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AdventureIndiePoint & ClickPuzzleHand-drawnRobotsSteampunk

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 95

Peak in the last 7 days: 146

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Game description

Machinarium is the award-winning adventure game from the makers of Phonopolis, CHUCHEL and the Samorost series. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta, kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Basic info

DeveloperAmanita Design
PublisherAmanita Design
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateOct 16, 2009
Price

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Minimum specs

OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor1.8 Ghz Processor
Memory1 GB
Storage1 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 435 reviews from the past 1 year

91.6/ 100
Top 10%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (95%)

Metacritic: 85 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

Hand-drawn robots and a rusty steampunk city define Machinarium, which scores 91.6, top 10% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

196 reviews praise the hand-drawn art style, warm and detailed with excellent animations, and some say it still impresses today. Visuals & Sound ranks 49th of 1249. 72 admire the world and its cozy, nostalgic atmosphere, and some call the robot setting unique. 62 say they love it as a puzzle game, and some say finishing it brought back childhood memories. Story & World ranks 106th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

65 reviews find the puzzles difficult or unclear, and a few single out one unfair spike, while others say some minigames are too easy. 40 say it gives little guidance, with no map or hints on where to go, and some needed a guide or trial and error to progress. 14 find it short, and a few finished it in a few hours and wanted more. Content Volume ranks 629th of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 539th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“hand-drawn art direction beautifully crafted with rusty metal aesthetic” · 196 reviews
“very cool world made for 2009 game” · 72 reviews
“classic masterpiece and childhood memory, strongly recommended” · 62 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 62% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +1.33 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “puzzle difficulty neither too easy nor hard, well constructed and fun” · 23 reviews
Negative “puzzles sometimes unclear what is wanted” · 65 reviews

Progression 1% · Onboarding 20% · Freedom 1% · Strategy 13% · Controls & feel 6%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +4.08 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “very cool world made for 2009 game” · 72 reviews

Story 24% · Characters 12%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +2.10 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “played multiple times and find new details in artwork” · 1 review
Negative “linear story and specific puzzle solutions lower replay value” · 3 reviews

Volume 18% · Variety 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 70% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.34 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “hand-drawn art direction beautifully crafted with rusty metal aesthetic” · 196 reviews
Negative “looks outdated” · 1 review

Audio 34%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.88 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 3% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.03 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “costs over 100 rubles, not worth the price” · 6 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 3% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.03 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “critical bug deleted quest item causing hard lock” · 3 reviews
Positive “technically perfect, no bugs or crashes even on Steam Deck” · 1 review

Performance 1% · Developer support 0%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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