Retro Machina
Orbit Studio · 2021 · Singleplayer, Action, Indie, Colorful, Emotional
PC
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About Retro Machina
Only one city remains on the planet, and it’s only robots who inhabit it now. Protected by a glass dome, Endeavor rises above the once lively area and worker robots are trying their best to keep it going. In order to maintain it, every robot has to do its job perfectly and any imperfections found are being discarded.
Thrown to a junkyard for a malfunction, a single robot worker is on a quest to get itself fixed. But the city sees this loyal worker as a threat now, so all the robots and defenses that protect Endeavor have turned against their former colleague. With the unique ability to control various machines of the city, including any robots that are in the way, this little Robot is on a mission to fix himself and find intelligent life.
Yet it seems that there is no intelligent life left. Only the robots programmed to keep the city nice and clean for people who are nowhere to be found.
Thrown to a junkyard for a malfunction, a single robot worker is on a quest to get itself fixed. But the city sees this loyal worker as a threat now, so all the robots and defenses that protect Endeavor have turned against their former colleague. With the unique ability to control various machines of the city, including any robots that are in the way, this little Robot is on a mission to fix himself and find intelligent life.
Yet it seems that there is no intelligent life left. Only the robots programmed to keep the city nice and clean for people who are nowhere to be found.
You are on your own
Long ago humans vanished leaving behind only their robotic creations. Now the world they left behind is falling apart. Is there anyone out there to help you fix it and discover what happened to the people who used to live here?Your enemies are your tools
Alone in the world, the little robot has a special trick up his sleeve: the ability to hack and gain control of any other machines. Use them as you like: you can make them fight each other, explore unreachable places, solve puzzles, or just accompany you in your journey. There are dozens of robots with different abilities for you to explore.Enjoy hand-drawn visuals
The art style of Retro Machina is based on illustrations from the science fiction books of the twentieth century. Set in the retro-futuristic universe, the game is inspired by the work of such legendary people as Jacque Fresco, one of the most famous futurists in the world.Explore the multifaceted world
From underground facilities to the golden streets of Endeavour, the last city on the planet, your journey will take you across a whole region filled with new challenges, new robots, and mysteries to explore.What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Players praise Retro Machina's beautiful handdrawn isometric art style, atmospheric world design, and clever robot-hacking puzzle mechanic, with several highlighting it as an underrated gem and excellent Steam Deck experience. However, common complaints include excessive backtracking with limited fast travel, unintuitive map design that makes exploration tedious, overly simplistic puzzles that don't fully utilize the hacking mechanic, and some frustrating combat encounters where larger hacked robots can one-shot the player, creating repetitive failures.
It's a nice looking handdrawn isometric game that sometimes is very hard to understand based on the visuals. Remote control mechanic is the most interesting thing about it, but the puzzles it is used for end up very simple box + button situations and while you can dominate in combat using hacking, you end up awkwardly fighting the robot you hacked at the end. And if you pick a big one, it just one shots you forcing the combat to start over. Unfortunately the whole thing comes off very slow and a touch clunky with lackluster upgrades. Gave up after finishing the first zone and its lackluster boss.2 found this helpful
Retro Machina is an isometric action-adventure that blends exploration, environmental puzzles, and light combat into a cohesive experience defined as much by its atmosphere as its mechanics. Developed by Orbit Studio and published by SuperGG.com, it takes place in a world where humanity has mysteriously vanished, leaving behind a network of robots still dutifully following long-abandoned directives. You control a small service robot that begins to malfunction—an anomaly in a system built on routine—and is subsequently cast out into the wider world. From there, the game unfolds as a quiet journey through a forgotten civilization, where discovery and interpretation take precedence over explicit storytelling. The structure of the game revolves around interconnected areas that gradually open up as new abilities are acquired. Exploration is a constant focus, with environments designed to encourage curiosity through hidden pathways, optional upgrades, and subtle visual cues. While the progression path is ultimately guided, there is enough freedom to make the act of moving through the world feel engaging. At times, however, navigation can become slightly confusing, particularly when back…1 found this helpful
Very underrated isometric zeldavania. Perfect Steam Deck games. Reminds me a lot of Hob.1 found this helpful
Retro Machina is a generally well working game. - very nice graphics - fine action combat - good puzzling with the controlling robots mechanics It also has a lot of exploring. In the exploring section, the game has a bit more weaknesses. A few more teleporters to reduce backtracking would have made it better. If you happened to miss something, the map is just okayish to find spots you missed. Sometimes the keycards are very visible on the map once the part of the map is entered, and sometimes it was not. Is it a recommend? Yes, if you have some patience to deal with the exploration.1 found this helpful
This is such a beautiful game! Stimulating puzzles but not complicated to the point you get frustrated, beautifully drawn characters and views, and engaging battle scenes. I really enjoy it and love the fact that this has been created by a small studio and not a big corporation. You can feel the 'soul' put in this game. Love love love it. Sorry for the lack of technical gamer details, I don't play a lot or often lol.
A relaxing adventure/puzzle game with simple but attractive mechanics. Great to play with joystick.
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