Machinarium is award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost and Botanicula. A little robot who’s been thrown out to the scrap yard behind the city must return and confront the Black Cap Brotherhood and save his robot-girl friend.
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Very Positive (58 reviews) - 93% of the 58 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
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Overwhelmingly Positive (2,707 reviews) - 95% of the 2,707 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date: 16 Oct, 2009

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“Machinarium is an extraordinarily beautiful creation”
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About This Game

Machinarium is award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost and Botanicula.

A little robot who’s been thrown out to the scrap yard behind the city must return and confront the Black Cap Brotherhood and save his robot-girl friend.
  • World: Machinarium world is populated only by robots of various forms and functions. One of the most interesting places in this world is old, rusty and legendary city of Machinarium where the game takes place
  • Story: You will have to get rid of wicked robots from the Black Cap Brotherhood and save the head of the city and also your robot-girl friend
  • Puzzles: You will be solving many logical puzzles, adventure quests, brain teasers and mini-games
  • Graphics: Backgrounds and characters are 2D hand-drawn and there is more then one hour of carefully crafted animations
  • Music: Beautiful original soundtrack was composed and recorded by Floex (Samorost2 OST)
  • Communication: You won't find any lengthy boring dialogs in this game, characters talk by comic bubbles with simple animations and symbols

System Requirements

Windows
Mac OS X
    • OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7
    • Processor: 1.8 Ghz Processor
    • Memory: 1GB Ram
    • Hard Drive: 380MB Free space
    • OS: OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later
    • Processor: Intel Mac 1.8 Ghz
    • Memory: 1 GB
    • Hard Drive: 380MB free space
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Very Positive (58 reviews)
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Overwhelmingly Positive (2,707 reviews)
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Lynx
( 8.0 hrs on record )
Posted: 8 August
Good.
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flamenkempo
( 2.8 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
This game is BEAUTIFUL in every sense of the word...I dont know how i didn't get around to playing it sooner
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sixTsix
( 7.3 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
Such a good game with so many nostalgic memories with it too.
Amazing atmosphere and a charming story about a robot called Josef trying to save his girl friend, but throughout the game a group named the "Black Cap Brotherhood" slows you down with puzzles and sad stories.
I would recommend this game to anyone, even if you don't like these types of games.
But it leaves you thinking and you might find your self using the little booklet the game gives you to walk you through step-by-step to finish a stage.
I would recommend this by far!
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SharpHD
( 6.3 hrs on record )
Posted: 4 August
A super fun and inventive point-and-click adventure that is consistently challenging throughout. A must-buy for fans of the genre.
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bubblewandsʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
( 5.6 hrs on record )
Posted: 3 August
i love this game! i've been eyeing it for a while and i'm so happy that i finally bought it! its a lot of fun and relaxing, and i really love the art style and soundtrack
some of the puzzles are a little difficult, but they are still fun to try and figure out !
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MattHasGas
( 8.0 hrs on record )
Posted: 3 August
One of the best adventure games I've ever played. Good artwork and music. The puzzles are challenging and creative.
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Psykose
( 10.2 hrs on record )
Posted: 2 August
worth it
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Beanchilla
( 10.2 hrs on record )
Posted: 2 August
A beautiful adventure. Mellow music, beautiful art and the hint system is very smart. It's a tough game but the fact that the puzzles are room by room makes it feel less punishing than many other point&click games. Well worth the purchase.
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Astro Boy
( 6.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 1 August
Loved it, the artwork of the game itself amazes me, i love the whole steampunk theme, but when drawn and put into video game = BEAUTIFUL
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Treader
( 5.6 hrs on record )
Posted: 31 July
The game was pretty short. I have under 6 hours on it. It was on sale and I feel the $4 was worth it. I enjoyed the style of the game, but needed to use the in game guide a lot. I was finally getting the hang of it but then the game was over. Some puzzles were tricky but if you think through them you should be ok. Overall an enjoyable afternoon!
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Most Helpful Reviews  In the past 30 days
7 of 7 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
3.4 hrs on record
Posted: 16 July
Machinarium is a very well made puzzle game.
However, the gameplay itself and the puzzle difficulty is waaaaaay to extreme for beginners/a bit experienced puzzle gamers.
Most of the puzzles are not logical, and you will either have to play the little mini-game inside the game to unlock a hint, or look up a guide on the internet, because alot of these puzzles will literally break your head and poop down your neck.

