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Fantastic Contraption

$19.99
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Publisher:
Northway Games
Platforms:
Windows
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About This Game

Fantastic Contraption is surreal building game for virtual reality. Create life-sized machines 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. Your task is simple: get the squishy purple ball to that goal off in the distance, or above you, or on the other side of that gap. And your tools are elegantly minimalist: spinning wheels and stretchable rods. But the solutions are endless, and there are no right or wrong ones.

We've designed this game from the ground up for room-scale VR. Come immerse yourself in a strange skybound archipelago and befriend Neko the photosynthesizing cat. Build contraptions with your own two hands, life sized and as big as horses, right there in front of you. Play with the physics, juggle pieces, throw darts, and feel another world all around you.

Features:


  • Challenging puzzles. 50 official levels that range from cakewalk to what-the-hell-this-is-impossible-right-tell-me-this-is-impossible. But guess what, it IS possible. I think.

  • Infinite solutions. Working cars, tanks, catapults, conveyor belts, walking creatures or minimalist structures that use only gravity. Design for elegant simplicity, or build a rattling pile of junk that just barely makes it to the goal. Whatever.

  • Building with your own hands. Movement so simple and natural you'll forget you're holding controllers. Need a wheel? Just pick it up. Want a longer rod? Just grab an end and stretch. It's like playing with children's blocks, except they're bigger than you are.

  • Noble ancestry. Fantastic Contraption is the VR evolution of Colin Northway's 2008 2d browser game, played by millions and still playable for free. But don't be fooled, this new game is WAY different.

  • Full 3d audio and music. Actually, this game has no music. What it does have is musical instruments. Except you have to build them. Well... you'll figure it out.

  • Surreal and beautiful landscape. Hey guy, chill here awhile, why don't you just lie down in the grass and just listen to the sky whales singing? You'll totally forget the dystopian present and the 300 sqft windowless cube you now live in. Who needs sunlight? VR.

  • Neko the toolbox. Yes, your toolbox is alive, and he's kind of a green cat blimp thing powered by pink farts. He doesn't seem to mind when you pull off one of his tails or yank a pin out of his head. They grow back pretty fast, so I guess it's okay...

  • Online sharing. Venture bravely into the dark world-within-a-world to load contraptions made by your friends and also some random people. Marvel at the crazy crap they came up with. Then narrow your eyes and say: I can beat this. I can do better.

  • Level Editor. Make your own puzzles to share with your friends and the community.

Available for Arcades on SpringboardVR

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User Reviews

Mostly Positive
43 user reviews
72%
Positive
45 min at review
Not Recommended

Game feels broken. There is no menu's despite the manual saying to put on a hat? There is no hat? Buttons don't do anything except grab and stop/play. . It feels like something is off or not working. I have an oculus rift which is stated as compatible.. but I can't access options, settings, level select so i can skip starting over each time the game starts. A menu did pop up randomly once and it was the most confusing thing. Didn't make any sense., Can't recommend this sadly. Fun creative game from what I played tho.

6 helpful
57 min at review
Not Recommended

Overall: great bones, repetitive levels. Maybe buy it on sale. I really wish there was a "recommend, but" or "almost/kind of recommend" option. Much about this game is awesome (one might say fantastic), but the level designs, at least up to level 10b, were kind of repetitive (more on that in a bit). (I played on an oculus rift) The basic premise is that you have to use sticks and wheels to build a widget to get a pink glowy thing into a pink glowy area (maybe more pieces later? I played the first 10 levels so far). Things are attached at joints Pros: - You can configure the building area. Your building area has a floor with adjustable height and a size - you could drag it to fill up your room, or (as I did) make it so that you're essentially building on a desk in front of you). This is awesome and works well. I wish you could adjust this on the fly (zoom in/out/rotate the world to get a different angle sort of thing), but that's not really necessary and it is very well done. - B...

6 helpful
22 min at review
Not Recommended

It does not work with the mixed reality headsets

5 helpful 2 funny
2 hrs at review
Not Recommended

4/10 This game is infuriating. I want to love it and have to advise people to stay away. The controls just don't make an ounce of sense. 1) I couldn't do something, checked online and found a bunch of stuff "hidden" that you could use. What?!!??! 2) I have frustratingly zoomed out. Couldn't find a way to zoom back in again. Pressed all of the buttons. Nothing worked. Restarted the game and found that I am still zoomed out. It looks like I will have to continue playing a mile away from where I should be! ***What?!?!?!?! I can't recommend this. The developers have come up with a great idea, but haven't paid the slightest attention to the basics of game development, and as such, this is unplayable. What a shame!

3 helpful
1 hrs at review
Recommended

I've only played for an hour, but I already love this game. I laughed out loud with joy almost every time my contraption made it to the goal. Being able to change the scale feels amazing. You can look down on a contraption you built on the "table" in front of you, then jump into room scale and gape up in awe as it towers overhead. (Sort of like in Beetlejuice!) The physics make you feel the weight of it all. I dodged instinctually as one of my more precarious contraptions fell over in my direction. Finding your way around in this game feels like another game. There's no UI in the headset. Navigating the features requires creativity and discovery. It may sound tedious the way I've described it, but I'm telling you it's absolutely delightful and one of my favorite things about the game. Something I wish I had known going into this: The settings menu is on your computer screen, not in the headset (at least using Oculus Link). You configure the scale and position of the play space durin...

2 helpful
38 min at review
Not Recommended

use my brain? ow ow ow no thank you

2 helpful
6 hrs at review
Recommended

A wonderful game to put your imagination to good use! The goal of the game is to throw particular items into the black hole, but you have to create a tool to carry the item to the goal by yourself. The initial level gives you a Tutorial about how to make a small car with sticks, wheels and the target ball. Follow the instruction to put the materials in the right place. You can also change the size of the materials to fit your own design, stages went harder and harder, and that is the time for you to imagine freely! Meanwhile, the developers thought about the balance problem. Every parts have its own weight, the assembled parts lose balance when one side is heavier than another. So elaborate isn’t it? A highly free game in general, all parts can be connected with others, you can create whatever you what. To talk, play and share your ideas about virtual reality, please join us: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/viriver

2 helpful
48 min at review
Not Recommended

Honestly, i played about 20 minutes and liked it, but i have a limited space so i was hurting myself alot. it is a fun game, but gameplay is not fun for long.

2 helpful 2 funny
1 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Fun but not fun. None of the ui interface tools seem to work for me. i cant save contraptions, i cant even resize then world again. Also there is not much to build with. But it was still fun. if only i could fix these issues i could continue greatly enjoying it

1 helpful
6 hrs at review
Recommended

BEST VR GAME. I played this game back when it was just a wee little flash game but now it is so much better!

1 helpful

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System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7+
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 4590 equivalent or greater
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970/AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or greater
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 750 MB available space
  • VR Support: SteamVR

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

FAQ

How much does Fantastic Contraption cost?

Fantastic Contraption costs $19.99.

What are the system requirements for Fantastic Contraption?

Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: Intel Core i5 4590 equivalent or greater Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970/AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or greater DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 750 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

What platforms is Fantastic Contraption available on?

Fantastic Contraption is available on Windows PC.

Is Fantastic Contraption worth buying?

Fantastic Contraption has 72% positive reviews from 43 players.

When was Fantastic Contraption released?

Fantastic Contraption was released on Apr 5, 2016.

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