AWhat we do
Cubewhistle reviews automation games for players and families in the UK. We write only about games we have run across many evenings, and every review says how long a sitting lasts, where the game stops cleanly, who can reach you online and what it costs.
BWhy a works floor?
Automation games are about building machines that run by themselves, and that is exactly why they are so hard to stop: the factory never finishes. So we built the site as a works with a whistle. Every machine has a clock-off point, every evening has a tea break, and the rota ends with a shift whistle instead of overtime.
CWhere the name comes from
A cube is the simplest thing a factory makes; a whistle is how a good one ends the day. Cubewhistle keeps both: honest reviews of the games, and a clear signal to stop. The cube and whistle in our logo are our own drawing.
DWho writes the reviews
A small team of long-time players of factory, logistics and machine-puzzle games, together with parents who set up the family controls on every console, computer and phone we mention.
EHow the site is paid for
Not by anyone in the games business. There are no adverts, affiliate links, sponsored reviews or products for sale. We host no games, run no accounts and take no payments.
FConflicts of interest
If a reviewer has a personal or professional link to a game or studio, someone else writes the review and it says so. We accept no gifts, trips, early copies or in-game items in exchange for coverage.
GThe artwork
Every picture of a game’s world is an original illustration made for Cubewhistle in the spirit of that game’s own look: dusty pre-rendered industry for one, candy-coloured shapes in space for another, brass and parchment for a third. None of it is official artwork, a screenshot or a real person.
HWhy UK English?
British spelling, UK age labels and UK support services. No pop-ups, no autoplaying video or sound and no tracking of any kind.
ICorrections
Spotted a mistake? Tell us through hello@cubewhistle.co.uk. Every report is checked, and corrections are made on the page itself.