The style of the game is very unique and very well drawn. I really liked it.
The characters are all weird, but I liked all of them too.
I haven't finished the game and I don't plan on finishing it. Why? Because it is waaaay too hard without a guide for me, and I am not a guy who likes looking up guides on the internet. I did it once, and they are SOOOO confusing because the things you have to do in this game in order to solve a puzzle is just... too much lol.

9/10 as a puzzle game, simply because it is probably one of the hardest and yet most rewarding puzzle games I've EVER played in my whole entire life!

7/10 as a game in general. It is definitely nothing for casual players or unexperienced puzzle players.
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2 of 2 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
5.1 hrs on record
Posted: 13 July
This game is fun, challenging, and completely worth your time. It is amazingly beautiful and the music will put you in a state of mind that is calming and happy. I recommend getting it for your steam account and on your tablet. It is replayable on a bad day when you are bored and haven't played in a few months.
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2 of 2 people (100%) found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
Recommended
13.2 hrs on record
Posted: 24 July
I will give a bag of moon sapphires to whoever can rip the backgrounds from this game.
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
15.1 hrs on record
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 17 July
Machinarium is a charming point-and-click adventure game about a robot trying to find his friend in a hand-drawn mechanical metropolis. The dialogue is minimal but the game still has an abundance of character. I'm not typically a fan of this genre but Machinarium just has such an enveopling atmosphere that its hard not to finish the game. I didn't find many of the puzzles too frustrating and there a book in game that will give you hints if you complete a minigame. If you're a fan of this genre or not I'd reccomend giving Machinarium a go.
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
8.7 hrs on record
Posted: 18 July
I enjoyed this game! Loved the puzzles and strategy, as well as the story!
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
6.1 hrs on record
Posted: 23 July
Fun game with great artwork and soundtrack.
The puzzles are challenging and require you to think outside the box.
My only complaint is that the game gets unresponsive at times, but this was only a rare occasion.

Overall I enjoyed this game but if I had known how difficult it would have been before-hand I would not have picked this game as my first foray into point&click games.
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
5.6 hrs on record
Posted: 31 July
The game was pretty short. I have under 6 hours on it. It was on sale and I feel the $4 was worth it. I enjoyed the style of the game, but needed to use the in game guide a lot. I was finally getting the hang of it but then the game was over. Some puzzles were tricky but if you think through them you should be ok. Overall an enjoyable afternoon!
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
10.2 hrs on record
Posted: 2 August
A beautiful adventure. Mellow music, beautiful art and the hint system is very smart. It's a tough game but the fact that the puzzles are room by room makes it feel less punishing than many other point&click games. Well worth the purchase.
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1 of 2 people (50%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
7.4 hrs on record
Posted: 24 July
Good Game - would reccommend it
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Most Helpful Reviews  Overall
131 of 151 people (87%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.9 hrs on record
Posted: 3 December, 2013
This, has to be the most compelling story I've ever played through in a game. One of the best, most charmingly clever, point & click titles I've ever played, a masterpiece of a game. The rustic hand drawn graphics are genuinely exquisite and really help disguise the click areas of this game. Features a really touching twisted fate mecha-folkstory, of a young robot living in a steam-punk dystopian wasteland, trying to save an enslaved princess robot. The only dialog between the characters are small animated scenes inside thought bubbles, which I think is a cool way to help tell a story without literal or verbal ques. The music is beautiful, very original and thought provoking, it really helped set the tone. You'll come across the occasional puzzle here and there and they're are some tough ones, but none are too frustrating. Unlike many titles in this genre, Machinarium consistently had me at an "aHa!" moment, great game 10/10
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