Cognimatica
Your task is to automate a conveyor system made of mechanisms across all locations, recording the movements of each robot separately. Place robots and build elaborate transport chains to deliver glass spheres from the dispenser to the receiver and from one location to another. There is no single correct solution — everything depends on your engineering mind and dexterity!
CONTROLS:
Q - open hints
Hold the mouse wheel to move the camera
Scroll to zoom
W A S D – control mechanisms
Hold Space while controlling to grab spheres with red magnets
E – inventory
R – record instruction
LMB – place parts
RMB – remove parts
First Version is made in 72 hours during Maxter’s JAM 2025
Everything except music and sounds (including concept creation, game design, code, and art) was done solo without AI.
Telegram – @Damian_Grey
Enjoy the game!
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Install instructions
Extract ZIP file and launch .exe file or play in browser
Comments
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A very competent game in terms of gameplay design. You can make different approaches out of small parts. And the fact that the level stays on the screen is also useful as it allows you to play with new tools. The project as MVP does very well, bugs do not break the game. And allows you to pass though and with problems, but completely to the end. I would like to give useful advice, but so that- to touch little obvious things:
For the future: Lacking the general impact, from the feeling of the action, you need to give the user hints.
* Muscles, lacks a hint of their radius. For the two connections.
* The wheel lacks a sense of speed, for this you can play with the shape (Size, Shift).
* Yo-yo (Which is looking down), lacks some discreet animation (bounce scale by Y) when the wheel finishes moving to emphasize that the bottom element has received the impact of stopping.
For the codebase, there's not much I can tell you without sources.
A very good game that brought good emotions. I recommend it
A very atmospheric and clever puzzle game! It pleasantly surprised me with its unique approach to the genre: no AI, but instead - robots and a deep automation system that lets you solve problems creatively.
Each level feels like a new engineering challenge, and finding a solution is truly satisfying. The controls are intuitive, yet there’s plenty of room for complex and elegant solutions. What I especially liked is that the game doesn’t force a single method - you design the logic, and the robots follow your instructions.
The minimalist visual style perfectly complements the gameplay, keeping the focus on thinking and experimentation. This is a game for those who love to build, optimize, and think several steps ahead.
Highly recommended to anyone tired of generic puzzles and looking for a fresh, thoughtful automation experience!
Очень атмосферная и умная головоломка! Игра приятно удивила нестандартным подходом к жанру: здесь нет ИИ, зато есть роботы и глубокая система автоматизации, которая позволяет решать задачи по-настоящему творчески.
Каждый уровень - как новая инженерная задача, и её решение приносит настоящее удовольствие. Управление интуитивное, но при этом остаётся пространство для сложных, изящных решений. Особенно понравилось, что игра не навязывает решений - ты сам создаёшь алгоритмы и наблюдаешь, как роботы выполняют твою логику.
Минималистичный визуальный стиль отлично подчёркивает суть происходящего, не отвлекая от главного - размышлений и экспериментов. Это игра для тех, кто любит думать, строить и добиваться результата шаг за шагом.
Рекомендую всем, кто устал от шаблонных головоломок и хочет испытать себя в роли создателя собственных автоматизированных решений!