#submachine series

CULTIST SIMULATOR:

I am utterly OBSESSED with the aesthetics and lore of Cultist Simulator, and I have a near encyclopedic knowledge of it’s mechanics… but like… what is there for me to say…?

Wow this card game sure is fascinating! Let me tell you about why The Witch and Sister and The Sister and Witch count as two different Hours, or how I think it works that The Sun in Rags was The Sun in Splendor the first history, but is no longer in our history?

Am I supposed to say that King Crucible probably fucks? I mean, he does, but that’s like… the start and end of the thought.

SUBMACHINE:

I absolutely ADORE the Submachine series of point and click games, but gushing about it is like gushing to a wall. NOBODY has played these games, and I have only ever managed to convince a total of ONE person to try them…

Not to mention, at the moment, Mateusz is remaking the entire series outside of Flash, which is gonna fix a bunch of the issues some of the games had, so I don’t really wanna yell and shout and sing their praises until that’s done, because I want people to have the best possible experience with these games…

But oh my GOD do I wish I had someone to discuss Submachine lore with, like HOLY SHIT. I love this series so much and it’s so unknown it breaks my heart. Did you know Markiplier played the first (and arguably, the worst) game in the series, and then never came back to it? I was honestly SO betrayed. Shit sucks man.

BESIEGE:

I mean, really, what is there to say about Besiege? That it’s my most played game on steam, and that I have spent hours building machines with it? But like, for what? What am I gonna do with that? I’m not showing them off. They don’t DO anything… I make them for me, and then they sit on my computer forever.

LEGO:

Lego.

HOUSE OF LEAVES:

HOLY SHIT THIS BOOK IS [Redacted]

Go purchase a physical copy of it right now. That’s all I can say.

KITTY HORRORSHOW:

Honestly I like, legit just don’t know what to say about Kitty Horrorshow… I just genuinley really like her games, they are spooky and good… that’s all I got…

DARKEST DUNGEON:

Once again, game good… I have played it lots… what else is there to say, besides I know it like the back of my hand…? That Wayne June has an amazing voice and I want him to describe unknowable abominations to me as I fall asleep? Everybody knows that already. We all want it, don’t lie!

Cosmic horror in a gothic horror setting is fantastic and it works perfectly and the fact that like this and Bloodborne are the only well-known things to do it is a tragedy.

What is the Submachine? What happened with Murtaugh and Elizabeth? How does the player fit into all of this? Where is everybody? Exactly when did everything take place? So many questions!

If anybody's interested, this is the order I'd suggest playing in, instead of by release date. (In bold are extras/AUs outside the main storyline.) You can find all (except the original version of the first game) HERE.

Submachine (Remix)

Submachine Zero: Ancient Adventure

Submachine 2: The Lighthouse (sudden difficulty hike!)

Submachine 3: The Loop (story only at beginning and end :/)

Submachine: 32 Chambers (*or after Sub4 works too*)

Submachine 4: The Lab

Submachine: Future Loop Foundation (red herrings + ambience)

Submachine 5: The Root

Submachine 6: The Edge

Submachine 7: The Core

Submachine 8: The Plan

Submachine 9: The Temple

(**Submachine 10: The Exit - not yet released**)