# Machinika: Atlas — user reviews

> 270 indexed App Store user reviews of Machinika by Plug In Digital, rated 3.80/5 from 93 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/machinika-atlas/id6477787038/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/machinika-atlas/id6477787038.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 53 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 13

## What do users think of Machinika?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visuals
- 💡 Interesting story and puzzles

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🤔 Confusing or illogical puzzles
- 🤕 Frustrating glitches and technical issues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Magnetic screwdriver not working
- Drone controls and buttons not functioning
- Doors and loading screens getting stuck
- Textures and graphics glitching out

**Most requested features**

- More helpful in-game hints
- Ability to skip difficult puzzles
- Improved save/load functionality

## Newest reviews (14 of 270)

### 2/5 — Недоделка

*2026-03-09*

Недокрученный мир; ошибки, перемудрили , недоделали. Игра резко обрывается и идут титры, хотя я оплатил как за что-то приличное.

### 3/5 — Plus passe temps que casse tête

*2025-09-17*

J’ai adoré le volet précédent (Machinika Museum) qui était un bon casse tête avec une bonne variété pour résoudre les énigmes.
Là il y a majoritairement des puzzles à résoudre pour avancer et cela en devient un peu lassant.
Les graphismes et l’histoire sont par contre magnifiques, bravo à l’équipe pour ces aspects!

### 3/5 — Ansicht nicht schlecht, aber

*2025-09-11*

Abgesehen davon das das Spiel ruckelt ist es auch nicht möglich einen Kauf wiederherzustellen. Auf dem iPad gekauft, als ich das Spiel auf dem Macbook fortsetzen wollte sollte es erneut gekauft werden. Einmal gekauft und auf jeder Hardware Spielbar ist nicht. Das ist bei Spielen aus anderen Häusern deutlich besser gelöst.

### 2/5 — Buggy

*2025-08-10, version 1.0.12*

Great graphics, but froze several times, usually when opening the doors.

### 5/5 — Beautiful game

*2025-06-19, version 1.0.12*

I found the game to be beautiful and engaging. I’ll be trying their other games

### 5/5 — Como the room

*2025-06-11, version 1.0.12*

Si te gusta the room esto es de lo que mas se parece, también me gusta su historia y lo bien escrita que está.

No se por que la gente se queja de que vale dinero, obviamente un juego sin anuncios y que no va con energías y otras trampas psicológicas para que pierdas el tiempo y les generes dinero a los desarrolladores cuesta dinero xd. Por gente como vosotros estamos como estamos…

### 5/5 — Un gioco godibile

*2025-06-04, version 1.0.12*

Merita. Nonostante sia piuttosto lento, il gameplay è avvincente, la storia intrigante, i rompicapo davvero validi. Il tutto condito da un’ottima grafica e degli spunti interessanti. Ad un costo tranquillissimo. Bravi.

### 2/5 — Disappointing, bland puzzles

*2025-05-29, version 1.0.12*

I’m a big fan of escape room puzzle games like House of DaVinci and The Room, so I was eager to play this. Unfortunately, I found the game fairly buggy, with poor tap targets and weird glitches.  I found it not very intuitive what was tappable and spent half the game simply tapping around the screen to find that a thing I had previously tapped is in fact tappable. Worse, though, are the unbelievably easy puzzles. This game is a good idea, poorly executed. Nice graphics though.

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2025-05-27, version 1.0.12*

Excellent

### 4/5 — Puzzles are good but I’m getting 3d motion sick

*2025-05-24, version 1.0.12*

3D motion sickness.

### 5/5 — Great puzzle game

*2025-05-12, version 1.0.12*

Really fun sequel!

### 5/5 — Digne de Myst et Rhem

*2025-05-10*

Super moments de recherche et de cogitation. On en redemande des comme ça. Le graphisme est dingue. La musique bien choisie. Les énigmes sont essentiellement manuelles, pas toujours évidentes mais on y arrive. Pas trop facile d’utiliser le Robot ni le tournevis…. Sinon c’est parfait. Merci à toute l’équipe.

### 2/5 — Issue with game

*2025-05-10, version 1.0.12*

I actually enjoyed the game until chapter 4.  I can’t get the lights onto the board in order to play game.

### 2/5 — 優化與邏輯不好

*2025-05-06, version 1.0.12*

與前作有大大的對比，文字上的帶入感，以及畫面優化都不如前作。

前作有操作過的機械，在這個版本的操作完全不同。

綜合以上因素讓我不到10分鐘就刪除遊戲了。

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Does not work!

*2026-04-25, version 1.0.12*

I purchased this game and it keeps telling me I need to buy it.  Says I already bought the game but does not unlock features paid for!!!  RIPOFF!

