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Mateusz Skutnik started the Submachine series back in 2005, and it quickly snowballed into a massive, cryptic saga about an infinite maze of machines known as the Subnet. By 2023, he brought the whole thing back from the dead with Submachine: Legacy, a massive remaster on Steam that stitches every single chapter into one giant, seamless nightmare.

The Architect
Mateusz was the architect of this world, building these surreal, empty structures to trap players in total isolation. His motives aren't explicitly stated, but the lore is buried in notes about "dimensional layers" and the breakdown of reality—basically, he created a universe that follows its own twisted laws of physics.

The Targets
The first real "target" of the story was Murtaugh, a lighthouse keeper who lost his arm to a portal. He became a sort of wandering spirit or guide, leaving notes to help you navigate the machines. Then there’s Elizabeth, whose connection to him is complicated—some see her as his partner, others as the one trying to fix the mess he started.

The Collapse
In the early games, we learn about the MCI (Massive Corruption Incident, essentially) where the Subnet started collapsing. You find notes from lost explorers who vanished into the "layers," their souls basically absorbed into the architecture. By the time you reach The Root, you realize every single room is part of one giant, haunting organism.

Resurrection
Around 2017, the series went dark after the Flash player died, but "it always comes back." Skutnik spent years collecting the "remnant" of his old code to build the Legacy version, finally putting the pieces back together for a new generation.

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