This and Pit Droids have been interesting to me for a while since I love these kinds of "here are the tools available, build a solution" kind of puzzle games. The edutainment angle meant that in the past I've thought "it probably isn't as engaging to an adult" but I often hear otherwise from adults who actually played them, like how Zoombinis still often gets regarded as a solid puzzle game even by adults
I didn't play Pit Droids at the time but it's on the list now, it's definitely in their later period of younger target audience. DroidWorks is great fun for me, I thought it would have aged worse than that, and the ending is hilarious! I think it's just like movies, a good one will be made for kids but still keep the parents entertained.
Thank you, I love your site and I wish I could get through my backlog as fast as you!
Droidworks is such a curious game! It is odd, unusual, but undoubtably captivating. I love it and you did a fantastic write up on it!