Download Hints

Get quick and convenient access to just the hints you need for Machinarium, without staying on our website. Just download a free trial version of our UHS Reader software and a copy of these hints. You will get the same gradual hints you see here -- unlike ordinary cheats or a walkthrough that can spoil your game.

You can also buy the full version of the UHS Reader for Windows or macOS. For just $14.95, you get full access to hints for hundreds of games and 1 year of free updates. You can also search, decode, or print an entire game's worth of hints at once.

Ask the Author

If you have questions about a puzzle that aren't answered anywhere in these hints, you may contact the author.

Machinarium Hints

How can I escape from the cell?

  • 1 of 9: That manhole on the floor is your way out. You need a kind of sewer key to open it.
  • 2 of 9: Can you see anything in the cell that looks like it might fit the hole in the top of the manhole cover?
  • 3 of 9: It looks almost like a propeller.
  • 4 of 9: There's a valve on the pipe at the right of the room which, with two clicks, will fall off.
  • 5 of 9: Did you get the broom yet?
  • 6 of 9: If not, help the prisoner first.
  • 7 of 9: Combine the broom and valve, and you can use the resulting item like a manhole key to escape.
  • 8 of 9: Climb down, and squish yourself, then proceed to the right until you find the next manhole.
  • 9 of 9: Use the broom one more time to get up into the guard's break room.