Submachine: Legacy

Submachine: Legacy

Link	Submachine: Legacy
Release date	October 13, 2023
Status	Released on Steam

Submachine: Legacy is a game containing remasters of all the games in the Submachine series made between 2005 and 2015. This includes all the games in the main series, as well as Submachine: Ancient Adventure as the Ruin, Submachine: 32 Chambers as the Sand, Submachine: FLF as the Future, and a remixed version of Submachine: Universe as Shattered Quadrant. The game is the first Submachine game made since 2015, and the second game made by Mateusz Skutnik released on Steam and developed in Game Maker Studio 2 on October 13, 2023.

Development Process[]

Ideas of development[]

Mateusz Skutnik initially spoke about integrating old Flash Games into full Game Maker games on Steam. In one of his YouTube livestreams, he stated:

"older games will probably get redone in game maker as submachine: legacy."

In the years preceding 2020, Skutnik had a general plan to debut his Steam presence with his new title Slice of Sea, and follow that up with the release of the upcoming new Submachine game called Submachine: The Engine. In October 2020, he switched the order of "Engine" and "Legacy" around to start working on "Legacy" first.^[1]

The Steam page for the game was published on March 7, 2021, confirming the title of the game in the process.^[2]

The initial release date was predicted to be in 2022. But after a long time development, the author found that he still haven't completed puzzles recreation. So, the release date has been delayed till 2023. On September 29, 2023, Skutnik announced the Official Release Date, being October 13, 2023.

Development Milestones[]

Transfer all graphics from all games to new flash files, resized to 900x900, graphics enhanced, corrected etc. [February, March 2022]
Separate all active/inactive graphics from flash movie clips. [end of March, early April 2022]
Create navigation mechanic and add all locations to the game engine. [April, early May 2022]
Create mechanics for active objects in the game. [May 2022]
Create all animations and implement all puzzles. [June 2022 - July 2023]
Create all cutscenes, intros and outros. [June - July 2023]
Create menus, additional graphical assets; wrap all games in one overworld mechanic. [July 2023]
Implement all music and also work with ThumpMonks on all-new sounds. [July - August 2023]
Betatesting, implementing steam functionality and release prep. [September 2023]
Release [October 2023]

Language Support[]

The author stated^[3] more languages may be added depending on the game's success. Before that happens, the author also mentioned the possibility to use unofficial translations by swapping a text file the game uses to display text.

Shortly after the game release there should be 10 community-made translations available.