Games like The Incredible Machine on Steam Deck
3 of the 5 modern alternatives to The Incredible Machine (1993) are rated Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. The cheapest is Poly Bridge 2 at € 14,99. 2 are made by independent developers.
The Steam Deck runs most of the PC catalogue, but not all of it equally well. Only alternatives that Valve rates Verified (works out of the box) or Playable (works, with a tweak or two) are listed here. The ratings come from Valve, not from our own testing, and change as games are patched.
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Poly Bridge 2 Indie
€ 14,99A playful indie physics-puzzle sandbox of building contraptions.
Poly Bridge 2 is also an alternative to 1 other classic
Poly Bridge 2 runs on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Switch. Not available on PlayStation, Xbox. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Opus Magnum Indie
€ 19,50Build alchemical machines from arms, tracks and grabbers, then optimise them for cost and cycles.
Opus Magnum is also an alternative to 1 other classic
Opus Magnum runs on PC, Mac, Linux. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Contraption Maker
€ 19,99A modern successor by the original creators.
Contraption Maker runs on PC, Mac. Not available on Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Not on Steam Deck
These alternatives to The Incredible Machine are listed on the main page, but are not rated Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck:
All 5 games like The Incredible Machine