Submachine 7: The Core

Categories: Flash, Free, Games, Online, Room Escape

Submachine 7 – The Core, the seventh installment in the most popular Room Escape series ever created, is live!

“The game starts in The Sanctuary but big machines have been build up and the great wall to the left has been destroyed.

You will soon find a portal gateway to the Winter Palace, which was build by Sir Henry o’Toole, the architect of the Lighthouse.

The garden of the palace strangely resembles the structure of the Subnet…”

Have fun!

Play the other installments in the series:

main storyline:

Submachine 1: the Basement
Submachine 2: the Lighthouse
Submachine 3: the Loop
Submachine 4: the Lab
Submachine 5: the Root
Submachine 6: the Edge
Submachine 7: the Core
Submachine 8: the Plan (coming in 2011)

additionals:

Submachine 7 walkthrough in the comments
(thanks White Wolf!)

By Eric

current rating 4.45

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33 Comments to Submachine 7: The Core

Mel says:

December 16, 2010 at 12:14 pm

First…here we go.
mgb says:

December 16, 2010 at 12:33 pm

woohoo!
martn17 says:

December 16, 2010 at 12:35 pm

got past first block but now stuck
mgb says:

December 16, 2010 at 12:58 pm

Same
Mel says:

December 16, 2010 at 1:01 pm

Out…great game. Can’t wait for the next one.
mgb says:

December 16, 2010 at 1:03 pm

Ahh got past the Show

second blue screen, use the steel rod
mgb says:

December 16, 2010 at 1:11 pm

I haveShow

4 key stones

now stuck
White Wolf says:

December 16, 2010 at 1:12 pm

Found most of the keys and have found most of the ladders. Should be over half way through. At a loss right at the moment. Three key stones and that fit 30 keyholes. LOL
mgb says:

December 16, 2010 at 1:14 pm

Actually I have Show

3 keystones and a token
mgb says:

December 16, 2010 at 1:38 pm

maybe the code Show

291 has something to do with the 3 key stones and the 30 holes??

don’t know what to do now…
White Wolf says:

December 16, 2010 at 1:49 pm

Out with 3 of 5 secrets.
Three tokens. So I’ll have to go back in later.
Had to use the ingame walkthrough for the key stones. Found a hint but didn’t understand it. Maybe on the second round I’ll figure it out.
:0)
mgb says:

December 16, 2010 at 1:52 pm

Out :) another nice game
mgb says:

December 16, 2010 at 2:05 pm

For the 3 keystone/30 keyhole puzzle Show

I looked at the pics of the placement triangle and square and the pic of all the shapes with a 1,2or 3 number above and just timed each shape by itself to find the correct placement on the 3×9 keyhole grid.
otacsof says:

December 16, 2010 at 2:18 pm

Wow, that guy is a amazing! It would be a million years before I came up with anything close to his games. I don’t waste my time with anyone elses games.
White Wolf says:

December 16, 2010 at 3:57 pm

A text walkthrough will take all day. I will work on it but I’m sure you will get through it without one.
:0)
White Wolf says:

December 16, 2010 at 5:51 pm

Walkthough Part 1

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Go all the way to the right from the start screen.
Click on the paper and its a picture of where to place the key stones and a valve. Go left. Get two papers and a key card. Note the key hole just above where you got the key card. Go left.

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To the left of the lamp is a stack of tires. Click on the boards to move them. Get a blue diamond key stone. Goto the left. Pickup the steel tube. Goto the left twice. Use the key card and turn the lights out. Get light bulb. Go left. You can click on a rock on top of the pillar. It will fall through the force field showing you that only non living objects can pass. Use the steel tube to bust the field generator. Go left and get valve leaning on pipe. Go left twice.

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About the center get gong mallet. Turn left and get gray key from the bottom right side of the screen. Go left and get a Red key stone from the empty flower pot. Go all the way back to the table with the coffee cup on it. Use the key on the left chair and get an energy gem. Go all the way to the left until you see the gong. Click on the pail under the gong and get another picture. Ring the gong. If you go to the right now, you will see an arch that was in ruin before you rang the gong. The pedestal next to it is where you will put the key stones when you get the rest of them. The energy gem goes on the front pillar of the arch. The valve goes in the middle of the keystones as shown in the picture. Go left twice.

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Click just to the left of the plant on the right and get a token. Go left. Take key stone from the hand of the statue. Goto the right to the arch. If you haven’t already done so, put the energy gem in the diamond shaped dark spot. The arch will light up. Click on the control pedestal next to the arch. Place the key stones in the positions noted on the picture. Gray round on top, Red on the left and blue on the right. Turn handle. You can now walk through the portal.

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From the portal. Go right. You will see two arches. If you click on anyone of them it take you to the right. But if you click on the railing where the glowing plants are, It takes you to the right on the same floor. So lets go that way first. You should see a ladder. Go down the ladder. Get paper. Turn right and note cables. We will call a cable car to here later. Go all the way to the left. Get triangular key stone. Go back up the ladder and to the left.

