The Maker Way

The Maker Way is a building game set in Arizona in 2039, where the government has locked down the desert to store confiscated technology data and human knowledge. You design machines from mechanical parts, wheels, engines, weapons and electronics, then use resources to 3D-print them. Drive your machines or operate them remotely as you work to recover the stored data.

Design and test machines

The open desert map contains roads, points of interest, resources to mine, new parts to find and enemies. Terrain affects how your machines handle: roads and sand provide different traction, and each wheel responds differently to both. You can also use jets, propellers and helium balloons to build flying machines.

Recover the data

Your goal is to retrieve confiscated data from government facilities. It is held on hackable terminals and data drives, as well as in data cores that you crane out of secure cradles. Robots, drones, checkpoints and turrets guard the facilities, so you must find a way to get in.

Build your bases

You build bases with servers to store the data. Servers need cooling, since a hot server cannot store anything. Bases also store resources and let you charge and refuel your machines.

Unlock new parts

Collecting data increases your Maker Score, which unlocks more part specifications and researchable modules.