One of the coolest games I've played all jam. It feels super satisfying solving such open-ended puzzles that allow so much creative expression. There are definitely some quality of life features that others have mentioned that would improve the experience, but those are all things that can be fixed with work. The core concept of this game is super interesting and you did a great job making it FEEL good to pull off a correct solution.

Very nice concept for a game and an execution in this limited game-jam time is also note-worthy. I couldn't finish any of the three puzzles in the second room, but I was close to finishing the sink puzzle once. However, the physics seem not to be deterministic, because the first time I ran the experiment, I put the toaster at the 45 degree angle and the ball changed the direction by 90 degrees as intended. The next time I tried exactly the same with the toaster turned 45 degrees, the ball didn't turn by 90 degrees, but more like about 60 degrees. Then the next time it went completely nuts and turned like 120 degrees. I couldn't make it to turn by exact 90 degrees anymore, I had to quit after that without any ideas on how to improve the layout.

And of course not being able to reset everything to where it was before my test run is super tedious, but you know that already :).

Nonetheless, kudos for making such a polished looking game in such a small amount of time!

I really love the concept of this game and so far it's the most creative entry I've tried. Sadly I couldn't keep playing due to poor performance making the experience bad (I could only play this through a Windows Virtual Machine). But the game's fun otherwise! I do appreciate some QoL stuff like saving the orientations of the items, but I also didn't know I'd be able to bump items into items and made a mess with the dominoes and had to pick them up haha.

Like the concept and the puzzles seem really fun, however I gave up after the first one, having spent way too much time making it work, I just didn't feel like solving way more complex ones. Controls feel a bit tedious, resetting the elements when you hit the reset button would be a great improvement, slowly replacing dominos didn't feel really good. That said, I'm not much for construction games like this in real life, I don't have the patience. Maybe others would find that this recreates the experience just fine

While the controls were initially overwhelming, I understand their necessity for such a complex project. It was a relief to discover that the transformations save when objects are picked up. The working save system is also impressive for a game jam. My only suggestion is to add some sounds. I realize time was tight, but with some chill music and unique sound effects for each item, this game would be even more satisfying. Excellent work!

This is a really fantastic entry, I love the open ended solutions!  At first I was overwhelmed by the controls since there are so many, but I realize you need that in order to accomplish something like this.  Once I realized the the transform you give the object gets saved and it's put back when you pick it up I was so relieved.  It's really cool to see a working save system in a game jam as well!

My only piece of feedback is this game needs some sounds.  I realize you were on a time crunch as a solo dev and I love all the work that's gone into making this a fantastic project already, but if you continue to improve it give the game some chill music and each item their own sound effect and you'll have one hell of a satisfying game!

Amazing job!

Really enjoyed tinkering with the puzzles and getting them just right.

Watching the ball slowly roll just to miss the goal was maddening.

Really cool idea of the escape room vibe of using rube goldberg devices to unlock puzzles, and then still have the pieces reusable.

Wow amazing game and I really value puzzles that can be solved with different approaches. Seeing Rube machines at work has always been entertaining, so getting to build one was a lot of fun (without the pain of cleanup)!

This game is a gem! The puzzles are really clever and kept me hooked. I loved the art style too—everything just fits together so well. Great job! 😊

Super impressive. You managed to get the 'aha' moment from me on puzzle 1. Its an incredible entry for a game jam. Well done. I feel like you've made a game someone can get lost in. Brilliant :D

I wasn't expecting the depth of the puzzles in this game. Very fun and enjoyable to see structures that I spent a while to craft works as intended. I wish we could rotate the objects with gizmo like game engine but that might just be me being used to it as a dev. 🎉

I liked the system where you weren’t allowed to mess with the physics once the run had started. Also found all the easter eggs for previous themes :)

The game felt less like building rube goldberg machines and more like guiding a rolling ball down a path. I feel like the dominoes were a good start but would’ve liked to see more interesting pieces to use.

The rotation controls took a little getting used to, I feel like mouse control and the scroll wheel would have been more intuitive.

It was also way too long for a jam game, I don’t think many people are going to finish this one.

Cool game, I liked the concept of Rube machines and the puzzles were diverse and inventive. Nice work!

Loved the game as it had a good combination of art and mechanics with a 3d dimension.

Keep up the good work.

Inviting you to play my game as well..

It's a really clever puzzle game! I wish there will be more utilizing of the mouse wheel or right mouse button, reduce amount of keys to handle and simplify the controls of the main mechanic. Also, return elements to their place when restart experiment. So, controls was my main concern in this game.
But art style is consistent and nice, levels are cool, sandbox style puzzle room looks very cool!
So all my feedback was not because I don't like the game. But because all other elements were so good what controls seems to be the main obstacle to enjoy the game.

Really good puzzles! the use of the toaster in the title screen was really clever and even saved me at first

I wonder if this could be accomplished with fewer buttons?

This is really clever and a fun puzzle game.  Love to see this expanded on. Great effort!

This was a neat game to play, felt like the initial tutorial was enough to get started. I felt the controls were a bit tedious to work with but the physics were so satisfying I would power through.