Alan's Automaton Workshop
Released Jan 2022
Alan's Automaton Workshop is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Start a new business with Alan Turing and his groundbreaking innovation: the Turing Machine. Build unique automatons, and solve all kinds of problems from clients.
83% positive · 212 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Alan's Automaton Workshop launched on January 20, 2022 as a steampunk programming puzzle game. Following launch, Laputa Labs actively supported the game with a series of patches and updates through early 2023.
The developer's post-launch roadmap (February 2022) outlined several planned additions including a NOT operator update, difficulty adjustments, new puzzles, and the Sandbox mode. These were all delivered: the NOT operator shipped in March 2022, difficulty and complexity improvements arrived in April 2022, and the long-awaited Sandbox mode — with Steam Workshop integration and a level editor — launched on March 31, 2023. The Sandbox update represented the final major feature the developer had committed to.
The only DLC is the official soundtrack, released June 23, 2023. No DLC is listed as unreleased, and there are no announced expansions or future content phases.
After the Sandbox launch and a follow-up bug fix patch in April 2023, developer communication went quiet. The last news post was the April 2023 sandbox bugfix update. The developer had previously communicated through regular posts, but no further content or updates have been announced since then — consistent with a game that has shipped all planned content.
Given that all roadmap commitments have been fulfilled, the Sandbox mode (the headline promised feature) shipped, and no further content has been announced or hinted at, the game appears to be complete as of the Sandbox update on March 31, 2023.
Evidence
Sandbox mode officially launched, including Steam Workshop integration, level editor, level uploader, and new sandbox-exclusive hardware devices. This was the final major feature commitment from the developer's roadmap.
On the game's first anniversary, the developer confirmed sandbox mode was nearly ready, expected to launch in the first week of March 2023. Also noted a planned balancing update and new Automaton Journal issue would follow after sandbox launch.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Laputa Labs
Achievements
6
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
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Hack an Automaton
Alan's Automaton Workshop is a Steampunk themed puzzle game which mainly focusing on programming challenge.
You, as a novice engineer, will join Alan and his new business in town - an automaton workshop. By composing nodes and arrows with various hardware devices, you can create novel automatons to solve problems from clients, such as: improving working conditions, providing entertainments ...... or even change the world?

Hack an Automaton
Alan's Automaton Workshop is a Steampunk themed puzzle game which mainly focusing on programming challenge.
You, as a novice engineer, will join Alan and his new business in town - an automaton workshop. By composing nodes and arrows with various hardware devices, you can create novel automatons to solve problems from clients, such as: improving working conditions, providing entertainments ...... or even change the world?
Design, build and test
Find out your own design and build original automatons to solve all kinds of strange cases. Each level has infinite possibilities!40+ step-by-step levels
Starts from basic loops and conditional statements, to advanced algorithm topics. You can find satisfaction no matter what your programming skill is.Optimization challenges
The real challenge begins after you clear a level! Try to get the best results with minimal instructions or fastest execution time.Dive into the dark tides in steampunk world
With your efforts and the expansion of Alan's business, the more-and-more powerful automatons attract the attention from intelligence agencies ...How would it change the game?Level editor, sandbox mode and more
Challenge your friends with level editor, or create your own puzzle in sandbox mode after launch. Let's see what you can build!
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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