Steam app 1305080 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:45 UTC
Explore a world of creative building, interactive machines, and gears - lots of gears. Build all things mechanical: cars, trucks, cranes, tanks, gearboxes, engines, clocks, anything you can think of. Test your creations to destruction in challenging scenarios, and share them in the workshop!
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
35 months, November 2023 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 435 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 284 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
GearBlocks was released on 9 Nov, 2023.
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Hey guys, I've just released a quick game update. This fixes a bug introduced in the previous update - where a ball & socket or CV joint articulation angle could be broken by using the weld tool instead of attaching them normally. Foot…
Patch notesHi all, another game update is now out, let's take a look at what's new... Explosives I think it's true to say we all enjoy creating and building things here. But sometimes it's fun to blow stuff up too! https://i.imgur.com/nHincgf.gif…
danger726Hey everyone, I've just released another update, mainly focused on fixing bugs (some caused by changes in the previous update)! I won't cover everything here, but I'll mention the major problem areas that were addressed. If you want to see…
danger726Hey everyone, it's update time! This one aims to catch up on a number of outstanding bug fixes and smaller feature requests. There's more in this release (new game settings, part behaviour options, Lua scripting API changes) than I'll…
danger726Happy New Year everyone. Those of you who have recently started playing the game, may have gotten stuck in the "Welcome Tutorial". Unfortunately the previous game update broke it somewhat. Stages that expect the player to bind keys to…
Patch notesHi everyone, GearBlocks now has a native Linux (64-bit) build. Native vs. Proton Performance I've been doing some performance testing, and I'm noticing a useful improvement from a native build over the Windows 64-bit build running under…
Patch notesHi all, time for another update. Thank you to those who gave feedback on the recent "logic" additions, there were a lot of requests and suggestions. I tried to address as many of these as I could, but there are probably still enough left…
danger726Hey guys, I've just released an update that fixes the regressions I'm aware of from the previous "logic" update, plus a couple of other minor improvements. Bugs fixed:- Broken toggle options in "selection" right-click menu. Held modifier…
Patch notesHey everyone, it's taken way longer than I would have liked, but here's the next game update at long last. Progress has been slowed by a couple rounds of sickness, burn out with the project, last minute bugs, etc. but excuses aside, on to…
danger726Hey all, just another small update! New Flat Map There's now a new "Concrete Pad" map: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37970304/1dbe9f783c6bb24a98aaade70000d4c5a1e0f3ab.jpg It's just another boring flat map, but hopefully a bit easier on the eye for…
Patch notesHappy Holidays everyone, here's one more small update for the year! Weld tool This is a new script mod tool that allows parts to be attached to one another, without them needing to be properly aligned together.…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37970304/eec50918142fb18161f2ac41ea0b6077ab4b9bda.jpg Hey everyone, after taking a much needed break, I'm back to work on the game! The next major task to tackle is "logic" (switches, sensors, control modules, etc.) which…
danger726Hey all, here's a small update with a few improvements and some new parts. Angled beams and connectors In the previous update I introduced the "V" and "W" angled beams, primarily to allow for building V configuration engines. If you've been…
Patch notesHello everyone, it's been a long time coming, but it's finally time for another update! There's too much to cover in technical detail here really, so I'll just give a brief summary... Combustion Engines As I mentioned in my last post, I…
danger726Hey everyone, time for a long overdue update! Combustion Engines - Not Ready Just Yet By this point, I was hoping to have combustion engines done. I tried a purely physics based approach, using separate cylinder, piston, con-rod, & crank…
Patch notesHey everyone, I just released a patch update with a fix for a bug in the tutorial scenario that prevented the "How to Build: Part 8" stage from being completed. As a bit of a bonus, this update also includes another clutch with ring gear…
Patch notesHappy Holidays everyone, I've just released another update, with a bunch of new parts! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37970304/cacdc0eef49b3c0572d9cf54d77c6a9003085996.png Clutches These attach two axles together, one with a fixed attachment, the other…
danger726Hey everyone, it's time for another game update! But first I just wanted to say a big thanks to all of you for playing the game and sharing your creations. It's great to see so many new players joining the community, it really helps…
danger726Hey everyone, I've just released an update. New in the game - "attachment bridging", a slightly easier way to do "node skipping", with the added benefit that the attachment indicator now shows where the bridged attachments are: Release…
danger726{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37970304/282585afb8415b0d415fadfdcef6499f36d45c5f.jpg Hey everyone, GearBlocks has now launched into Early Access! There will be a 10% launch discount until November 15th, so be sure to take advantage of that. Also, you…
danger726{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37970304/5b0ed505498a6eed72ea50a8f89d75e16d712457.png The new tutorial demo is now live for the Steam Next Fest! It will be available from now until the 16th, so be sure to check it out. As I mentioned in the previous…
danger726{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37970304/5b0ed505498a6eed72ea50a8f89d75e16d712457.png GearBlocks will be participating in the Steam Next Fest from October 9th to 16th! An all new demo will be available during this week, with the tutorial scenario.…
danger726Hey everyone, it's been months since my last dev blog update! As you will hopefully have seen, I recently announced the coming release of GearBlocks into early access for November 9th. A lot of my time lately was spent preparing for this…
danger726GearBlocks will be releasing into Steam Early Access this November! There are many things still to improve, but you guys have been waiting for so long, I think it's time to finally get GearBlocks into your hands! My planned Steam early…
danger726Hey everyone, quite a few fixes and improvements have accumulated since the last demo update, so I decided it was worth releasing another one. Release notes:- Many optimisations to UI, overlays, and indicators. Improves performance…
