Prime Mover

Released May 2018

Retrace the path of the Prime Mover to uncover the story of the Byte of Burden! Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards.

87% positive · 217 reviews

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Done

All announced content has been released

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Evaluation

Prime Mover launched on May 21, 2018 and received a handful of updates in its first few months: a feature patch on May 31, 2018, Mac and Linux support on June 18, 2018, and a major free content update adding "bugged" puzzle variants and Steam trading cards on July 31, 2018. That July 31 update is the last developer communication on record. There have been no posts, patches, announcements, or DLC listings indicating any further content since that date — nearly eight years ago. The only DLC ever released was the soundtrack, which shipped at launch on June 18, 2018. The store description describes a self-contained puzzle game with a defined story and puzzle set, with no mention of planned expansions, seasons, or ongoing updates. The game launched as a complete product and received a small burst of post-launch polish and bonus content before going quiet. All evidence points to development having concluded in mid-2018.

Evidence

Final developer update added bugged puzzle variants and Steam trading cards. This is the last recorded communication from 4Bit Games.

news post · Jul 31, 2018 source content shipped

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Only DLC ever released is the soundtrack, shipped one month after launch. No unreleased DLC exists on the store.

dlc listing · Jun 18, 2018 source content shipped

medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Prime Mover Soundtrack

Jun 2018

Media

Details

Developer

4Bit Games

Publisher

4Bit Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Indie Simulation Programming Puzzle Sci-fi Difficult Education Pixel Graphics Great Soundtrack Science Logic

About this game

A god falls. A rift opens. A hero rises.

Prime Mover is a game about designing circuit boards from 4Bit Games.

In this open-ended puzzle game, you build circuit boards to solve a wide variety of logic and computer science inspired problems. Compare the speed and efficiency of your unique solutions with your friends and the world. Work your way from transistor to processor, uncover the story of the Byte of Burden!

Design Circuit boards

- Design and build Circuit boards that solve a wide variety of logic and computer science inspired problems.

Open-ended puzzles

- There are infinitely many ways to solve every puzzle, but some solutions are better than others! Compare your solutions with your friends on the online leaderboards and monitor trends with the global histograms.