A Contraption Maker website is online, heralding development of Contraption Maker, a sandbox puzzle game that's a spiritual successor to the Incredible Machine from Spotkin, a developer that includes members of the original Incredible Machine team from Dynamix. We have some screenshots showing off the Rube Goldberg-inspired gameplay, and they say Windows and OS X gamers will get the opportunity to play the game this summer when an early alpha access program will launch. Here's word:

Solve puzzles involving ridiculous chain reactions full of hamster motors, trampolines, alligators, cats, and so much more. Then go to the powerful Maker Lab, where you can create your own contraptions. Everything you loved about the original game is back and improved with a new physics engine, high definition art, and new parts and programmability.