Games like Machinarium
If Machinarium is your kind of game, the closest matches are Botanicula, The Tiny Bang Story and Samorost 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and melancholic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Machinarium is a point-and-click puzzle adventure game developed and published by Amanita Design, released in 2009 and available for $19.99. Set in a steampunk world of robots, it features hand-drawn art with no dialogue, relying entirely on visuals and animation for storytelling. Players navigate cross-scene puzzles, combine inventory items, and solve environmental challenges, with a hint system locked behind a mini-game. Reviewers and players describe the experience as atmospheric, immersive, melancholic, and nostalgic, highlighting that the music enhances both atmosphere and narrative. The puzzles are praised as cleverly designed and emotionally resonant, with the intricate hand-drawn art style frequently noted as a standout feature. The game is verified on Steam Deck, offers a challenging but short experience for solo play, and holds a 94% positive rating from 4,783 Steam reviews.
About Machinarium: 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!
Players who liked Machinarium also play
Steam players who put hours into Machinarium also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Botanicula
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Top pick for Machinarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
The Tiny Bang Story
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Machinarium.
Second-strongest match for Machinarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...
Samorost 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Third-strongest match for Machinarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Papetura
WHY THIS
Shares point and click, environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Ranked #4 for Machinarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Slide Treasures: Lydia's Hunt
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Machinarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Machinarium.
Set sail to discover treasures and mysteries in an engaging and intriguing story in this casual puzzler.
Life of Delta
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Ranked #6 for Machinarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Embark on a journey through a vast post-apocalyptic environment, full of interesting characters and engaging puzzle games in this sci-fi point-and-click adventure game.
100 hidden cups
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Machinarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
The strange cups are hidden on the paper. A difficult adventure for the eyes.
TOHU
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Ranked #8 for Machinarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Machinarium
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Return to Monkey Island
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Machinarium.
Reviewers of Machinarium cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Machinarium.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
Deponia
WHY THIS
Shares point and click with Machinarium.
Reviewers of Machinarium cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.
The Longest Journey
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Reviewers of Machinarium cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Machinarium.
The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.
Braid
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Reviewers of Machinarium cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Machinarium.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Outcast - A New Beginning
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Reviewers of Machinarium cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Explore the breathtaking alien world of Adelpha, support the local Talans in their struggles and fight your way through fast-paced battles against invading robot forces in this 3rd-person, open world, action adventure sequel to the 1999 cult classic.
Unmechanical
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Reviewers of Machinarium cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!
Primordia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Reviewers of Machinarium cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Botanicula
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Reviewers of Machinarium cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Machinarium at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Machinarium on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Machinarium.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Machinarium on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Machinarium on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Machinarium.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Machinarium on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Machinarium.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Machinarium on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Machinarium.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Machinarium.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Machinarium.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Machinarium.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Machinarium.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Amanita Design
Other recommendable Steam games by Amanita Design, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Pilgrims
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Machinarium. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?
Creaks
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Machinarium. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Botanicula
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Machinarium. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Samorost 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Machinarium. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
CHUCHEL
WHY THIS
Shares point and click with Machinarium.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Machinarium. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!
Happy Game
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Machinarium. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Samorost 2
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Machinarium. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.
Phonopolis
WHY THIS
Shares point and click, environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Machinarium. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Botanicula
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Samorost 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Papetura
WHY THIS
Shares point and click, environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
100 hidden cups
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
The strange cups are hidden on the paper. A difficult adventure for the eyes.
TOHU
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with Machinarium.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.
Frequently asked about Machinarium
- Is Machinarium verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Machinarium is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Machinarium cost?
- Machinarium is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Machinarium?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Machinarium are Botanicula, The Tiny Bang Story, Samorost 3.
- Who developed Machinarium?
- Machinarium was developed by Amanita Design.
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