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Kelvin and the Infamous Machine

Kelvin and the Infamous Machine

Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!

Released Jul 21, 2016 Developer Blyts Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux AdventureIndiePoint & ClickComedyTime Travel
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

90.5%positive957 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a funny old school point 'n click time travel adventure. Gfx and animations are fine. The setting is ridiculous, in a good way, including humorous references and easter eggs to other franchises. The game is split in four short few-screen…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Even though this game was published in 2016, it is still ridiculously fun to play to this day, and relatively easy to 100% your first playthrough, in under 5 hours-- even if you're the explorer-type, like me. Not esp complicated puzzles, but there's one particular achievement…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Very fun game. i dont no why i played this game earlier i never noticed it was on Steam. The Devs needs to make better advertisement like Slender Threads. Nice P&C game , hope there's more to come.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

20achievements
17.9%median completion
7.2%rarest: Real-life time traveler
51.1% of players 49.4% of players 44.6% of players 40.4% of players 39.2% of players 38.7% of players 29.8% of players 29.2% of players 24.1% of players 18.3% of players 17.9% of players 16.5% of players 14.6% of players 14.3% of players 13.4% of players 13.0% of players 12.5% of players 11.5% of players 11.3% of players 7.2% of players 51.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
51.1%DUN-DUN-DUN-DUNNNNNN — Complete Chapter 1.
49.4%Subito fortissimo — Find the hidden picture in Chapter 1.
44.6%On the shoulders of nitwits — Complete Chapter 2.
Rarest badges of honor
7.2%Real-life time traveler — Start up the game before a certain other time-traveling adventure game was even released.
11.3%Blasts from the past — Dodge Lupin's laser shots until he runs out of one-liners.
11.5%You didn't hear it from me, but... — Find the hidden picture in Chapter 3.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99base price
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US1.99 USD−80%
EU1.95 EUR−80%
UK1.70 GBP−80%
Australia2.90 AUD−80%
Canada2.59 CAD−80%
Japan240 JPY−80%
Brazil6.59 BRL−80%
China8.40 CNY−80%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$1.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$2.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 17, 2025
Unveil the Darkness: Slender Threads Launches February 2025!

Something dark has been winding for years... As the darkest night approaches, shadows grow longer and mystery weaves tighter, prepare yourself for the news everyone has been waiting for. We’re ready t

Sep 15, 2021
Slender Threads: Prologue is out today!

Dear friends! We'd like to share the release of Slender Threads' Prologue. Slender Threads is a point-and-click thriller adventure with spreads of fun. We hope it'll make you jump off your chair and s

Jun 20, 2020
Quick update on our new adventure game

Hey there! Hope you are healthy and safe at home. Here in Argentina we are still under lockdown, and we used this time to keep working on our latest project. Slender Threads, our new adventure game, i

Dec 07, 2019
A new adventure is coming!

Hi there! We know it's been a while, but we promise we've put that time to good use! We are now ready to share with you what we have been working on: Introducing Slender Threads, a new point and click

Sep 16, 2019
New game and celebration!

Hey Everyone! We've been working on a new game which is going to be released on September 30th. We wanted to celebrate this new project with you by offering a 75% discount on Infamous Machine! https:/

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Indie · Point & Click · Comedy · Time Travel · Puzzle · Retro · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Hand-drawn · Funny · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian *
Achievements20
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.infamousmachine.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Must have OpenGL