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Mykhail Konokh / Nov 21, 2014 / Casual, Indie
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CompareA physics puzzle game like no other! You are inside the big old machine. There are rusty gears and shafts all around you, along with interactive objects such as planks and cubes. Use each object and place the wheel on the platform – easy!
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| GPU | Not set | NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX (512 MB memory) or equivalent discrete card (integrated cards may not work), resolution not more than 1280x720. Can't tell | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2 GB Memory) or equivalent discrete card (integrated cards may not work) Can't tell |
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We are happy to release a large update based on your community feedback. The update introduces mouse support, 250 Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, various physics improvements, and bug fixes. We hope you enjoy the new update. Version 1.05 is a major step forward for Inside the Gear. Thanks for your continued support!
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31% positive, 64 reviews
Pros: - the graphics are decent - challenging puzzles - simple gameplay - cheap Cons: - sounds are very annoying (no options) - phyiscs are unnatural (wheel rolling downhill shouldn't lose speed) and glitchy (if your gear falls over, it will hop around and make a terrible noise) - feels like a school project someone threw together in Unity 3/10 - Even on sale at $4.94 (CAD), I feel like I got ripped off. I've played...
60 found this helpful, 2014-11-26
For a few bucks you get a little physics game called 'Inside The Gear'. Although the game looks pretty OK for an indie game, it's the controlls that make this game frustrating to play; There is no mouse or controller support. You have to switch between objects using tab, rotate objects using Q+E and move objects with WASD. Ofcourse games like this have been done before and have been done better aswell so only play...
47 found this helpful, 2014-12-29
Here's the thing, it is a real difficult puzzle game and if you like puzzler with a great challenge, go for it, but for me there're too many bad things that prevented this game being enjoyable The bad list: - really bad interface, no resolution change, no sound option, bad control (no mouse control, this feels like a badly ported ios game) - I can't get past the fact that this is supposed to be "inside a machine"?...
26 found this helpful, 2015-01-24
Interesting but disappointing physics-based puzzle game. Pros: • Challenging puzzles. • Intuitive, simple gameplay. • Trading Cards Cons: • Glitchy. • No music, only annoying sound effects that you can't mute on the menu. • Strange physics. • Weird controls, and you can't change them., • You can't change resolution. • Horrible graphics.
8 found this helpful, 2020-12-10
I'm not sure what I expected from this game... The objestive is very simple, move the round object to the platform with the other objects. Sounds simpe right, well not all the time. There is close to no intructions so you will have to figure it out, and zero options. It would be nice to at least have the options for sound and a choice between windowed/fullscreen. The gameplay is just ok, background is boring and the...
18 found this helpful, 2014-11-22
There are way better puzzle games on Steam. - No options - Graphics is not that good at all - Same for atmosphere - Physics is just strange (the box should be still, but it starts rotating and falling down from a stable platform?) Just don't waste your money. If you got/get it for free, okay. You can get even better flash games today.
21 found this helpful, 2015-03-01
You place the stuff in a suitable formation, press enter, wooden board hits cube, cube rockets away and you fail. You try it again without moving anything, cube sits still, and wooden board rockets away. And suddenly, it works on the third try, cube falls on the platfrom, and level is completed! Yeah, that's not a really stable game you have there... Would I recommend this though? Yes, because I finished the game...
14 found this helpful, 2015-10-17
Edit June 2021: After trying it again all these years later it magically works now, the game hasn't been updated but my PC specs had changed, buy at your own risk. Old June 2017: Game does not work for me and many others (specs on profile if you click view more info) developer says "I think it just not compatible with your current system configurations". my system got fresh install of windows 10 on the 10th of June...
10 found this helpful, 2017-06-27
Inside the Gear is pretty interesting physics puzzle game with a deceivingly simple objective - activate the pressure plate on the platform by using the round object. Making the object touch the platform is not as easy as it sounds and will require your creativity and patience. There are no options whatsoever, but I don't really feel that I'm missing something - there is no music, just the ambient sound and the...
9 found this helpful, 2014-11-24
Inside The Gear tries to deliver a physics-based puzzle experience, but unfortunately, it falls flat in several key areas. The sound design is grating and often detracts from the gameplay, making it hard to stay engaged for long sessions. The biggest issue, however, is the physics. They’re not just unrealistic—they’re downright frustrating. The controls feel imprecise, and solving puzzles becomes more of a battle...
1 found this helpful, 2024-08-26