Machinarium

Machinarium is a fun puzzle game with a nice art style. It's a casual game but it does have a couple of mini games and one combat section. None of Machinarium is overly hard, but there are a few puzzles that will feel very frustrating until you get the hang of them. As far as the art style goes, Machinarium is 4.5/5, gameplay is a 4/5, and the challenge is a 3/5. I would recommend Machinarium to puzzle game fans looking for a moderate challenge and some relaxing music.

One of the cutest games I’ve ever played I’m not even done and it’s already one of my favourite games, I really like how the puzzles are challenging as well

Overwhelmingly cute! Great point & click with humor, challenging puzzles and amazing art. Love everything by Amanita Design

It's really as good as they say. Like all point and clicks there are a few moments of what tf do i do. But even with that this game is a masterclass of the genre. Highly recommend,

Childhood game, I pay tribute after so many years I finally beat it. Thanks Amanita Design

Funny review:
I am bad at puzzles

Actual review:
Mechanarium is a genius game. Its puzzles are simple at their easiest, and require a good knowledge of logic systems at their worst. Meaning that, even with a brain as stupid and deformed as mine, you can triumph over Machinarium.

The whole game is excellently designed. Both visually and in its gameplay elements. The city of Machinarium is so interesting and grotesque at the same time. It's dirty, rusted, and old. Along with that, it's lively. People going about their day exist everywhere in Mechanarium. You have bums sitting on the street, people going to church, animals frolicking about, etc. There's a lot going on here. The drawn style works wonderfully with the visual themes of the game. I felt like I was looking at the inner workings of some sort of mega-structure. Watching one part of a massive whole.

The puzzles themselves are the main bread and butter of Mechanarium. For as pretty as it looks, it would be nothing without the puzzles. Every bit of progression is done through puzzle solving. All of which require logic based thinking or comparing and memorizing data for later use. In that sense, I felt the way a machine would. Going about my day while following the code that I'm programmed to run on. This really tied the whole experience together. The fun story that went along with it was the cherry on top.

This is a cute game that I highly recommend to anyone to try. Especially if you love puzzles.

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Machinarium is quite uniquely crafted point-and-click puzzle game with stunning hand-drawn graphics. Its visual style feels like stepping into a beautifully illustrated storybook. The puzzles are clever and sometimes quite challenging, requiring sharp attention to detail and creative problem-solving. Every little element in the environment could be a clue, so stay observant! It’s a rewarding experience for players who enjoy intricate puzzles and an atmospheric journey. Definitely worth playing!

Really charming and beautiful game.

The puzzles are nice, ramps up in difficulty slightly towards the end.
There is the hintbook, when you're stuck (I was one time), but at least you gotta work for the hint^^
I will ALWAYS recommend to try on your own as much as you can (or even more than you think you can ;-) ), it's always more satisfying to solve a tricky puzzle yourself;
especially when you already sorta gave up on it but gave it a "one last try" anyway.

The MUSIC! The music, the music! Lovin it.

Overall, really good experience!

It is much appreciated the great bundle pack!!! Now just trying to play in an iPad, wish me luck

Pretty much every puzzle made my brain bleed ( i am idiot ) but when i managed to figure it out on my own i felt like a proper G. Luckily, the game has a neat "walkthrough" mechanic, where you play a little side scroller shooter to unlock a book that tells you how to do things --- I will say though, there were some sections where it still didn't make sense because it omitted some aspects or steps. Many times using the guide it was like OH! of course but there are definitely puzzles where i was scratching my head wondering how any person is supposed to think to do this without any hints.
At the end of the day, i was really playing this for the aesthetic and as a chill palette cleanser which this absolutely provided. I'm not sure that it's necessarily worth full price, but on sale you will pay less than $5 and get your moneys worth.

It was an okay point and click adventure game that I would give 6/10 but about halfway through the game it started lagging for 3-4 seconds about every 3-4 seconds. I searched for a fix but nothing worked for me and I had to finish the last half of the game with lagging. Get it on a sale if it looks interesting to you and you like point and click adventure games.

IMPORTANT! You have to save manually, and if you save and then close the game during an animation made by your interaction, it is possible that the game doesn't save the item you should receive. 
For example: When I helped the drummer, I saved, closed the game, and after helping the third member, I didn’t receive an important item.

It is a very basic art game today. Everybody should have played it or know it already. If you don’t know Machinarium, this game has a decent but charming story, but the animation and the hard logical puzzles make up the core of the experience.
There is no boring part; every draw is very detailed in every frame, and there is a wide variety in puzzles.

So if you like the pictures above and you like logical puzzles, you can’t find better than Machinarium.

There are a couple of points where I found the objectives unclear or where I completely missed an object even after repeatedly visiting the available screens. A mini-game or two are frustratingly difficult, and don't fit well with the overall vibe of the game. However, the foibles are easily overcome by the fantastic art, character design, and game play. Fun and satisfying.

