would you like to see more of these in addition to more achievement challenges? Let us know in the forums what you would like to see!

Hello all, and welcome to another new Contraption Maker update! This update is free for owners of the game, and it should come to your Steam library shortly. If you aren't getting the update, restarting Steam usually does the trick.

The main focus of this update is a new type of puzzle that we are trying out. We are calling them "sandbox scenarios", and we are pretty excited about them!




Sandbox Scenarios are are located in the puzzle menu under the new "Sandbox" tab. The way to think about these is kind of a structured version of the Maker Lab. There are a number of scenarios to play through, and most aren't actually that difficult to solve. Instead of doing things the easy way, show off your creativity and solve it in the most "Contraption Maker" way that you can. You are given access to as many parts as you need to get through these scenarios.

Once you have finished a scenario, you can share it to the Workshop for everyone else to check out. Did you get the egg in the box in a way that you are super proud of? Share it to the Workshop and show off to everyone else how you did it. Scenario solutions are all shared together to make it easy to see how everyone has solved a certain challenge.

Are you working on something super awesome that you can't finish in one play session? No worries! Just leave your scenario and come back later, and your contraption will save exactly how you left it.

We are excited to see how everyone solves these shared scenarios in their own ways. You are more than welcome to complete these as easy as you want, but where's the fun in that?



The new sandbox scnearios are coming with some new achievements as well. These are a little experimental, and if this is something everyone likes we would love to add more.

Sandbox achievements add specific challenges to some of the scenario levels. Getting the basketball into the box is pretty easy, but can you do it using only ropes and teeter totters? Please let us know in the forums if challenges like this are interesting, and if you would like to see more of them!

Unfortunately some of the Halloween puzzles snuck out with a few issues. The puzzles have been fixed and should now all be solvable :-)

Sandbox scenarios are something we think will be fun, but we definitely would like to hear your feedback. Is this something you find fun? Would you like to see more of these in addition to more achievement challenges? Let us know in the forums what you would like to see!

To celebrate October and Halloween, we just put out a spooky free Contraption Maker update for you all to enjoy! This is smaller than a normal update, but stay tuned for a few weeks from now when we launch our awesome new "Sandbox Update"!



A new pack of 15 puzzles has been added. Are you brave enough to play through this Halloween themed puzzle pack? Some of the puzzles are scary hard, beware.



We added a ghost with a mind of his own. The ghost will float around and chase after any parts that have the ability to move. Don't let him get too close though. Any movable part that the ghost touches will disappear!

Our new project is coming along quite nicely, and we are getting really excited about it. Here is some more concept art for you to check out.

To celebrate October and Halloween, we just put out a spooky free Contraption Maker update for you all to enjoy! This is smaller than a normal update, but stay tuned for a few weeks from now when we launch our awesome new "Sandbox Update"!



A new pack of 15 puzzles has been added. Are you brave enough to play through this Halloween themed puzzle pack? Some of the puzzles are scary hard, beware.



We added a ghost with a mind of his own. The ghost will float around and chase after any parts that have the ability to move. Don't let him get too close though. Any movable part that the ghost touches will disappear!

Our new project is coming along quite nicely, and we are getting really excited about it. Here is some more concept art for you to check out.