Assemble with Care is The Repair Shop by the studio behind Monument Valley Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Assemble with Care is The Repair Shop by the studio behind Monument Valley Don't lose it, re-use it. Feature by Christian Donlan Features Editor Updated on 4 Oct 2019 11 comments This week we're looking at a few of the gems on Apple Arcade. Next up, the latest from UsTwo. There is a special halo around people who can fix things. The Repair Shop, the BBC's sleeper hit about the restoration of art and furniture, always with a good cathartic story behind it, seems to touch parts of the soul that no other TV - apart from Chopped, obviously - can reach. And here's UsTwo, the studio behind Monument Valley, with a game about a travelling fix-it merchant in the late 1980s. In pastel colours, and with wonderfully chunky graphics, this is a story told in 13 objects, all of which are broken. The people who own the objects are often broken too, and in the mending everything can be redeemed. It would be a bit too neat were it not for the sheer tactile delight to be had in taking 1980s technology apart, making it better, and then putting it back together again. Armed with a screwdriver and glue, you're soon pulling the backs off rotary phones, replacing broken mirrors in SLRs and sticking heads back on little ornaments. Do you like watch escapements? Remove the backing and here is one in motion, a golden intricacy that seems to have its own life. Do you like wires? These are stretchy and wonderfully entertaining to clip into place. Mending stuff is great! Watch on YouTube Close your eyes and listen to this game, the click and clack of pieces disassembling, the swish of a screw emerging, the clunk of a button. My favourite part of all this is probably the teacup used to store any screws that have been removed - it chimes beautifully as you drop another one in - but there's plenty to love throughout, from the no-nonsense business of keeping track of your bits and pieces on the table in front of you to the endless thrill of lifting a piece of plastic and seeing the hidden innards of a mechanism. As a piece of storytelling, this is absolutely fine. As a study in the wordless pleasure of fixing stuff, though, it really sings. Monument Valley asked you to look afresh at the tricksy surfaces of the world. Assemble with Care is more concerned with what lies beneath. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Features Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. 14 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Feature What games get wrong about horses And what they could do about it. 34 Feature Shout out to all the Overwatch supports - where would we be without you? Merci. 55 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store