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Submachine: The Engine (or SubE) is an upcoming side game of the Submachine series and a sequel to Submachine: Legacy.
Development
The game was first mentioned by the author in October 2012, along with "Submachine: The Sewer", as a hypothetical stand-alone game taking place after the main series had been finished.[1] Over time, the community largely wrote them off as random examples, without any further inquiries.
Much later, the game was added as a Patreon development goal with the opening of the page on the 4th of September 2016. The goal description read:
— Mateusz Skutnik
The game was later removed from the list of goals, and it was not made clear whether the game would be developed in the future.
On the 10th of October 2016, the game was re-added as a Patreon goal for $2000/month. The goal description read:
— Mateusz Skutnik
Steam
The game was again removed from his list of Patreon goals and instead guaranteed a Steam release.
In his YouTube stream "Live Stream #44 • playing subnet hd part 2", Mateusz Skutnik stated that he would like to release Submachine: The Engine as the first Submachine game on Steam.[2]
Mateusz Skutnik stated in the chatbox in one of his streams that Submachine: The Engine "will be my second game to come out on steam". [citation needed] The initial plan was to debut a Steam presence with Slice of Sea, then release "Engine" as the first Submachine-related game afterwards.[3] This was then changed in October 2020 when he decided to work on the HD remaster of the previous games in the series, known as Submachine: Legacy, first.[4]
The two endings of Submachine: Legacy each contain a teaser for Submachine: the Engine. Additionally, a note found in the Shattered Quadrant mentions the Engine. This note and the second ending also imply that the Engine will take place in a different subnet "cluster".
See also
Submachine series | |
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Main series | 1: The Basement • 2: The Lighthouse • 3: The Loop • 4: The Lab • 5: The Root 6: The Edge • 7: The Core • 8: The Plan • 9: The Temple • 10: The Exit |
Side series | Ancient Adventure • Future Loop Foundation • FLF • 32 Chambers • Submachine Universe • The Engine • The Explorers |
Other games | iSubmachine • Sketch of Submachine 2 • Card Game |
References
- ↑ Forum post, Submachine 8: Theories and Suggestions, page 212, ca. Oct 2012, Mateusz Skutnik.
- ↑ YouTube, "Live Stream #44 • playing subnet hd part 2", February 6 2017, Mateusz Skutnik.
- ↑ Mateusz Skutnik website, "2019 wrap-up", January 17 2020, Mateusz Skutnik.
- ↑ October 2020 development update