The most beautiful game that I've ever played and having a nostalgia when i was a kid.

The Arts on it is so freaking good and the music too.

10/10

Even though I needed clues to solve some challenging puzzles, it was quite enjoyable to see what would happen. What kept me hooked was the game's world and concepts. If these didn’t affect you, then playing might not be necessary.

Story: ★★★★☆
Music: ★★★☆☆
Gameplay: ★★★★☆
Overall: ★★★★☆
Goofy and fun

started this game around a decade ago, was too young and stupid to beat it, now im just too stupid. amazing puzzle game

Machinarium is breathtaking. I think that most people who give this a negative review or find it boring fail to stop and see the sheer beauty of the landscapes, the characters with oozing personality (despite being mute robots), and all the other little details of this experience. Yes, the gameplay may not be riveting or well controlled, but that's not what matters here - simply get lost in the art and and the music and you will have a wonderful time. The puzzles can be challenging but I think they're really rewarding if you beat them - makes you feel smart haha.

There's truly some magic in this game and I can't recommend it enough. If you like cool things, you'll love Machinarium. :)

Machinarium is a puzzle game that really made me think of my own country (Czechia) differently.

The developers, who come from Czech Republic made a game that feels so unique.
The art style, the soundtrack, everything. Just everything in this game is so unique that it's hard to tell that this was made by Czech developers.

I have never, and I mean never seen a game with such an unique art style like this until now.

The story being spoken through the robots memories is so smart.

I don't know what to say, just play the game and you'll understand. Because this game is just beautiful art piece.

I finished the game when I was a teenager, now after all these years I came back to the game... never bored of it. one of the best games out there!
10/10

Machinarium is a charming little point-and-click adventure game, with some surprisingly challenging puzzles and beautifully designed backgrounds and characters. First of all, the art style is obviously the main selling point, and of course it's amazing. But let's talk about the actual gameplay. For what it is, it works very well. There are many inventive puzzles (ex. playing an arcade machine to get currency, or purposefully getting answers wrong on a test to progress the game), and most of the puzzles were very fair and never felt too complicated. However, I did encounter one puzzle, pretty early into the game, where I seemingly got soft-locked (the boiler room level). It turns out all I needed to do was cross some other wires to basically reset some of the puzzle, but the game never really made that very clear, even in the hint book. But honestly, it doesn't really detract too much from the overall experience, because it was a pretty short puzzle and I still had a very fun time with the rest of the puzzles. Speaking of the hint book, it's a really inventive mechanic that, as the name suggests, gives you hints. But you have to play a short little mini-game to unlock the book every time you want to peak at it, which is a great way of discouraging looking at the book when you don't really need to. Overall, the game is very well executed with ingenious puzzles and charming characters and locations. I'd recommend giving it a whirl, especially if you're a fan of Amanita Design's other games. (Steam Deck compatibility: Works great! I never had any issues with the controls, and all the information was pretty easy to read, even on the small print of the hint book.)

An absolute delight from start to finish. Uniquely challenging but in a very engaging way. It's important to look everywhere around you. I love the immersive artwork and sound design, and the music is especially awesome.

I played this game since it came out and it's very much enjoyable after these years.

Amanita does a great job with their puzzle games.

You must summon your inner child and solve the puzzles and the cute in game games, save your friend and leave together towards a better place.

Cute and smart game. Wish there was a part 2 or even 3, like Samorost has.

Pure joy ! Nice puzzles, great storytelling

this is literally what if Radiohead's album OK COMPUTER had a game.

Fitter, Healthier and more productive
a pig
in cage
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Only this game do not work well on steam. If You have 120hz or higher monitor, You need to make it 60hz. Also helps turning off vertical sync in Nvidia control panel. Then finally it is possible to play. Game itself is excellent.

I specifically do not recommend this for handheld devices like the steam deck. Timing based puzzles in Point & Click games are already annoying enough, but not using a mouse makes this 100 times more frustrating. Having to find the correct place to click during a 1-2 second time limit just isn't fun to me.

a point and click game with puzzles all-round but the hand-drawn graphics and music are really the star of the show.

however, the game itself is fairly short so i would recommend buying it on a sale but it will be well worth it

Mindblowing game in a good way! Forgot almost all puzzles and riddles))) But this game gave me a nostalgia for past days of my life back then at the school. Played that today with one breath! Amanita games thank you!!! Machinarium is the greatest game of all time! Highly recommending this to play!!! Now you have guides at your book or at internet!

Nice graphics, but rather too much scripted chronology and, at times, extremely stupid and illogical "puzzles". At moments, you just can't figure it out what you're supposed to do, because you should have the same imagination as the developer.

The perfect example is part with the "cat", which should be electrocuted without any obvious reason. It's just dumb, as many other puzzles around the game.

