Machinarium is an inventive indie click-and-point adventure game that’s gathered a good bit of hype due to its stylish art, fantastic atmosphere, and clever puzzle elements. It’s won several awards, including being Kotaku’s runner-up for “PC Game of the Year” in 2009.
Unfortunately, it’s also suffered severe piracy, due to it’s DRM-less nature.
I respect the hell out of the Machinarium developers for going DRM-free. No hassle for genuine paying users… No serial number checks, no internet connection necessary to check authenticity… None of the annoyances that most modern PC games have. Unfortunately, this also means it’s incredibly easy for pirates to get ahold of it. All a genuine customer has to do is upload the file itself and anybody can download and run without anything to stop them.
Well, to try and help Machinarium pirates go straight, the developers (Amanita Design) have decided to hold a “Pirate Amnesty” sale. In essence, they’re selling the game mad cheap to attract illegitimate users to get a legal copy, as well as entice new customers to give it a shot. This is going on until the 12th of August, so if you’ve got five dollars, you’ve got five days to give it a purchase.
I personally haven’t played the full game yet, but I played the demo way back when it was released, and I really enjoyed it. Not quite sure why I haven’t purchased it to this point, but now I will.
It’s cross-platform. Not just Mac OS X and Windows, either, Linux users can get in on this Indie gaming action, so you’ve got no excuse not to check it out. If you’re wary about spending the five bucks, pick up the demo… It gives you a pretty great look at how the game goes.
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