Machinarium

Machinarium is a single-player point-and-click adventure game set in a decaying mechanical city populated entirely by robots. The player controls a small robot named Josef, who has been dismantled and discarded on a scrap heap outside the city. After reassembling himself, he sets out to return home, confront the Black Cap Brotherhood gang that torments other robots, and rescue his kidnapped companion.

The game unfolds through a series of static, hand-drawn screens that are navigated by pointing and clicking. Players interact with objects in the environment to solve puzzles, gather items into an inventory, and combine them to progress. Josef’s abilities include extending or contracting his body to reach different areas, a mechanic often required to complete environmental challenges. Communication is presented visually: instead of written dialogue, characters use animated speech bubbles that convey thoughts and goals through small illustrations.