Submachine (series)
The Submachine, Submerged Machine, series is a series of point-and-click adventure games, created by Mateusz Skutnik, and first released in October 2005.
In all the games you play as an unidentified character who awakes, seemingly after having some sort of amnesia, in new locations of the "Submachine" and have to solve different puzzles and examine the environment in order to escape. The series has been generally well received. There are so far seven installations in the main series as well as four spin-offs. One of the spin-offs was made for a Jayisgames contest and another for the website of the band Future Loop Foundation.
In an interview with Igor Hardy, Mateusz Skutnik stated that "This series should go at least until Submachine 10. After that, I don't know."[1]
Released Games
Part of the main series
- Submachine 1: The Basement (extended)
- Submachine 2: The Lighthouse
- Submachine 3: The Loop
- Submachine 4: The Lab
- Submachine 5: The Root
- Submachine 6: The Edge
- Submachine 7: The Core
Unreleased Games
- Submachine 8: The Plan
- Submachine 9 (Title TBA)
- Submachine 10 (Title TBA)
Not a part of the main series
- Submachine, the original game.
- iSubmachine, a game for iPhone.
- Submachine 2: The Lighthouse (Sketch)
- Submachine Network Exploration Experience (stated as "not a game" by Mateusz Skutnik)
- Submachine: 32 Chambers
- Submachine Future Loop Foundation
- Submachine Zero: Ancient Adventure
Community
The Submachine series has drawn a multitude of fans to join PastelForum, created by the developer. On this forum, the fans have developed many theories, which are the main backing of most people's ideas on the story behind the Submachine, due to the often vague storyline that goes along with the series.
Some of these theories were included in the newest installation, the Submachine Network Exploration Experience. This was described as a "lovely way to include the player community in [...] a series of solo adventures" by Andrew Plotkin of Gameshelf in his review of the game.[2]
Awards
The series has won numerous awards, including three from Jayisgames: Best of Casual Gameplay 2007 - Point-and-Click (for Submachine 4) and Best of Casual Gameplay 2009 - Adventure (for Submachine 6) [3] - Casual Gameplay Design Competition #8 (for Submachine: 32 Chambers).[4]
References
External links
- PastelGames, the developer's website
- PastelForum, the developer's forum
- SubmachineWorld, the series homepage