Wired

Wired is one of literally thousands of student projects infesting Steam. It's from University of Cambridge (lah-de-dah, fancy) in Britain. While student projects tend to be better quality than most "amateur" made games, we must still question what value such projects have for gamers. But with many rules, there's rare exceptions.
This is some educational software designed to teach younger students about electrical circuits, volts, amps, resistance, all the fundamental building blocks for electric circuits and electronics.
According to the developer, wired is a simplistic indie puzzle-platformer doubling as an educational experience. The game has the player solving puzzles by connecting electrical circuits and navigating through a derelict building. Progress hinges entirely on this wiring mechanic, all for the underwhelming goal of reaching the professor supposedly waiting at the building's summit... and for a bit of fun there's lulzy FMV sequences with that guy.
The graphics in this game are really quite good, which at least makes the game look more appealing. And while it's vital for any game to have impressive visuals (gaming is a visual medium, after all), there's more to a game than just the graphics. Here, you get a reasonably even match, enough to give this a pass.
On the matter of pricing and value for gamers, most "free" games on Steam aren't really free. There's often nasty mobile app cash shops, or content locked behind DLC, or donations being requested, or any other number of shady pricing schemes that could mislead gamers, but in this case I'm glad to say this really does appear to be a fully free game.
Nothing demonstrates a developers belief in themselves and their work than giving it away without any remuneration. This is a service to themselves, and the gaming industry, and should be applauded. Of course, just because something is free, doesn't necessarily mean it's valuable, or something you might want to spend your time on.
Despite having no up-front cost, this failed to appeal to the 120 million+ gamers on Steam. SteamDB showed the game peaked at just a dozen or so concurrent players, and now there's basically nobody playing it. Even though it's free. This is a dismal public reception, but it's easy to see why gamers rejected it, but I don't really share that opinion.
As far as educational games on Steam go, this is one of the better ones, has quite a bit of content, and gives you reasonable value for a very reasonable price point.
Bearing in mind that free games don't add +1 to your game collector count, should you bother adding this to your library and downloading it?
Yes, believe it or not. While this is far from a perfect game, the deficiencies and drawbacks can be overlooked due to the zero up front price and the value you get out of it. It's greater than the sum of its parts, and worth downloading if you're a fan of this kind of gaming experience.

Игра "Wired" предлагает увлекательный геймплей, сочетающий головоломки и научную фантастику. Яркая графика и атмосферная музыка создают погружающий опыт. Сюжет заставляет задуматься о технологиях будущего, но сюжетные линии иногда запутаны. Отличный выбор для любителей интеллектуальных вызовов, хотя может потребовать времени на освоение механик.

You'll learn the concept of electricity and it's logic, you will have to invest a bit of time and thought otherwise it's for naught.

This game was an amazing game. It allowed me to use my brain while playing a game. An amazing combo. Also this game was free, so win win I guess

i have no words. just play this game

Very cool game.