Mother Machine

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 79 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Maschinen-Mensch · Platformer · Mar 26, 2025

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
46
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio1 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Mother Machine?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 39 sampled reviews

Based on 79 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 39 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
16 of 39 sampled reviews raised it
The finale cleverly wraps the story with a satisfying conclusion that is both impactful, but still allows the multiplayer to continue indefinitely without feeling odd, reversing events or spoiling other coop players that have yet to experience it.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
15 of 39 sampled reviews raised it
In other words there is a good chunk of satisfying mastery to be had in the base mechanics.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
7 of 39 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is great, environments that blend organic cave elements and man(?)-made structures are cool to look at.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
5 of 39 sampled reviews raised it
It's main attraction are the goblin like playable characters 💖 I can't stop fiddling around with the character customization system!
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
4 of 39 sampled reviews raised it
There aren't that many people playing online when I play it, but when I get into a multiplayer session it's even more fun and there is so much chaos in a fun way.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Co-op16 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Characters5 reviews
Multiplayer4 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
100% still recommend
Combat
67% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

9 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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