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Machinarium cover art

Machinarium

Amanita Design · 2009-10-16

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 01, 2013 (PlayStation Vita), Mar 01, 2013 (Android), Sep 06, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Sep 21, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Apr 16, 2020 (Xbox One), Oct 16, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

48
playing now
95%
positive of 21k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (437 ratings)
5.7h
to beat · rushed 4.5h · completionist 5.4h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

48 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Machinarium is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It was released on 16 October 2009 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, on 8 September 2011 for iPad 2 on the App Store, on 21 November 2011 for BlackBerry PlayBook, on 10 May 2012 for Android, on 6 September 2012 on PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network in Europe, on 9 October 2012 in North America and on 18 October 2012 in Asia. It was also released for PlayStation Vita on 26 March 2013 in North America, on 1 May 2013 in Europe and on 7 May 2013 in Asia. Demos for Windows, Mac and Linux were made available on 30 September 2009. A future release for the Wii's WiiWare service was cancelled as of November 2011 due to WiiWare's 40MB limit.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 48 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,010 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~251/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 825k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 20,622 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.99-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2021-02-11) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 23 of 46 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
39339320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

85192026-08-06 21:00 — 35 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 23 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 80 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 44 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 44 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 75 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 40 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 85 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 50 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 26 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 53 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 32 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 32 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 76 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 44 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 73 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 49 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 29 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 39 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 53 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 19 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 71 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 56 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 25 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 44 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 50 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 48 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.00$2.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-11-25 — best price $2.992016-07-22 — best price $2.492016-11-23 — best price $3.992017-02-21 — best price $2.992017-06-26 — best price $2.492017-10-24 — best price $9.952018-04-09 — best price $3.992018-07-27 — best price $9.992018-11-23 — best price $2.992019-01-12 — best price $9.992019-07-08 — best price $2.992019-11-26 — best price $2.992020-02-03 — best price $14.992020-07-11 — best price $14.992020-12-22 — best price $3.742021-04-10 — best price $14.992021-08-31 — best price $14.992021-12-04 — best price $14.992022-05-25 — best price $14.992022-11-04 — best price $4.492023-01-13 — best price $20.002023-04-24 — best price $3.992023-06-29 — best price $3.992023-10-05 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-04-08 — best price $5.992024-06-26 — best price $3.992024-09-16 — best price $19.992024-12-18 — best price $3.002025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-06-26 — best price $4.992025-09-07 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

133652026-05-31 — 126 pageviews2026-06-03 — 101 pageviews2026-06-06 — 101 pageviews2026-06-09 — 108 pageviews2026-06-12 — 75 pageviews2026-06-15 — 102 pageviews2026-06-18 — 93 pageviews2026-06-21 — 87 pageviews2026-06-24 — 75 pageviews2026-06-27 — 98 pageviews2026-06-30 — 102 pageviews2026-07-03 — 99 pageviews2026-07-06 — 114 pageviews2026-07-09 — 97 pageviews2026-07-12 — 72 pageviews2026-07-15 — 80 pageviews2026-07-18 — 87 pageviews2026-07-21 — 107 pageviews2026-07-24 — 110 pageviews2026-07-27 — 110 pageviews2026-07-30 — 86 pageviews2026-08-02 — 81 pageviews2026-08-05 — 71 pageviews2026-08-08 — 108 pageviews2026-08-11 — 81 pageviews2026-08-14 — 88 pageviews2026-08-17 — 79 pageviews2026-08-20 — 90 pageviews2026-08-23 — 90 pageviews2026-08-26 — 73 pageviews2026-08-28 — 108 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
59.9%
earned "SURVIVOR"
32.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)31,02152%12
Steam (Steam)11,98757%12
PS Vita (PlayStation)8,00653%12
PS4 (PlayStation)3,82265%12
Xbox One (Xbox)1,20855%16
Switch (Nintendo)630%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DCuteCasualPuzzleRobotsSci-fiSurrealStylizedAdventureSteampunk

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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