Giant Machines 2017 similar games & best alternatives

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Giant Machines 2017

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2016

Should you play it?

Take control over seven of the biggest industrial machines in the world. During the 14 mission campaign you will punch through the snows of Greenland, plow the steppes of Wyoming and travel all the way to sunny Florida. Your hard work will be completed by launching a space shuttle into space.

What works

  • Unique experience controlling giant machines
  • Variety of large industrial vehicles
  • Intuitive controls for a simulator
  • Good sense of scale and machine detail
  • Enjoyable soundtrack and atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length and limited missions
  • Lack of sandbox or free play mode
  • Some control and physics clunkiness
  • Poor optimization and graphical quality
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Titanic VR

  • Construction Simulator 2 US - Pocket Edition

  • Rover Mechanic Simulator

  • Ship Graveyard Simulator 2: Prologue

  • Ultrawings

  • House Builder

More expressive

Games that feels like Giant Machines 2017 but with more self-expression and customization

  • Plasma

  • Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021: Prologue

  • Winter Resort Simulator

  • MOTORSLICE

  • Winter Resort Simulator 2

  • WW2 Rebuilder

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Giant Machines 2017 but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Disassembly 3D

  • The Last Caretaker

  • Gold Mining Simulator

  • Blossom: The Seed of Life

  • 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey

  • Flight Of Nova

More creative

Games that feels like Giant Machines 2017 but with more room to create and customize

  • MineMogul

  • Outer Wilds

  • BOOMEROAD

  • Darwin's Paradox!

  • CAT Interstellar

  • Conductor

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Giant Machines 2017: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Exploration, Creativity, Story, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation.

Last update: 03/08/2026