Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Dec 28, 2021

  The machines have specific points where you use them, so it's not as free-form as I was hoping. They are cool looking, but only using a machine from point A to B is boring. For instance, the excavator drives ahead, then mines a specific part on the mountain, and that's it; you can't even dig up the ground for funzies. I hope this was bought during a previous sale, as it's maybe $7 max.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 2, 2016

  If you like giant machines and sims, buy this game. Machines are large and interactive. Physics arent the best, but good enough. Also, if you have trouble at the shuttle section, take your time! Make sure the ground percent and the platform percent cancel each other out.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 2, 2016

  What a ride, i like it when a game is priced right and is delivering an awesome game experience not for all people, you really need to love these kind of games and if you do, you are in for a treat!
• gamedeal user

  Oct 3, 2016

  I recommend this game to those who have a spare few hours on a arcade game with big machines in it. It is not a simulator, the physics are stupid and the machines doesnt work as they would IRL. But the idea is good and if they were to really make a simulator it could be really good.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 4, 2016

  I must say this game is different than most simulators I play! I really enjoy the game and I hope to see more updates to the game as more missions to play and more equipment but overall I really enjoy it!
• gamedeal user

  Oct 5, 2016

  Wish i could give this game a 50/50 score. Its neiter good or bad. Its just ok. Id say its more of a "app" type game than a simulator. Sort of a kids game you'd find on a ipad or similar. Controls are to simple and clunky. If your 7 years old and into big machines this is the game for you. If your into simulation games id steer clear. Ive give it a thumbs up as it entertained me for a while but soon grew bored of it after sliding off the arm of the machine for the 10th time while coming out of the pop up instuctions.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 8, 2016

  The game is cool for a little bit, but then in the missions they started to move SUPER SLOW, you will be sitting there for 5 minutes holding down W driving.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 10, 2016

  Giant Machines 2017 is what happens when someone really good at game dev has a brilliant idea, works on it for a weekend, then kinda loses enthusiasm and puts it on the backburner. At it's heart, the game is fantastic. It has reasonably good graphics, it has TERRAIN DEFORMATION (serious props on that one), and whilst the physics is a bit dodgy, most things seem to be physics objects which is a nice touch. However, there's really not much of a game. Most of the time you seem to be taking a long time to just do the same things over and over again, very, very slowly. I can see this being fun for anyone REALLY into these things, but for anyone else, it's really just a bit of a bore. KSP is better if this is the sorta thing you're interested in. Overall, this is the best bad game I've ever played, but I still can't recommend it.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 28, 2016

  Enjoyable... nothing earth shattering, but seems bug free... and the missions range from dull to interesting... and the storyline should not be taken seriously... it's kinda silly but easy enough to look past. Unlike similar titles like Farm simulator or the Trucking sims... you can die from numerous, sometimes funny consequences. It adds a couple of minor puzzles as well... making it an odd mix of genres. It's not sandboxy enough to really "play" in... it's pretty much on rails. In the end, it's pretty short... done in 8 hours, even with a bit of screwing around... but I enjoyed it the entire time.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 27, 2017

  I cannot recommend this game, no matter at what price. The only pro in my opinion are the perfectly desigened machines. Other than that: It wants to be a sim, but apart from the controls it's rather arcady. Sounds are mostly crap, for example engine noises are way too weak (missing bass) or hydraulics noises painfully loud with headphones. The German translation is a joke btw, totally unusable. The put-on (unrealistic) puzzles are nothing but a hassle. The controls for all the more complex machines are really tiresome. Yes that might not exactly be the fault of the game as a gamepad or keyboard/mouse are simply not the optimal devices to control such machines, but there isn't any support for steering wheels and joysticks either. The radio offers a wide range of awful music, but hey that's at least realistic. And the worst thing, when you are supposed to load material using an excavator this simply isn't possible because almost all material chunks you take from a pile are simply disappearing through the bucket. Now loading 250 tons (game measurement) of material in almost empty bucket loads of 3-4 tons is a quite tedious job. All in all this game feels like a burden and is no fun at all.