Machinarium

This is the yardstick by which any point and click game should be measured. Exceptional by all aspects: fun, atmosphere, music, graphics, cleverness etc ... just excellence through and through.
Generally i love Amanita games but Machinarium along maybe Samorost (I and II) are just my favourites.
Thank you for the DX12 update!

This game is an absolute banger, the music is crazy and the art style is crazy good.

The puzzles are fun, the game doesn't overstay, it still works on modern hardware after more than 15 years, and the soundtrack is filled with bangers. What more can you ask for?

this game took me 3428957 hours to complete as a child and about half an hour as an adult

Easily my favourite game, I love everything about it. wonderfull and enchanting soundtrack that fit very well to the situation in game, characters and scenery beautifuly drawn and the riddles are so much fun to solve and for sharpening your mind. 10/10

Great Optics. Great Puzzles. Great Humour. You can feel the love that went into this game. Maybe a liitle too short. I want more :(

Machinarium might well be my favorite Amanita Design's game! I adore this hand-drawn world that seems busy whether or not you are interacting with it or not. Machinarium offers a classical puzzle after puzzle to proceed, but it does it perfectly. The challenge is there, and you might run back and forth figuring out the next move. Personally, it took me FOREVER to win the tic tac toe game, and I got frustrated failing to outrun the robot and game ending in a tie.

What I loved about this game is the well-thought progress within areas. There is a consistent art style that stays true to the world. Also side characters are well-presented and you can very much sympathize with them, not everyone though. You can also find some references to other games, like the robot in lobby area.

Honestly probably my favorite game ever. I just replay it every time I'm stressed and it's very soothing.
Good puzzles, good music, fantastic vibes; fabulous all around imo.

A game from my childhood, and an absolute masterpiece.
With its amazing and timeless art style, great soundtrack, charming story and lore, and clever puzzles, Machinarium easily asserts itself as a staple of the genre.
Truly a game everybody should own, and one I am more than happy to slap my seal of approval on.

I use to play this game all the time back in 2016 and was excited to play again. Was not disapointed. The art style, the music and the characters are all very cool and creative and the puzzles are not too hard and not easy, if you get stuck on something the game does give you a way of cheating but you have to do a long and difficult minigame before doing so, which gives insentive to double check places you havent been instead of cheating, the only thing I hate is the STUPID TIC TAC TOE GAME!!!! WHY IS THE ROBOT SO SMART AND BLOCKS EVERYTHING I DO. Anywayyyy it is still a very fun game would recommend to puzzle lovers.

Machinarium is a brilliant point-and-click adventure that stands out for its charming, hand-drawn art style and captivating puzzles. Set in a steampunk-inspired world, players control Josef, a small robot on a journey to rescue his girlfriend and save his city. The game's stunning visual design, combined with a unique, wordless narrative, immerses players in its quirky and emotional world. The puzzles are challenging but rewarding, and the absence of dialogue allows for a more atmospheric, expressive experience. The original soundtrack further enhances the game's mood, perfectly complementing its aesthetic. Machinarium is a delightful, clever, and beautifully crafted game that will leave you thinking long after you've solved its puzzles.

This is my childhood game but I still struggle to solve the puzzles lol (the book was the only way I could clear this)

Machinarium is a cool mix of puzzles, great art, and a really good soundtrack. It’s got a simple but interesting story, no dialogue, and some tricky but satisfying challenges. If you like point-and-click games, it’s definitely worth checking out.

8.5/10

Fun! Cute. Good puzzles, including some retro arcade style games incorporated.

One of my favorite games of all time. For a game made in 2009, the art and design of the game is gorgeous. I cannot imagine Amanita design without this really unique and sketch-like vibe to each area of the games they make. Wouldn't trade this game for any other; absolutely amazing.

I love funny robot game

Such a pretty game, cute story line and good puzzles! Love the band the music they played was awesome i chilled alot of minutes seeing my little bot jamming to the band. the sounds scapes in general are amazing.

