Bridge Constructor
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{{Infobox video game series
| title = Bridge Constructor
| image = Bridge Constructor cover.jpeg
| caption =
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|Android|iOS|Linux|macOS|Microsoft Windows|Nintendo Switch|PlayStation 4|PlayStation 5|PlayStation Vita|Wii U|Windows Phone|Xbox One|Xbox Series X/S|Amazon Luna}}
| developer = ClockStone
| publisher = {{Unbulleted list|Headup Games|ClockStone (Bridge Constructor Android)|Joindots (Playground Wii U)}}
| genre = Simulation, puzzle
| creator =
| first release version = Bridge Constructor
| first release date = 1 December 2011
| latest release version = Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead
| latest release date = 19 November 2020
|alt =
}}
Bridge Constructor is a series of physics-based simulation-puzzle video games developed by ClockStone and published by Headup Games. While themes and elements change across the series, each game is based on planning out a bridge across a river or ravine using a number of parts, limited by the geometry of the space and the total cost of the parts. The goal for each scenario is to make sure that one or more vehicles driving across the bridge can reach the other side safely.
History
File:Bridge constructor gameplay animated.gif that led to the success of Bridge Constructor in North America. It shows the typical gameplay of the series, having constructed a bridge to the stage's limitations by testing that bridge by setting a vehicle (in this case, a tanker-truck) across it.]]
The first Bridge Constructor game, eponymous to the series, was released for Microsoft Windows on 1 December 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://www.headupgames.com/conpresso/_rubric/detail.php?rubric=EN+News&nr=2165 |title=News | publisher=Headup Games |access-date=2020-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011754/http://www.headupgames.com/conpresso/_rubric/detail.php?rubric=EN+News&nr=2165 |archive-date=2018-01-03 |url-status=dead }} While it was generally successful in Europe and topped the app charts there, it was not popular in North America until after a Reddit post by a player of the game within the "GamePhysics" subforum in March 2014. The post showed a GIF-image of a truck barely crossing a bridge as it was collapsing underneath it. This created a large interest in the title, resulting it being the top paid iOS within 10 days of the image's posting. Headup Games took initiative to offer sales on the game and cross-promote the other titles in the series. With the boost in North America, the game saw over 27 million free and paid downloads, and a "good seven-digit figure" in paid sales by March 2014, according to Gregor Ebert of Headup Games.{{cite web | url = https://www.pocketgamer.com/bridge-constructor/the-reddit-gif-that-helped-carry-bridge-constructor-to-the-us-app-stores-top-spo/ | title = The Reddit GIF that helped carry Bridge Constructor to the US App Store's top spot | first = Mark | last = Brown | date = 10 March 2014 | access-date = 6 December 2017 | work = Pocket Gamer | archive-date = 20 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211120160537/https://www.pocketgamer.com/bridge-constructor/the-reddit-gif-that-helped-carry-bridge-constructor-to-the-us-app-stores-top-spo/ | url-status = live }}
Games
=''Bridge Constructor'' (2011)=
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=''Bridge Constructor Playground'' (2012)=
{{cite web |last1=Devlin |first1=Paul |title=Bridge Constructor Playground |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/049192/bridge-constructor-playground/ |publisher=Pocket Gamer |language=en |date=12 March 2013 |access-date=19 April 2021 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419012422/https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/049192/bridge-constructor-playground/ |url-status=live }}
=''Bridge Constructor Medieval'' (2013)=
{{cite web |last1=Wehner |first1=M. |title=Bridge Constructor Medieval doesn't fix what isn't broken |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014-05-08-bridge-constructor-medieval-doesnt-fix-what-isnt-broken.html |publisher=Engadget |date=8 May 2014 |access-date=19 April 2021 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419012422/https://www.engadget.com/2014-05-08-bridge-constructor-medieval-doesnt-fix-what-isnt-broken.html |url-status=live }}
=''Bridge Constructor Stunts'' (2015)=
{{cite web |last1=Judge |first1=Alysia |title=Bridge Constructor Stunts – Meccano on steroids |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/067888/bridge-constructor-stunts-meccano-on-steroids/ |publisher=Pocket Gamer |language=en |date=15 October 2015 |access-date=19 April 2021 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419012423/https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/067888/bridge-constructor-stunts-meccano-on-steroids/ |url-status=live }}
=''Bridge Constructor Portal'' (2017)=
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Bridge Constructor Portal was announced in December 2017, for release on mobile and personal computers later that same month, and for consoles in 2018. Developed under license from Valve, the game sets challenges in the Aperture Laboratory facilities from the Portal series, under the watchful eye of the artificial intelligence GLaDOS. The game uses the same core gameplay of earlier titles, but with elements from the Portal series, such as the portals, turrets, and other features.{{cite web | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-12-06-portal-returns-in-bridge-constructor-spin-off | title=Portal returns in Bridge Constructor spin-off | work=Eurogamer | first=Tom | last=Phillips | date=6 December 2017 | access-date=6 December 2017 | archive-date=6 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206151413/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-12-06-portal-returns-in-bridge-constructor-spin-off | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-portal-game-announced-but-its-not-what-you-mig/1100-6455412/ | title=New Portal Game Announced, But It's Not What You Might Expect | work=GameSpot | first=Oscar | last=Dayus | date=6 December 2017 | access-date=6 December 2017 | archive-date=7 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207013225/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-portal-game-announced-but-its-not-what-you-mig/1100-6455412/ | url-status=live }}
=''Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead'' (2020)=
Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead was announced in August 2020 at Gamescom and released on 19 November 2020.{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Jared |title=TouchArcade Game of the Week: 'Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead' |url=https://toucharcade.com/2020/11/20/toucharcade-game-of-the-week-bridge-constructor-the-walking-dead/ |website=TouchArcade |date=20 November 2020 |access-date=19 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420164246/https://toucharcade.com/2020/11/20/toucharcade-game-of-the-week-bridge-constructor-the-walking-dead/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/11/bridge-constructor-the-walking-dead-launches-november-19-for-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-pc-ios-and-android-soon-after-for-ps5|title=Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead launches 19 November for Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, iOS, and Android; 'soon after' for PS5|website=Gematsu|date=10 November 2020|access-date=14 November 2020|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111054422/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/11/bridge-constructor-the-walking-dead-launches-november-19-for-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-pc-ios-and-android-soon-after-for-ps5|url-status=live}}