Games Like The Butterfly Effect Similar Puzzle Games like The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect is described as 'Free and open source game that uses realistic physics simulations to combine lots of simple mechanical elements to achieve a simple goal in the most complex way possible. The Butterfly Effect has been over five years in the making' and is a Puzzle Game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to The Butterfly Effect for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Android Tablet, iPad and iPhone apps. The best The Butterfly Effect alternative is Principia, which is both free and Open Source. Other The Butterfly Effect like games are Apparatus, Fantastic Contraption, Inventioneers and Bad Piggies.

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  1. Principia icon
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    Principia is a physics-based sandbox building game. Build and play advanced contraptions, circuiting, minigames, robot adventures and more.

    12 Principia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Principia is the most popular Windows, Android, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to The Butterfly Effect.

    • Principia is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to The Butterfly Effect.

    • Principia is Free and Open SourceThe Butterfly Effect is also Free and Open Source
  2. Apparatus icon
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    Apparatus is a game about setting up simple mechanical structures to move one or several marbles to the goal. Build a complex machine to perform a simple task.

    Apparatus is a sandbox puzzle game for Android devices. Use your hammer to pin planks and wheels together to build an.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    The classical contraption building game brought into virtual reality in a surreal building experience. Fantastic Contraption lets you create life-sized contraptions as tall as you can reach, then send them whirling, flinging, and trundling off to solve puzzles on the other side...

    11 Fantastic Contraption alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • HTC Vive
    • Steam
    • Oculus Rift
     
    • Fantastic Contraption is the most popular commercial alternative to The Butterfly Effect.

    • Fantastic Contraption is Paid and ProprietaryThe Butterfly Effect is Free and Open Source
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    Create your own crazy, fun inventions! With the help of the Inventioneers, you can invent fun, creative and often quite weird inventions. A lot of inventions are included in the game, the more you solve the more parts you receive for your own inventions!

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch
     
    • Inventioneers is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to The Butterfly Effect.

    • Inventioneers is Paid and ProprietaryThe Butterfly Effect is Free and Open Source
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    Contraption Maker is the spiritual successor to the classic machine-building puzzle game, The Incredible Machine. It follows the same concept where you create intricate machines to solve a bewildering array of puzzles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
     
  6. Toy Box icon
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    You've found a box full of toys! Toy Box Lite for Android You've just found a box full of toys Grab the toys from the drawer and play with them, each toy has its own features, it is up to you to discover them! Combine toys together to build contraptions, play with the mus.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    Physics-based puzzle game involving creation of complex contraptions using over 200 interactive parts, realistic mechanics, global challenges, community sharing, new effects including lightning and lasers, multiple modes, trophies, and achievements.

    12 Crazy Machines alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  8. Incredipede icon
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    Incredipede is a puzzle game that celebrates the vast diversity of life in the world. Follow Quozzle, a lone Incredipede with the unique ability to grow new arms and legs wherever she needs them. Transform into a snake, a spider, a horse, a monkey - anything you can imagine.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
     
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    Help old man Pettson and his cat Findus build their amazing inventions! Which of the objects should be included and where do they fit in the machinery? Drag and drop the parts to their right spot and watch the invention go!

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Simple Machines lets kids explore the playful side of physics! They can experiment with levers, pulleys, inclined planes, levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, wheel and axles, and screws. A simple and intuitive interface makes it easy for them to discover how they things...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Very similar to Bad Piggies in terms of vehicle construction and physics. Great game.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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