Crazy Machines 3 similar games & best alternatives

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Crazy Machines 3

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

Crazy Machines 3 is the latest, greatest, most amazing and craziest part of the series and fascinates once more with physic-based puzzles. Build your own crazy machines and share your awesomeness across the world thanks to the Steam® Workshop.

What works

  • Robust and creative level editor
  • Challenging and varied puzzles
  • Nostalgic appeal and engaging physics
  • Extensive community workshop content
  • Relaxing music and atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Some puzzles require precise placement causing frustration
  • Limited narrative and social interaction
  • Occasional physics quirks and bugs
  • Repetitive mechanics in some levels
  • No multiplayer or cooperative gameplay

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Plasma

  • Paint it Back

  • Monkey GO Happy

  • LEGO® Bricktales

  • ShantyTown

  • Freshly Frosted

Less expressive

Games that feels like Crazy Machines 3 but with less self-expression and customization

  • Filament

  • Pixel Puzzles 2: Space

  • Toki Tori

  • Mars Power Industries Deluxe

  • Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

  • The Gardens Between

More fantastical

Games that feels like Crazy Machines 3 but with more imaginative fiction

  • Helheim Hassle

  • 重明鸟 Bright Bird

  • Super Lucky's Tale

  • Zefyr: A Thief's Melody

  • Sizeable

  • Vessel

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Crazy Machines 3 but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Bridge Constructor

  • World of Goo

  • Bridge Constructor Portal

  • Animal Super Squad

  • Eets Munchies

  • The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator

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Crazy Machines 3: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026