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Machinarium

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

Amanita Design · Released Oct 16, 2009

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 19K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
98% of 543 in 30 days
Players
30
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
3 months ago
Jul 28, 2026
Minimum PC
1 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

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 19,337 reviews are positive · 98% of 543 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.

Players over time

▼ -48% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 155 players on Oct 11, 2026.

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Oct 11, 2026155
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Sep 23, 202618
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Sep 21, 202636

How many players finish Machinarium?

27% of Steam players have unlocked «ESCAPER», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

Machinarium screenshot 1

Machinarium system requirements

Minimum: 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Machinarium?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

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

Does Machinarium have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Machinarium run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
12
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does Machinarium 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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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