Fantastic Contraption (Steam Game) 
A surreal building game for VR. Create life-sized contraptions as tall as you can reach, then send them whirling, flinging, and trundling off to solve puzzles on the other side of a floating island. There are no right or wrong solutions, so bring your creativity.
- VR (177)
- Puzzle (171)
- Strategy (169)
- Physics (169)
- Building (165)
- Level Editor (155)
- Puzzle-Platformer (153)
- Immersive Sim (150)
- Simulation (146)
- 3D (144)
- First-Person (142)
- Sci-fi (139)
- Logic (136)
- Automation (134)
- Relaxing (130)
- 3D Vision (124)
- Education (118)
- Singleplayer (105)
- Indie (101)
- Psychological Horror (62)
- VR Only (1)
| Release Date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Price | $ 19.99 Top 10% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 73.2% (mostly positive) / 77.8% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 65.7% / 72.7% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 41 / 275 Top 25% |
| Curators | 22 reviews Top 25% |
| Median Play Time | 2.3 hours |
| Play Time per Dollar | 7 minutes Bottom 15% |
| Followers | 1.8K Top 25% |
| Owners | ± 97K Top 15% |
| Copies Sold | ± 3.1K |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 66.8K Top 25% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Fantastic Contraption's Steam rating and reviews between April 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 92.9% (April 2016) to 77.6% (April 2023).
The 275 reviews Top 25% suggest that Fantastic Contraption might be a reasonable indie success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Fantastic Contraption's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (89%), followed by German (3%). There is diversity in the review languages, with 9 languages represented. The game is available in 20 languages, which is great.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in Fantastic Contraption, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 6 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 3.2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 53 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Fantastic Contraption and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 73.2% should be considered while evaluating them.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Fantastic Contraption's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!
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