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Cogs

Developer:
Lazy 8 Studios, https://lazy8studios.com
Publisher:
—
Release:
Apr 14, 2009
Price:
$5.99

About the game

Cogs is a puzzle game where players build machines from sliding tiles. Players can choose from 50 levels and 3 gameplay modes. New puzzles are unlocked by building contraptions quickly and efficiently. Inventor Mode: Starting with simple puzzles, players are introduced to the widgets that are used to build machines — gears, pipes,...

Platforms:
Windows, macOS, Linux
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian and 10 more
Metacritic:
73
AppID:
26500
CasualIndiePuzzleIndiePhysics3DLogicSteampunk
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Game metrics

Players (CCU)0−22 (-100%) since tracking began
Daily peak from Jul 1, 2012 to Nov 7, 2026: lowest 0, highest 60, latest 0.
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Players (CCU) chart
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Events

Online before Nov 3, 2026: peaks by SteamCharts

Reviews

New reviews per period, all languages

—312 reviews
Positive
+293
Negative
−34
Score for the period
90%
293 positive and 34 negative reviews in the period.
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Events

Release, patches, sales and announcements from Steam

Events
PictureDateTypeTitle
BuildBuild 20130286
PatchNow in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (opens in a new tab)
PatchLanguage support is back! (opens in a new tab)
Patchv2.0.6, Fixing the "Full Speed Ahead" achievement (opens in a new tab)
PatchCogs Remastered! (opens in a new tab)
NewsCogs Mod documentation finished! (opens in a new tab)
NewsCogs Mod documentation finished! (opens in a new tab)
NewsCogs 1.1 (opens in a new tab)

Stats

Sales and revenue are GameLens estimates

Copies sold
9.4K (6.3K – 12.4K)
Gross revenue (base game)
$42K ($28.2K – $55.9K)
Reviews
312
Review score
—
Followers
1.3K
Average daily concurrent players (30 days)
0.6
Peak concurrent players
4
Copies sold in the last 7 days
-480
Estimate the developer’s net revenue →

Achievements

18 on Steam, rarest first

Difficulty of getting all achievementsHard

At most 3.3% of players have every achievement · median 4.6% · 10 rare (under 5%)

  • Sprocketeer3.3%

    Earn every star

  • Maestro3.3%

    Earn triple-gold on all music levels

  • Aeronaut3.3%

    Earn triple-gold on all flying levels

  • Chronomancer3.4%

    Complete 50 Time Challenges

  • Pilot3.5%

    Earn at least bronze Time and Move awards on all flying levels

  • Master Precisionist3.6%

    Complete 50 Move Challenges

  • Composer3.6%

    Earn at least bronze Time and Move awards on all music levels

  • Cogsmith4.5%

    Complete 50 levels in Inventor Mode

  • Gadgeteer4.5%

    Earn 400 stars

  • Full Speed Ahead4.6%

    Finish a level in Inventor Mode in 5 seconds or less

Builds and manifests

Build 20130286 · updated Sep 25, 06:04 PM UTC · Install size: 205 MB · Steam PICS data

Branches

BranchBuild IDUpdatedDescription
public20130286Sep 25, 06:04 PM UTC

Depots and manifests (public)

DepotNameOSLanguageManifestSize
26501windows5040815253748174934146 MB
26502windowsenglish603769649942168907058 MB
26503windowsfrench702777750158777143823 MB
26504windowsgerman72258146195495580123 MB
26505windowsitalian624341283232549759723 MB
26506windowspolish884006053853131627423 MB
26507windowsrussian51836763952033744523 MB
26508windowsspanish568975835685406987223 MB
26509windowsportuguese566152100066075965823 MB
26511windowsdutch125313414089968382623 MB

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