Retro Machina
Fair · Narrative · 2021
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $16.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 9.9h 10.3h to 100%
- Value
- $1.72/hr
- Reviews
- 86% of 256 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, Nvidia GT 1030 or AMD RX 550 or higher series, 10 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has never been cheaper than $3.39. That was June 2025. 51 discounts in the 5 years on record, a median of 65 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 16 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 84 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 79 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Hob ($19.99, scores 62) beats it on value, while it beats Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas ($14.99, scores 49).
More about Retro Machina
The press gave it 64; the people who bought it give it 86 percent. A 22-point gap in the buyer's favour.
The drop-off
52% start to 3% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Retro Machina is an action/puzzle/exploration game where you're controlling a little robot, unlocking new areas and fighting other bots hell-bent on stopping you. I really liked the art style. It's quite colorful and reminded me a lot of The Jetsons . The puzzles aren't that hard. Most of the time, you'll need to perform some actions with the help of one or more other robots, which you can control by hacking into...
2 more reviews
Very underrated isometric zeldavania. Perfect Steam Deck games. Reminds me a lot of Hob.
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...
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Cite this score
Retro Machina scores 55/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1127970/retro-machinaReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.