Contraption Maker is described as 'The spiritual successor to the classic machine-building puzzle game, The Incredible Machine. It follows the same concept where you create intricate machines to solve a bewildering array of puzzles' and is a Puzzle Game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Contraption Maker for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Android Tablet, iPad and iPhone apps. The best Contraption Maker alternative is Principia, which is both free and Open Source. Other Contraption Maker like games are The Butterfly Effect, Apparatus, Fantastic Contraption and Bad Piggies.