Submachine: Legacy

Submachine: Legacy

Mateusz Skutnik · October 13, 2023 · Puzzle, Point & Click, Adventure, Hand-drawn, Exploration

Buy the Submachine: Legacy key for Steam from Kinguin at $4.10 — the cheapest of 4 stores we compare.

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lowest tracked $3.93
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Standard Edition · DRM-Free
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$12.49
$24.99
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Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$24.99
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Cheapest Submachine: Legacy keys — keyshops

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Standard Edition · Steam
$4.10
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Standard Edition · Steam
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Submachine: Legacy price by region

Submachine: Legacy costs $4.10 in the United States, $4.10 in Georgia (USD), £5.16 in the United Kingdom, €6.18 in Europe (EUR), CA$14.49 in Canada, NZ$15.49 in New Zealand, A$17.99 in Australia, R$23.75 in Brazil and zł27.27 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Submachine: Legacy offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Statesyour region $4.10 −67% $12.49 $4.10 4
Georgia (USD) $4.10 −67% $12.49 $4.10 4
United Kingdom £5.16 −50% £9.75 £5.16 3
Europe (EUR) €6.18 −50% €10.49 €6.18 3
Canada CA$14.49 −50% CA$14.49 — 2
New Zealand NZ$15.49 −50% NZ$15.49 — 2
Australia A$17.99 −50% A$17.99 — 2
Brazil R$23.75 −50% R$23.75 R$37.97 3
Poland zł27.27 −50% zł44.99 zł27.27 3

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Submachine: Legacy

✦ AI summary

Submachine: Legacy is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game where you explore over 1900 interconnected rooms filled with broken machinery, cryptic notes, and environmental puzzles to uncover the story of a banished lighthouse keeper's descent into ruin. Every location is meticulously illustrated to create an eerie atmosphere as you repair machinery, find missing parts, and piece together the mystery of the Submachine network.

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.

Submachine: Legacy — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Submachine: Legacy is beloved by longtime fans of the original flash games and newcomers alike, praised for its intricate puzzles, atmospheric aesthetic, compelling lore, and seamless animations that enhance the classic experience. Players consistently highlight the satisfying challenge of solving interconnected puzzles that reward careful attention to detail, along with the game's meditative, replayable nature and the ability to take breaks and save progress at any time.

Recommended Aug 25, 2026
I love it when a staple of my childhood becomes more. having played a majority of the original flash games, I really enjoy where this adventure went with just enough to make you second guess everything...
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Recommended Aug 7, 2026
i loved it in flash and i love it here
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Recommended Sep 29, 2026
Amazing game with good lore and great puzzles. Loads of nostalgia too
Recommended Sep 21, 2026
I can't stress enough how much these games mean to me. They were the flash games I'd always play on the computer in elementary school. I remember getting stumped by the puzzles so many times but still I'd perservere, taking in the ambience and aesthetic. Both of which I love to death; I try to incorporate the same weird, lonely vibe into some of my creative work. Of course, now I've replayed every chapter so many times that I can effectively do them on autopilot; it's a great way to de-stress. Overall, Submachine is an experience, a treat for the senses that you won't soon forget.
Recommended Sep 5, 2026
Incredible puzzles, spooky music, intriguing lore. It was super satisfying to solve the ultimate puzzle with everything coming together, even if there's so much to have to think about at the same time ! Notes on what is needed where are very useful to make.
Recommended Aug 26, 2026
Original flash game and better! If you love puzzles and escape room games this is worth every minute of game play. It's even better than the flash version because they are now animated seamlessly and also connected somehow, between each versions creating a even more immersive gaming experience. The puzzles are very intricate but not impossible to solve, you need to focus and pay attention to details. And you can always take breaks and save your progress at any point of your progression. Replayability is high as well as you can do speedruns after, the puzzles are so intricate and maze like it's still challenging despite already solving it.

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