I absolutely adore the artstyle from Amanita Design. Machinarium looks pretty detailed and very atmospheric. The puzzles were a little difficult for a dunce like me but I did manage to finish the game thanks to the guide manuel (I don't know what the book for the solutions is called). The best part for me were the variety of puzzles and minigames. My personal favourite is the one were you need to get five screws in a row. The story is pretty straightforward and doesn't have much depth to it. Overall a good adventure puzzle game.

This game is actually great and I recommend it, but this steam version is not in an acceptable state. Performance is really bad unless you lower your refresh rate and disable Vsync, and some puzzles are actually unbeatable unless you play in windowed mode. If you're fine with that, definitely recommended, but I'm quite shocked that the game is in the state that it is.

Incredible little game. Art is beautiful and the puzzles strike a perfect balance between difficult but not obtuse.

The only bit I didn’t enjoy was the 2D maze where you shoot enemies. That bit was very boring, but it only lasts 5 minutes.

Great adventure game with fun puzzles and lovely art style. Sadly the creators kind of lost it after this one.

One of the best puzzle games with a great atmosphere.

The Glasshouse With Butterfly is top 5 video game soundtracks of all time idc.

I just had to rebuy this for the nostalgia, still the best puzzle game ever made

⭐ 8/10 - A Handcrafted Masterpiece

Machinarium is an absolute gem of a point-and-click adventure! From its beautifully hand-drawn art style to its atmospheric soundtrack, every moment feels like stepping into a living, breathing world full of charm and mystery.

The story follows a little robot named Josef on a quest to save his kidnapped girlfriend and thwart the plans of a gang of troublemaking bots. The puzzles are brilliantly designed—challenging yet fair—and they make you feel genuinely clever when you solve them. There's no dialogue, yet the game tells its story masterfully through expressive animations and visual storytelling.

The soundtrack by Tomáš Dvořák (Floex) is a work of art on its own, setting the perfect mood for this melancholic yet heartwarming adventure.

If you love indie games, point-and-click adventures, or just beautifully crafted experiences, Machinarium is a must-play. It’s an unforgettable journey that will stay with you long after the credits roll.

✅ Pros:
✔ Stunning hand-drawn visuals
✔ Clever and rewarding puzzles
✔ Immersive, atmospheric soundtrack
✔ No dialogue, yet an engaging story
✔ Packed with charm and personality

🚫 Cons:
❌ None, unless you don’t like puzzles!

Final Verdict: A must-play for adventure game lovers! 🎶🤖💛

great game, immaculate programming and visuals, if you think you've tried everything to solve a section, you haven't... duh

Really fun and tricky game! Love the lore of the main character. Recommend on getting it!

An endearing land of characterful robots.

Its just great in all aspects, picture is beautiful, music is definitely going into playlist, most importantly, puzzles are rather hard, but not outright illogical, personally only had to look up the guides a couple of times. So, yeah, all fellow enjoyers of point and click should have this piece of classic(chirst, 16 years have passed) in their collection.

Lovely art and music. Good and challenging puzzles. The world has a rich atmosphere that draws you in.

this game is so iconic and the art and music are really great and i wish this weren't true but ultimately i had a really difficult time with this! the tic tac toe puzzle made me quit for a month i'm not joking. and i'm not a fan of how primitive looking the in-game explanations were sorry. having to do the minigame everytime was hard enough and then to not even understand the answers was too much for me ⚰️ i think the rougher art style used in the guidebook and speech bubbles + flashbacks kind of worked against the aesthetic of the game and made it look unfinished sometimes (i'm being nitpicky it wasn't used often). i also found it hard to engage with the story as the main character would experience flashbacks only as a side effect of being idle for too long. so i feel like the narrative and relationships could have been incorporated into the context of the main game more. i didn't even know bro's name was josef or that the robot in the tower was supposed to be the mayor. some of the interactivity was also frustrating such as having to press the button to enter the elevator rather than the much larger doors which is what felt intuitive to me, and a lot more examples which i won't list. my frustration is making this game sound worse than it is btw, there are good qualities but i'm not in the mood to write about them... this just didn't leave an impact on me like the samorost games did. that said it is definitely worth playing for anyone interested in point and click adventure games and i'd still recommend it, assuming most people have more patience than me and are smarter at puzzles 😭

nice game, ban the tic-tac-toe guy pls

music is the best ❤️‍🔥

Good puzzle game, like the art style

Beautiful game! Fantastic imagery, nice slow pace, incredible atmosphere. For the most part, the puzzles are great and on a good level.

