Machinarium

Point-and-click adventure solving puzzles to rescue a kidnapped robot

Amanita Design · Released Oct 16, 2009

Adventure Indie

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 21K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 245 in 30 days
Playing now: 33; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 9 months ago; Dec 16, 2025

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)

What is Machinarium?

In this 2D adventure, you guide Josef from a scrapyard back into a rusty city of robots to rescue his girlfriend from a gang. You explore hand-drawn locations, use items, and solve logic puzzles and minigames. Characters communicate through animated symbols instead of lengthy dialogue.

For you if...

+you like exploring hand-drawn settings filled with robots
+you enjoy working through point-and-click puzzles and minigames
+you prefer stories told mostly through images

Not for you if...

−you want puzzles with clear, intuitive next steps
−you dislike searching detailed scenes for usable objects
−you prefer stories told through extended conversations

What players say

95% of 20,827 reviews are positive · 94% of 245 in the last 30 days

Players praise the art, music, and visual storytelling, and many enjoy the puzzles. The most common complaint is that puzzles can feel illogical or tedious, particularly when usable objects are hard to spot. Some players also report mouse or trackpad control problems.

Screenshots and trailer

Machinarium system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor: 1.8 Ghz Processor
Memory: 1GB Ram
Storage: 1GB Free space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 12
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian.