Kelvin and the Infamous Machine
Fair · Narrative · 2016
The verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $9.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 4.2h
- Value
- $2.38/hr
- Reviews
- 91% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 502 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!
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
The value story
June 2022 is where it bottomed out, at $0.99. 94 discounts in the 11 years on record. They run about 80 percent off, roughly 5 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 6 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 68 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 91 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Thimbleweed Park™ ($19.99, scores 71) beats it on value, while it beats Deponia Doomsday ($19.99, scores 59).
Critics scored it 79. Players sit 12 points higher at 91 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.
Steam's global achievement data puts 39 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. None of the 334 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to August 2026.
The drop-off
51% start to 39% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
What players say
What I like: 1. Witty and humorous monologues and dialoguing that remind me of the Broken Sword Reforged series. 2. Good save feature that preserves what you've accomplished up to the second. 3. Fun time travel and interaction with Da Vinci, Beethoven and Newton that assists them to achieve what they are most famous for. What I don't like: 1. Slowwww walking from one end to the other multiple times across each...
Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a funny old school point 'n click time travel adventure. Gfx and animations are fine. The setting is ridiculous, in a good way, including humorous references and easter eggs to other franchises. The game is split in four short few-screen chapters with puzzles ranging from easy to the sometimes ridiculous you often see in these types of games. I had some good laughs with this one...
This game is both funny and fun. I like it! I don't really know what to say. If you're not for the funny or kinda stupid stuff, I don't think you would like this game. However, if you do, I think this game is for you. It's the most amusing (hilarious) game I have currently in my library.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Kelvin and the Infamous Machine scores 67/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/376520/kelvin-and-the-infamous-machineReviews 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 Sep 28, price as of Oct 1.
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