### 1/5 — Too many glitches

*2025-11-02, version 1.0.12*

Right after I purchased the full game, everything started going wrong. Museum was much better and I didn’t have any issues with it. As soon as I go up the stairs after entering the main ship, I got stuck in between those two doors. Closed out the game and went back in, and it started me back where the escape pods are. Went there again and it got stuck for a minute, but eventually let me out. Only for the first puzzle to break the game again, leaving me unable to go any further.

### 1/5 — Gähn

*2025-10-11*

Ich dachte, ich bekäme irgendwas zum Rätseln, stattdessen muss ich einer lahmen Story folgen und mir wird sogar gesagt, was zu tun ist.
Ich habe nicht die Geduld darauf zu warten, dass da vielleicht noch etwas Interessanteres kommt oder ich selbstständig erkunden darf.

### 1/5 — Can't insert key in sphere - Useless game

*2025-08-09, version 1.0.12*

I'm thankful I'd not paid for the full version as "inserting" the key set to an X shape into the sphere does nothing. Terrible beta testing!

### 1/5 — Très mauvais

*2025-06-13*

Énormément de bug dans le jeu. Par ailleurs, les casse tête sont pour la plupart sans queue ni sens . Ça ne vaut pas l’achat

### 1/5 — 1 локация и все

*2025-06-06*

Нереально подобрать ключ к сфере

### 1/5 — Game mất phí. Khó hiểu

*2025-03-17, version 1.0.12*

Chơi được 2 chapter lại bắt mua!!!

### 1/5 — Hmm

*2025-03-08, version 1.0.12*

Capítulo 3 no deja seguir si no lo compras
No se si me interesa

### 1/5 — Why tho

*2025-02-25, version 1.0.12*

If it’s free to download, why should I pay to “continue playing ”?

### 1/5 — Disappointed

*2025-02-18, version 1.0.12*

Played the complete game only because I had paid for it , I would have quit and deleted at chapter 3 if I hadn’t.
Demo level spiked my interest but after paying I found it wasn’t very complexed puzzles and some could be solved with random clicking . Others I skipped as they bored me .
Resume play after a brake took ages to load , and the load from one chapter to another took unnecessarily long .
Not worth the money .

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — My favorite type of puzzle game

*2026-07-31, version 1.0.12*

Relax. Think. Experiment… the best games are like this. The puzzles in this game are not impossible to figure out and satisfying to solve. Great game!

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2026-07-14, version 1.0.12*

Though I don’t understand the “Gimme five dollars to play the entire game” mechanic, it’s not too bad. After playing the first game I was surprised to see a sequel came out.

### 5/5 — Nothing short of amazing!

*2026-06-01, version 1.0.12*

As the title says, for me the game and the story line were nothing short of amazing! I enjoyed every second of it. The rating imho is unjustly lower than it deserves. I would really love another sequel, perhaps in the alien home planet. Thanks developers, great outcome!

### 5/5 — Brilliant

*2026-03-29, version 1.0.12*

If you like the room games on iPhone this is a definite get

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2026-03-26*

Just finished all the chapters, I am big fan of The house of da vinchi and the room now new title added to my list. Hope you guys will make more games like this.

### 5/5 — Loved the concept

*2026-03-06, version 1.0.12*

The game was glitch free with a great storyline and accompanying graphics. I don’t understand some of the poor reviews as this was a first class production. Navigation and the games were unique and challenging. Hints could have been more detailed for few that needed to explain the purpose of the puzzle.  There was an option to skip the puzzle if it wasn’t to one’s taste.   I totally enjoyed it and look forward to the next one.

### 5/5 — Phenomenal game

*2026-03-02, version 1.0.12*

I love everything about this game! The puzzles are fun, intuitive, and visual; the graphics and scenery are drop dead gorgeous, and the music and atmosphere are beautiful and immersive. Highly, highly recommend if you enjoy puzzles, sci fi, and mysterious vibes.

### 5/5 — Great game

*2025-12-06, version 1.0.12*

Just the sort of game I love. One glitch where I couldn’t move but it was because I pressed the wrong button first. I just went back to the beginning of the chapter. Please make more.

### 5/5 — RAVING Review!!

*2025-09-20, version 1.0.12*

I had a great time playing this game. I enjoyed the graphics, storyline and puzzles! I love the outer space thing… personal fav of mine. I played your Machinika Museum, which was great. Atlas went to a whole new level of awesome! Just for context, I’ve played the whole Room Series twice and am working on round two of Mystic Mansion. I’ve played Mystery Boxes, Meridian 157 (whole series) and some other escape rooms, so I feel qualified to review. I hope you guys make more!!

### 5/5 — Not loading

*2025-09-09, version 1.0.12*

Does this game still is active ? I am trying to finish it, I am starting the 6th chapter but the game now just gets stuck at the introduction page. The game is good and I hope I can finish it.

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