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Crazy Machines 3

A hyper-realistic simulation with plenty of physical puzzles awaits! Did ever wonder what a leaping-laser-mouse-bomb would look like? Or better yet: what it's capable of? Then be ready for your very own…

65 18 October 2016

Crazy Machines 3 is an indie developed by FAKT Software, released 18 October 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Crazy Machines 3 is

Crazy Machines 3 is an indie game developed by FAKT Software and released in 2016. It was published by Daedalic Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Faktum Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A hyper-realistic simulation with plenty of physical puzzles awaits! Did ever wonder what a leaping-laser-mouse-bomb would look like? Or better yet: what it's capable of? Then be ready for your very own ultimate playground with possibilities you didn't know you could imagine. Use physical systems to your advantage, no matter if it’s electricity, explosions, lasers, lightning, or wind. By tinkering with chips you can provide objects with individual properties, like floating, rotation or weight. Nothing is impossible. If you don't like that wooden plank, take your pick from 15 different materials and millions of colors. It is, after all, your own machine... Additionally, we also let you use…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 41 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Crazy Machines 3 holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 3 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.8 GHz Dual Core, 4 GB RAM and 512 MB VRAM, DirectX-11 compatible. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 6GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Crazy Machines 3 launched on 18 October 2016, within three weeks of Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.

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Quick answers

Crazy Machines 3 — frequently asked questions

When did Crazy Machines 3 come out?
Crazy Machines 3 was released on 18 October 2016 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Crazy Machines 3?
At minimum, Crazy Machines 3 needs 1.8 GHz Dual Core, 4 GB RAM, 512 MB VRAM, DirectX-11 compatible graphics, 6 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Crazy Machines 3?
The PC version needs about 6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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