Patch notesHey all, I've made a fair amount of progress on the game over the past month, so let's get into what I've been up to. "Gary Island" map One conundrum I had while designing the tutorial scenario was where to locate it (i.e. which map to use…
danger726Hey everyone, time for another long overdue update on what I've been up to lately! I've mostly been focused back on building the in-game tutorial scenario, but I've also continued working on the game, both adding features to support…
danger726{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37970304/9bfa5b5550a176e7d8304a638c5152bf853f4c16.jpg Hi all, over the holiday period I decided to take some time out to try an experiment: attempt to add undo functionality to the game. Specifically, implement a command…
Patch notesJust released a demo update with new grabber tool, brakes, joystick support, building improvements, UI tweaks, bug fixes, and more. See release notes in game for full details! Release notes:- Tools:- Implemented new grabber tool, for…
danger726Hey all, here's an update on what I've been working on for the past couple of months. Tutorial scenarios The main challenge I've had lately is with the design of the tutorial scenarios, my original idea for these didn't work out to my…
danger726Hey all, I decided to put out another demo update, as I’ve fixed quite a few bugs since the last one, it also has some of the new features I mentioned in the most recent dev blog post. Release notes:- Implemented “attachment locking”, a way…
Patch notesHey everyone, here's a quick update on progress over the past month. I spent most of my time working on the tutorial scenarios, but also implementing some features that support the scenarios while also being beneficial to the game more…
danger726Hi all, time for a long overdue progress update on the scenario mode, Lua scripting, and tutorials. This will continue on from the last blog post so check that out if you haven't already. Okay, let's get stuck in! Code interfaces Exposing…
danger726Hey everyone, over the past month I've been back to working on the scenario mode. One of the last things I want to get done before the initial early access release is to add some in-game tutorials, and I think it makes most sense to do this…
danger726Hi all, another minor demo update is out now with some small usability improvements and visual changes to the in-game maps. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37970304/72807e88a7cc68558f3178b52d17a8a5472fe987.jpg Release notes:- Minor usability…
Patch notesHi everyone, it's been a while, so time for a dev update I think. Over the past couple of months I've been working on making a new map for the full game. Currently in the demo there's a procedurally generated "desert" map that's a bit…
danger726Happy New Year everyone! I've just put out a minor demo update with a new selection menu, optimised intersection testing when aligning parts together, and several bug fixes. Selection menu This is a new menu that provides more ways to add…
Patch notesJust put out another small demo update with fixes to prevent cases where interpenetrating parts could be attached together. I also expanded the desert map to an 8x8km playable area (12x12km visible), and added a simple visualisation of the…
Patch notesAnother minor demo update is now out with tweakable wheel friction and control wheel torque, and a few other improvements and fixes! Release notes:- Added sliders to the wheel's part behaviour UI for setting its longitudinal and lateral…
Patch notesOK, I’ve just released a minor update to the demo with a few small changes. I changed part duplication to behave more like it did before the builder tool overhaul, so that you don’t have to hunt around for the duplicated part, and thereby…
Patch notesHi everyone, I've now updated the demo main branch with all the builder tool changes from the past several months, so I thought it would be a good idea to summarise everything here. Part multi-selection The builder tool controls for part…
danger726Hey all, I’ve just put out another minor demo update, just a few tweaks and bug fixes in this one. Release notes:- Added check to prevent too many parts from being spawned. Increased camera far clip distance and shadow draw distance. Bug…
Patch notesJust released a minor demo update with the help screen improvements and quick / auto save! Release notes:- Improved help UI screen, now lists links to tutorial videos, and has a quick reference guide. Implemented basic quick save / load…
Patch notesTime for a quick update on what I've been up to over the past couple of weeks. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37970304/d3b1ad8d222b0147db2ad253334c86e3be894a09.jpg The first thing to mention, in case you missed "tutorial week" last week, I released a…
danger726{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37970304/4ecaba112240e622b794bae116911e1ef83415a8.png Hey everyone, starting today is GearBlocks tutorial week. Every day during the week I'll upload a new episode. This series is aimed at absolute beginners to get you up…
danger726A new demo update is now live, with the new builder tool model, part attachment options, and more! Release notes:- Replaced the old placeholder tool models with a single new shared model used by all tools. Implemented a display screen on…
danger726Hey everyone, here's a brief update on some of the things I've done over the past couple of weeks. Attachment type filtering Sometimes when attaching a part, other unwanted attachments might be created between that part and other adjacent…
danger726As I mentioned in the previous post, I'd started to mock up some ideas for the player character's tool model. To keep things simple I decided to just have a single "universal" tool, and over the past couple of weeks I've been developing…
danger726Hey everyone, time for a quick update on what I've been working on over the past month or so. Scenario mode If you've been following the development of GearBlocks for a while, you'll know that my plan for a long time has been to build…
danger726{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37970304/863a49a370d1c3570ac708e9a69f6d3ebdf45c7d.jpg Hey all, another demo update is just out, with UI and part behaviour improvements, plus a few bug fixes. Release notes:- Improved and added in-game UI overlays to show…
danger726What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | GearBlocks.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | GearBlocks.x86_64 | linux 64 |
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WinAppDataLocalLow | SmashHammer Games/GearBlocks/SavedScenes | * and below |
WinAppDataLocalLow | SmashHammer Games/GearBlocks/ScriptMods | * and below |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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