Choose a solution.
Start from a goal and a limited set of parts. A crane, ramp, lift, counterweight, or chain reaction may all work.
Playable now · Free steampunk physics puzzles
Kludgeworks.
Finish a half-built contraption with brass-and-walnut parts, pull the lever, and watch real physics decide whether you were right.
Physics puzzles43 notebook entriesFree in your browser
Half-built on purpose
The machine needs
your missing pieces.
Each level gives you an unfinished contraption, a goal, and a chest of parts. Complete the mechanism, set it in motion, and see whether gravity, friction, balance, momentum, and mechanical advantage carry your idea through.
The answer is something you build rather than select. When a design fails, the movement itself becomes feedback: change a connection, reposition a part, or rethink the path and pull the lever again.
The build-test-understand loop
A first attempt is
where the fun starts.
See every cause and effect.
Slow down the mechanism, follow loads and motion, and discover whether geometry, timing, friction, or structure caused the failure.
Make it reliable.
Adapt the machine for a heavier load, a different mounting point, fewer materials, or an unexpected input.
The Works, Notebook & Sandbox
Build understanding
one mechanism at a time.
Progress through The Works and collect medals as the puzzles grow more demanding. Concept cards name the physics you just observed, building a Physics Notebook with 43 entries covering ideas such as gravity, friction, levers, pulleys, gears, and momentum.
A Sandbox mode opens through progress, giving you more room to experiment beyond the structured puzzles.
Play Kludgeworks freeStrike a light
The workshop is open.
Choose a contraption, fit the missing parts, and pull the lever.