Waterputer cover art

Waterputer

Water streams down from the top into a grid of empty boxes, connected by rotatable pieces of plumbing. The player's task is to rotate and rearrange the pieces so that all the boxes are filled up with water…

31 December 1991

Waterputer is a video game, released 31 December 1991 on DOS.

Verified Sources: IGDB

What Waterputer is

Waterputer was released in 1991. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Water streams down from the top into a grid of empty boxes, connected by rotatable pieces of plumbing. The player's task is to rotate and rearrange the pieces so that all the boxes are filled up with water. This must be done quickly - the water will inevitably leak and pool at the bottom of the screen, then start rising upwards, drowning row after row of boxes as it does. The level must be finished before the water reaches the top. Pipe sections can have from one to four openings, and may be rotated individually or in groups of four (which is the only way to rearrange their position on the grid). Any additional leakage will make the water level rise faster, so open-ended pipes at the bottom…
Description from the publisher · source

What it launched against

Waterputer launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

Screenshots

All media

Quick answers

Waterputer — frequently asked questions

When did Waterputer come out?
Waterputer was released on 31 December 1991 for DOS.