Inside The Gear

Released Nov 2014

A physics puzzle game like no other! You are inside the big old machine. There are rusty gears and shafts all around you, along with interactive objects such as planks and cubes. Use each object and place the wheel on the platform – easy!

40% positive · 140 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Steam Updated 10 Oct 2026 $1.99

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Evaluation

Inside The Gear launched on November 21, 2014 as a self-contained physics puzzle game with 25 levels. The store description presents it as a complete package — a fixed set of puzzles with no mention of additional content, expansions, or ongoing updates. All developer news posts from this Steam page are announcements for entirely separate games (Hatchpunk in January 2021, and "Me in the Office" in late 2022 and early 2023), indicating the developer has moved on to other projects rather than continuing to develop this one. There is no record of any post-launch content updates, DLC, or developer statements suggesting additional content was ever planned for this game. It shipped as a finished product and has remained unchanged.

Evidence

Store description presents a fixed 25-level puzzle game with no mention of planned updates, DLC, or additional content.

description · Nov 21, 2014 source development ending

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Developer announces the launch of another new game, Me in the Office — most recent communication from this developer, with no reference to Inside The Gear.