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Machinarium

Amanita Design

2009•Puzzle•PEGI 7•About 6 hours

Taste attributes: adventurefantasyscience fictionmusic/dancerobots/ai/spacefresh & originalwholesomeimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and stylish: an original puzzle game, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

449 ratings

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About This Game

Machinarium is award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost and Botanicula. A little robot who’s been thrown out to the scrap yard behind the city must return and confront the Black Cap Brotherhood and save his robot-girl friend.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Machinarium opens with an overview of the eponymous city as a disposal flier launches from its highest tower. The player character, a robot called Josef is dumped on a scrapheap, where he re-assembles himself and sets off for the city. Entering the city, he discovers a plot by the Black Cap Brotherhood, his three thuggish antagonists, to blow up the city's tower.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureFantasyScience fictionMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming quest

Keywords

RobotsSingle-player onlyHumble bundleCharacter growthRobot protagonistWilhelm screamArcade cabinetGamersgate

Where to play

Details

Developer: Amanita Design
Publisher: Amanita Design
Released: 16 October 2009
Series: Machinarium
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 5h rushed, 6h normally, 5h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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