I like the cartoonish vibes of the artstyle; the story was sweet and all the puzzles were very nice to solve (and challenging); I like that not every puzzle was marked as such, and that we needed to pay attention and interact with the environnement to progress in the story :) the minigames (arcade, debugging the brain) were also enjoyable!

For me as the Amanita game enjoyer, this game was hard, but the artstyle was so good, 10/10

The game is alright, the atmosphere is great and the music is good, the characters are compelling.
That being said, the game was many issues:
-It lags like hell but that isn't a huge problem in this type of game.
-There are a few game ending bugs at different late stage section.
-Half the puzzles are very unintuitive and the artstyle makes is very inconsistent with what you can and can't interact with.
-The animations are suuuuuper long and the lag just makes them longer.
Overall, some puzzles felt great and the story was charming but 80% of the playtime was just pure tedium.

When I was younger, I didn’t know anything about game piracy and just bought cracked discs from copying shops. Back then, I simply enjoyed exploring the robot world in Machinarium and solving those interesting puzzles. After about a decade, playing it again brought back strong feelings of nostalgia.

100/10

15 years later, i finally decided to get this game on my new account, never finished it the true way (not skipping) really fun, i recommend this game especially for people that played it when they were younger and never finished it. Its more the nostalgia especially with every other game ive seen come great.

Cute little game about a robot trying to do what's right.
Some puzzles can be hard, but they include a walk-through in-game, which is quite nice.
The art is incredible.

Played this when I was a kid. Its still an amazing game. One you shouldn't skip and a classic indie game.

This game was simply AWESOME ! I loved the atmosphere surrounding the gameplay and especially the graphics which are simply magnificent, I am so happy to have been able to play one of my childhood games again !

Machinarium is such a simple game, yet I really like the art style. It brings back childhood memories as this was my first point and click adventure game. I would rate the puzzle difficulty as medium, but once solved the puzzles are very much memorable, making Machinarium as a one of those game you can only enjoy once in a lifetime.

i simply love point-and-click. great job for the whole game from graphics to puzzles to sound!!

Insanely well made, cute, classic point and click puzzle game. The soundtrack is 100% worth it too. Seriously, a must play for any fan of the genre.

Delightful point and click adventure that doesn't overstay it's welcome but easily gave me 15 hours of gameplay.

Even with the mechanical gray color scheme it is still a vibrant landscape as machines imitate the foibles of humans and a narrative is gradually revealed through flashbacks.

The gameplay involves both environmental puzzles and more isolatable retro puzzles usually based on something familiar but always with a great twist on it.

Cute but with an underlying austerity, I found this challenging enough but never so much I was beating my head against the wall.

short but sweet point n click experience... the atmosphere is impeccable with the hand-drawn art, and floex's music

Such an amazing game. I had played it in my childhood and remembered it, that's why I bought it on my steam and played it. I tried doing so without any hints or walk-throughs or even any ideas from my friends. Finished it in 4.3 hrs. Such a lovely game. The story is well-designed, you can feel their emotions in the things they go through, and you root for them to win. I totally recommend it. Sometimes the puzzles are hard, but the ECSTASY of solving it and going to the next step is unparalleled. You will feel a certain type of way after solving each puzzle, TRULY rewarding.

I remember some comments saying some puzzles are unsolvable but trust me they're okay! Just be patient and try to think "simple" instead of complex. You don't need to click every pixel to see where something randomly interacts. Try to think in the MC's stead and I'm sure after less than 10 minutes you'll solve the problem :)

Found the puzzles and story fun.

The controls felt pretty unresponsive at times and had me wondering if this was a port from another platform. In a game that has objects you can interact with but aren't highlighted, you may find yourself missing something within an area and having to double back. This became frustrating and somewhat tedious.

If you don't see yourself being fazed by the issue above, I recommend giving this game a chance. Especially if you can pick it up for a few bucks on sale.