Submachine: Legacy
Hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle adventure in a deserted machine network
Mateusz Skutnik · Released Oct 13, 2023
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 98% of 1,314
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 4
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Nov 14, 2024
What is Submachine: Legacy?
This hand-drawn, 2D point-and-click adventure takes place across a network of deserted underground locations. You explore rooms, collect parts and notes, and repair machinery to solve puzzles while following the trail of a banished lighthouse keeper. The story unfolds in chapters as you search for a way out.
For you if...
- +you enjoy methodical exploration and challenging machinery puzzles
- +you like piecing together a story from collected notes
Not for you if...
- −you want action instead of slow room-by-room exploration
- −you prefer a story told without reading notes
What players say
98% of 1,314 reviews are positive
Players praise the hand-drawn art, eerie atmosphere, gradual story reveals, and puzzle design. They complain about extensive backtracking, easy-to-miss interactive objects, and solutions they find unclear, particularly in later sections.
How many players finish Submachine: Legacy?
37% of Steam players have unlocked «Chapter X», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Submachine: Legacy system requirements
Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Submachine: Legacy?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 64bit Intel compatible Dual Core CPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 64bit Intel compatible Dual Core CPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Submachine: Legacy have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Submachine: Legacy run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 28
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Submachine: Legacy use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Point & Click
- Puzzle
- Adventure
- Hand-drawn
- Exploration
- 2D
- Indie
- Atmospheric
- Colorful
- Dystopian
- Philosophical
- Futuristic
- Mystery
- Logic
- Singleplayer
- Story Rich
Recent updates
- Nov 4, 2023 · Overwhelmingly Positive Update
