Screw Out: Bolts and Nuts

How do you play Screw Out: Bolts and Nuts?

Click a screw to remove it and fill a container of the matching color. Remove all screws holding a shape to make it fall away and expose more of the puzzle.

What should you know before starting?

Prioritize colors that fit the active containers and keep spare slots available. Before removing a screw, check whether it completes a container or consumes the last space needed to continue.

Count destinations before removing a screw

Screw Out is a color-sorting puzzle with layered shapes. An accessible screw is only a good move when you know where it will go. Check the active colored containers first: a matching screw advances a container, while an unmatched screw consumes limited spare space. That storage decision is as important as whether the screw is visible.

Before using the last spare space, look for a sequence that will finish an active container. The provider says a completed container refreshes to a new color, which can change the usefulness of the remaining screws. Removing a random accessible color may feel like progress while actually reducing your ability to reach the next useful piece.

Plan around the shape that will fall away

A shape falls when its holding screws have been removed, exposing more of the puzzle. Inspect the whole shape before starting: how many of its visible screws match current containers, and how many would need spare storage? A shape with one useful screw and several unmatched ones may be a worse first target than a shape you can clear safely.

After a shape drops, pause and read the newly exposed layer. The new screws may complete a container that was difficult a moment earlier, so continuing the old plan automatically can waste the opening. Treat each removed layer as a fresh planning point rather than a signal to keep clicking the same color wherever it appears.

Choose a tool only after identifying the blockage

The provider lists a magnet that completes a container, a drill that adds spare space, and a hammer that removes a shape. These solve different problems. Identify whether you need a refreshed container, an extra temporary destination, or access to a hidden layer before spending on a tool. Check the current in-game cost and availability rather than relying on an old price.

A tool creates an opportunity, so plan the following move as well. An extra hole does little if the next several screws are still unmatched; removing a shape is useful when its hidden layer offers a workable continuation. Keep spare capacity for a specific unlocking sequence and avoid spending it simply because the next visible screw can be removed.

What are the controls for Screw Out: Bolts and Nuts?

The following controls are listed by Game provider. Check the in-game instructions for remapping and additional actions.

Screw Out: Bolts and Nuts: version and game details

Collection

PC games

Source-listed system / engine

Unity WebGL

Genre

Puzzle

Developer

Vkusnyatina

Recommended device

Desktop; provider also lists mobile support

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Screw Out: Bolts and Nuts questions

Which guide should you read next?

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Sources and page updates

Maintained by WASM Arcade Directory · Guide updated 2026-10-16 · Catalog snapshot 2026-10-15.

• Game provider: Screw Out: Bolts and Nuts — game identity, rules and provider-listed controls; source reviewed 2026-10-16.