Difference between revisions of "Machinarium"

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Key points

The Definitive Version uses a custom made engine, with improved fullscreen support, leaderboards, cloud saves, achievements, new languages and controller support.^[1]

Other stores and versions should get updated in the future,^[2] this article is based off the updated version and differences to the original Flash version are indicated.

General information

Official Forum

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Also contains copy of Botanicula.
Developer website		The Definitive Version
GOG.com		The Definitive Version
Humble Store		The Definitive Version
itch.io
Mac App Store
Microsoft Store
Steam		The Definitive Version

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Soundtrack & Artbook

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40700/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Amanita-Design.Machinarium\ %APPDATA%\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects\<user-id>\localhost\ <path-to-game>\machinarium.sol^{[Note 2]}
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux	~/.macromedia/Flash_Player/#SharedObjects/<user-id>/#localWithNet/ <path-to-game>/machinarium.sol
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40700/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

(Windows) Machinarium's saves are stored in the Flash cache so will be removed by tools such as CCleaner; disable Flash file deletion to avoid this.^[3]

(Windows) Amanita Design also released their own tool to extract save-files.^[4]

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings, found under help.

Original flash version general settings, move mouse to bottom of main menu to view.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Game is displayed at roughly 16:10 aspect ratio. Screen size option simply adds black borders.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Original versions frame rate is capped at 25 FPS. Unlimited frame rate. If vsync is disabled externally, highly recommended to cap the frame rate manually.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Controls.

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised		Microsoft Store version.
Controller
Controller support		At least XInput and DualShock 4.^[5]
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Used to move cursor.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		DualShock prompt given at very title screen.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		In-game interaction is done visually and speech is mumbling.
Closed captions		At least one puzzle relies on sound, but an in-game walkthrough exists.
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	2.0	OS X and Linux only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	380 MB
Other	1024x768 screen resolution

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	380 MB
Other	1024x768 screen resolution

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Linux 32 bit
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	380 MB
Other	1024x768 screen resolution

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/40700/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (40700) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ The Definitive Version of Machinarium is now live! :: Steam Community - last accessed on 2017-06-24
↑ Amanita Design on Twitter - last accessed on 2017-06-24
"it's not exclusive. we're going to start updating the game on other outlets soon. please stay tuned!"
↑ Yahoo Answers save game topic
↑ Official forum thread save file
↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2017-06-24

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/40700/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (40700) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[gamedir-4] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] The Definitive Version of Machinarium is now live! :: Steam Community - last accessed on 2017-06-24

[2] Amanita Design on Twitter - last accessed on 2017-06-24
"it's not exclusive. we're going to start updating the game on other outlets soon. please stay tuned!"

[5] Yahoo Answers save game topic

[6] Official forum thread save file

[7] Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2017-06-24

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Developers

	Amanita Design
Publishers
	Daedalic Entertainment
	Lace Mamba Global
Engines
Original	Flash
Release dates
Windows	October 16, 2009
macOS (OS X)	October 16, 2009
Linux	October 16, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	85
IGDB	88
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Flip screen
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure, Puzzle
Art styles	Cartoon, Stylized
Themes	Sci-fi