Grid Workshop

Ten cards. One clever route.

Grid Workshop is a 2.5D card-placement puzzle game for Windows. Help a little workshop elf reach the goal by arranging commands and devices on a grid. Once you press Run Layout, the plan executes automatically.

Each stage gives you ten cards from a roster of 19 card types. Directions, ranges and other printed attributes are fixed: place the right card on the right tile. Used cards are not replaced, so every placement counts.

Make the workshop work for you

• Play 30 campaign levels and explore 14 freely selectable Mechanic Lab scenes.
• Reflect lasers with angled mirrors, launch across gaps with bounce pads, travel through portals, and solve puzzles across two floors.
• Work around monsters, moving machinery and hazards with tools, defenses and carefully planned routes.
• Earn up to three stars per campaign level: clear the stage, meet its card-use target, and finish without losing HP. Earn these across separate wins and keep your best stars.
• Save and reload your winning Frugal and Unharmed layouts. After a failed run, inspect its final five steps to understand what went wrong.
• Use pause, single-step execution, danger overlays and Workshop Tips while testing your ideas.

Current release

Version 1.7.2 is an in-development native Windows x64 download. This is the current complete package, with all 30 campaign levels and 14 lab scenes, rather than a limited demo. This download is English only.

Install and play

1. Download the Windows ZIP and extract it fully.
2. Open the GridWorkshopEnglish folder, then double-click RunEnglish.cmd or GridWorkshopEnglish.exe.
3. Select a card and click a valid tile, or drag the card onto the board. On two-floor maps, choose the placement floor in the left sidebar.
4. Press Run Layout to test your plan. Retry or Edit Layout after a run.

Play offline using a mouse. Progress, settings and winning layouts are saved locally on your computer. The game does not use online AI while you play.

AI content disclosure

AI-assisted tools were used during development for artwork and UI imagery, instrumental music, code and written material. Artwork and UI imagery include pre-generated ImageGen assets; the two music tracks were generated locally with ACE-Step 1.5. Sound effects use original procedural synthesis. These assets are included in the download; the game does not generate content through an online AI service during play.