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Submachine: Legacy

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4.9/5

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4.9

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Submachine: Legacy
Description
Become the Researcher Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You will find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way.  the World of Submachine With over 1900 rooms to visit, there's a lot to see...
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4.9/5

( 7 Reviews )

4.9

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Product details
2023, Mateusz Skutnik, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 64bit Intel compatible Dual Core CPU, 4 GB RAM, Version 11, 1 GB available space...
Time to beat
8.5 hMain
12.5 h Main + Sides
13.5 h Completionist
12 h All Styles
Description

Become the Researcher

Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You will find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. 

the World of Submachine

With over 1900 rooms to visit, there's a lot to see here. The underground world of submerged machines offers you vast variety of locations and structures to discover and repair. While everything is shattered, you will try to put things back together to understand and escape.

Story

You are alone here. You will follow the footsteps of a banished lighthouse keeper discovering his descent into ruins of Submachine. The story is divided into chapters that will unlock for you as you progress through the game. The story is conveyed by series of notes that you'll collect and read.

Puzzles

There are tons of puzzles, some of which you'll solve by bringing the machinery back online, tinkering with it, turning off and on again. For others you'll need to find missing parts, levers that were broken off or stolen, depleted power sources, gears, cogs, lamps, coils and so on. As you move through the structure, you will be putting back together things that were shattered.

Graphics

Entire game is hand-drawn. There's nothing auto-generated nor procedural. Each location was thoughtfully designed. Stylized drawings give the game its eerie atmosphere.

Music

Ambient music for this game was created by ThumpMonks, with chapter 1 ambient by Marcus Gutierrez. The music perfectly emphasizes the atmosphere of lonely exploration.

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System requirements
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
8.5 hMain
12.5 h Main + Sides
13.5 h Completionist
12 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
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Size:
638 MB

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Posted on: August 29, 2025

LeeFerreira

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Games: 1 Reviews: 1

Best Worst Puzzle Game

if it says i don't have any achievements or low play time i didn't launch the game through the GOG client This game suffers from two major faults: Lack of communication, either of where you can go or what you can pick up. Frequently hindered my playthrough. Maps being too large (particularly Chapter 10 and the Priority Assignment). Extremely time-consuming to have to remember which areas held what to solve puzzles. BUT if you're willing to look past these. This is a genuinely fantastic puzzle game. Even with the two aforementioned problems, I really enjoyed this game. Looking forward to The Engine.


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