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Retro Gadgets
Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“I can see the appeal in it but the bugs were pretty annoying. Also, the tutorial wanted me to watch a youtube video, which is a huge turn off for me because I'd rather be taught in game than have to go back and forth on a monitor between youtube and the game.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“this is the type of game that makes coding fun (which it already is!)”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“I refunded this "game." Cool concept, but is not a game in the classic sense. It is an emulator. There are a bunch of workshop items that display the breadth of what it can do but I would just recommend most people to spend their time elsewhere. I could write a book on why this…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 20:22 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Retro Gadgets 0.2.2 now available: folders and paths!
Hello Gadgeteers! We're bringing to you a brand new update, this time focused on managing folders and paths, plus a few important bug fixes. 📂In Lua you can specify a relative or absolute path by usin
Retro Gadgets 0.2.1 now available: new modules and buttons!
Hello Gadgeteers! A new update is now available, which will bring new some updates and news including: 🔦 New Led module with customizable symbol 📦 The keypad module is now smaller, so it can fit in a
Retro Gadgets Playground is now available on Steam!
We’re delighted to announce the launch of Retro Gadgets Playground , now available on Steam! Retro Gadgets Playground lets you download and use the creations made with Retro Gadgets completely for fre
Retro Gadgets 0.2 is now available
Hello Gadgeteers! We're excited to share with you the new update of Retro Gadgets, available from today. New WiFi Chip function: WebGetAudioStream – stream audio straight from the web! New property to
Retro Gadgets Playground: release delay
Hello Gadgeteers! Unfortunately, we regret to inform everyone that the launch of Retro Gadgets Playground has been delayed due to some unforeseen circumstances regarding its submission, which we're cu
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Puzzle · Logic · Programming · Automation · Simulation · Difficult · Retro · Electronic · Building · 1990's · Education (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Italian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://retrogadgets.game/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Microsoft Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core2Duo 2GHz or AMD equivalent (or better) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD series 5000 (or better) or discrete video card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 300 MB available space