THE ENIGMA MACHINE

Buy90%

Very Positive · 384 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

ENIGMA STUDIO · Indie · Nov 30, 2018

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy THE ENIGMA MACHINE?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 384 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise22% are divided33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The puzzles are genuinely fun + a little stressful when they need to be, the atmosphere is eerie, and I loved watching the general tone of the game advance alongside the plot.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall a pleasant stylistic game that evokes reminiscence of Blade Runner style technology paired with old original PlayStation graphics.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The puzzles aren't too hard to figure out if you've got a good sense of exploration, and audio is used to great effect to make setting more unnerving as you press onward.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's pretty suspenseful and sets a really unsettling atmosphere via both the glitchy PS1 graphics and sound design.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story68 reviews
Graphics52 reviews
Gameplay37 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
75% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
70% still recommend
Performance
78% still recommend
Interface
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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