3D PrintMaster Simulator Printer

TLDR: The game has potential with a little more time. But, If you're new and hoping to learn more about 3D printing, you won't get anything from this game. And if you have even a surface level understanding of 3D printing, you won't get anything from this game. I figured that I would at least give this game a shot, since despite the negative reviews there weren't any new in the last two years. I have two used 3D printers I bought for an absolute steal of a price I couldn't pass up, but haven't even touched since getting because it's a completely new hobby for me. I was hoping that this game would be more of an educational sim that I could learn a lot of the basics from. Now obviously, I wasn't expecting a 1:1 substitute for actual hands on experience, but this game doesn't even have a tutorial. None of the actual parts of the 3D printers you "assemble" have any sort of description, so unless you have an open web tab that you can search on in the background, you aren't going to actually learn anything. There's also no simulated software program (like Blender), It's just accepting orders that flood your "email" and hitting "print". Then, you basically just walk the item to one or two tables (depending on whether or not it needs painted, which you also just stand there and watch without doing anything) and dump the package on the floor until the customer spawns without warning in the doorway. To the game's credit, though, the mechanics themselves aren't bad (at least with keyboard and mouse)- especially for an Indie game. I think that all the pieces are there, and with a little more time put into development I could honestly see it being a money printing home run. A lot of people are curious about how 3D printing works, but would rather not sift through hours of YouTube trying to find a creator they like, all to spend more hours to binge their content. Instead, I think most would see spending $10 to dip their toe in the water and have a little fun along the way as a great option. Honestly, if I had the slightest idea how to do either, I would consider offering to take up the project and ask for the source code. All in all, I usually don't post reviews - and especially with only a half hour of playtime- but I just wanted to forewarn the next guy like me who's considering rolling the dice. I will still be keeping an eye out for a potential major update announcement, and wouldn't discount giving the game a second shot.

Although the game is hypothetically a cool idea. I never got past building the 3D printer. The controls are just too tedious and intuitive. It feels like nobody bothered to play test this game. I would never have figured out how t use the tools if I didn't find a YouTube video of somebody playing the game. I bought the game knowing it had mixed reviews, but willing to give it a try because it is a fun idea... but this is definitely not worth even a few bucks.

nice game

Well, it was cheaper than a pack of cigarettes, but it's kinda worthless. You don't learn anything really about 3D printing from this game. This is mostly a nice project of someone who decided to monetize it, but it's nowhere near its potential.

Can you make more printers

The game seemed fun at first, but after a couple of minutes playing it, I begin to notice flaws about this game, including physics, the background, and other sorts. And yes, the steps from taking orders to printing them to delivering them seem repetitive. TOO repetitive... like the steps keep looping... forever... Anyways, for this game, I'd give it 5/10! Not bad, but not good, either. 😕