This is point & click, but with very few options to try stuff as in other P&C games. All in all, I recommend, but it could be much better in the sense of logic.

This game is a brain gym, because thanks to it, I learned how to open a package of pills to increase intelligence.

This is my very first puzzle game that I played when I was a kid, really enjoying it, but I couldn't beat it when I was young, so now I'm an adult, and I can finally beat this game 100/10.

On the surface, Machinairum is a competent point-and-click puzzler, but beyond its well-integrated gameplay loop, you will discover an enveloping, atmospheric work of art. I first played the game when I was 15 years old, and I credit its visuals as among the most formative influences on my aesthetic sensibilities later in life. And even after all these years, the soundtrack gives me chills.

Admittedly, the game shows its age in a few minor ways; through a clunkiness characteristic of early indies and a dated sense of humor that is often at odds with its sublimity. Also, don't expect much from the story, which contents itself with simple conventions, affording the vibes space to speak for themselves.

Fortunately, those vibes speak volumes. I would recommend Machinarium to anyone intrigued by the trailer (especially if the game is on sale). I know that sounds painfully obvious, but, unlike many modern games, Machinarium's trailer does not oversell the product. What you see is what you get: a partially forgotten gem from a bygone era, steeped in quiet, antique beauty.

World-known classics. Sincerely recommend for a timeless design and soundtrack.
Worth every minute in 3-hours walkthrough

To me, a good puzzle game is one where you really need to think when playing and not just coast through. Machinarium passes that standard with flying colors. Beautiful art style too, it reminds me of Studio Ghibli and really sells the grimy oil-stained setting.

Moja żona powiedziała, że jeśli ta recenzja zdobędzie 10 polubień i 5 nagród, podaruje mi pudełko piwa. Chłopaki, pomóżcie!

amazing game from childhood has great art design and music and good puzzles

I should've wrote this when i had first got and beaten the game, but oh well..
Absolutely an amazing and beautiful game imo from the art to music, gameplay is enjoyable as too and runs smoothly.
A must get if you like point and click puzzles and robots. :3

It was a fun puzzle game with a cute story and interesting world-building. I personally like the part where it shows how things work in the Machinarium kind of dystopia land. It's quite an interesting thing to see. I also giggled a bit knowing the robots have religions. It was genuinely a philosophically thought provoking part. WHAT!?, WHY??, and HOW???. Guess I'll have some thoughts running wild when I lay down at night LMAO

Also sometimes, it's really hard to see the direction the game is pointing me to go. Especially the owl part. And sometimes the point where I needed to click to be able to make a progress is a bit small that I thought I understood it all wrong until I looked up some walk-through online and I was actually right. I just had to spam click it until it hit the target

All and all, the game was fun and was doing great for a weekend activity. I enjoyed it a lot.

Beautiful nostalgic art, well aged music, sensible point-and-click... But dear god the mini-puzzles are so insanely annoying, unnecessary, contrived, and feel like an artificial playtime boost. If this was a modern game I wouldn't have left a positive review haha, but it gets a pass for being so charming and influential for its time

The only point'n'click game I've completed more than one time. That genre is not my cup of tea, but I greatly enjoyed Machinarium from beginning to end. There were some frustrating moments mid game where I was lost and didn't know how to make any progress. Thankfully the in-game hint system pointed me in the right direction and I could finish the story. In hindsight, the events and interactions made sense.

All throughout the journey the game would annoyingly zoom itself without me clicking the right button. Played on mac.

Played this when I was like, 6-7 years old on my iPad, and to be honest? The game is amazing. Sure, can be completed in under 2 hours if done correctly, but trust me on this one: This game's a gem, like the other games of Amanita Design.

i am head over heels in love with the industrial art design, it reminds me of those old, almost antiquarian-looking books on engineering and mechanical theory you would find in a library and pick up without having the slightest clue what they are about, just because the inside looks so cool. the concept art for maoko reactors from FFVII came to mind, as well as as some real life examples -- eastern european architecture as a whole, which makes sense, being that the developer is based in the czech republic. it has a certain charm. i love that you can see the influence.

game-play wise, the puzzles are fine and it never gets too challenging. old brain teasers such as this one are always fun to come back to, especially if you grew up on flash point & click games.

Insanely original and well made game and amazing hand-drawn graphics, but a lot of difficult puzzles. I hope that in future Amanita will make Machinarium 2.

One of the Best Points and Click games.

very much recommended, good game with great story and puzzle

such a nice little puzzle game, nice little story and just has charm out the ass.

My childhood game. I love this game with all my heart.
From the music, the little expressions of the robots, every puzzles are so well thought through.
It takes a lot time to figure out how to solve some puzzles but as the story progresses;
it's really worth until the end. I love the art so much.
This game have a very special place in my heart, I really hope there's another one in the future.

even though it's an old game by modern gaming standards it's a timeless gem and worth investing your time in