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Click on one of the arches, it doesn’t matter which one, and get a paper from the stand. Go right. The door is locked from the inside. The only way in is through the portal above it. You will see a number of them. It looks like a target that glows. Once through, get the paper. It explains the portals. Go to the Left. You will see a door and a staircase. Take the board off the door. This is the one that was locked so you don’t have to use the portal anymore after you leave. Go up the staircase.

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If you click on the window you will see an island. There is a portal that will take you there. Go left and use the portal to get to the island. Get the square key stone and return. Go to the right until you get to another door. Get paper. On the wall just to the left of the glowing triangle in the crack is token 2 of I think 5. The first time I did this, it said 3 of 5 secrets so I think that is what it is. I only found 3 tokens the first time I played the game. You need a key for the door so go back down the staircase and to the right.

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There is another portal here but you don’t need it. Go right. There are 27 holes in the wall here. This is where the three key stones will go. You’ll get a clue later. Go left. If you want to take a shortcut back to the now unlocked door, then use the portal. Otherwise, just climb back up the staircase. Goto the main portal.

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Go left until you see a podium with a paper. If you click on it, you will see it’s a map and the blue spot is where you are. Go left. You will see four arches. Only one is lit up. Enter it. Go right twice. Get key. Return to the locked door that was up the spiral staircase where you got the last token. Use the key and click on the machine an put all the levers down. This will turn on the other arches. Go back to the four arches. They should all be lit up now.

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Go into the Right arch. Go right and get the round key stone from the tree root. Go back out. Go into arch number two. Get paper. Go left three times. Get picture. You should have 5 of them by now. Click on the wheel. This will raise the steps in the nest part. Go right. Click on the UPPER path. This will take you to the steps that were just raised. Click on the lever and go back down. There will be a ladder at the intersection. Go up the ladder and note the gray plaque above the gears. Note this symbol. Copy it, take a snapshot what ever you need to remember it. You will need several of them. Go into the portal and turn right. Get a picture from the floor just under the front pillar. Enter the target portal. Go right twice.

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Use the gong stick to replace the lever on the bridge control. Lower the bridge. Go right one and note another gray plaque with another symbol. Go right and through the portal and you are now back to the four arches.

I have a ten page honey do list today so I’ll have to come back to this when I can. This will give you a good start.
:0)
- DNOMN8R says:
  
  December 16, 2010 at 8:52 pm
  
  Thanks – I’d been totally stuck.
  
  Good luck on that honey-do list…I’ve got a hunch you’ll need it. [insert emoticon here]
- White Wolf says:
  
  December 17, 2010 at 12:46 am
  
  OK.. I got the honey do list done! LOL
  
  Walkthrough Part 2
  
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  I left off at the four arches. Goto the right until you get to the 27 holes in the wall. Your going to put the three key stones in now. The first time I played the game, I didn’t under stand the clue. I didn’t under stand MGB’s explanation ether because I didn’t see the picture with the numbers on top. I found it the second time I played and the light bulb came on. There are three BLOCKS of 3X9 holes totaling …. you guessed it…. 27 holes.. So, if the triangle key stone is 1 then it goes in the first block of 9, the square key stone goes into the second block of nine, and the round one in the third. Looking at the pictures with the X’s on them, it should look something like this….
  Block
  1 2 3
  oâ–ˆo ooo ooo
  ooo ooo ooâ–ˆ
  ooo â–ˆoo ooo
  
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  Get it right and a door will open. Go as far to the right as you can. You should see three blocks. On top of the bottom left one is a key. Go left one. Go into the first door you come too. Get picture of the symbol combination. Don’t bother going up the ladder at this time. Leave room and go left. Get page next to statue then go in the door. You should see a bunch of scattered pages and a rock next to a ladder. Click just to the bottom left of the rock and get a token. Just under the ladder is the only page that has writing on it. Get that one. Go up the ladder and get three pictures. Click on the target portal. To the right get a solenoid. Go left and look at plaque and the symbol. Go back to the hall with all the rooms.
  
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  From the door you just came out of, go left. You should see a door that has a control box in front of it. Click on this box and you will see that this is where you will be putting all the symbols. Go into the room. Get paper. You can look at charts and a scope of some kind. Leave the room and go left.
  
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  Get picture. This is the clue to call the cable car. You can look at the charts here too. On the right wall, just under the blue light is a crack. Get a glowing box. Go up the ladder. Use the key on the locked box and get another solenoid. Leave room and go left. Enter this room. Get the transmitter leaning on the left wall. You can look through this scope too. Leave that room and goto the last room to the right. Go up the ladder and put the transmitter in the center of the machine. Put the two solenoids next to the one that is already there. Go back to the control box where you will be entering the symbols.
  
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  I don’t know how to explain the symbols. So I’ll just give the number of click to get to the right one. First symbol, Click the top button 3 times. Second symbol, Click the top button 6 times. Third symbol, Click the top button 4 times. Fourth symbol, Click the top button 2 times. Last symbol, Click the top button once. Not click on the knob under the last symbol. Zoom out and go all the way left until you are at the two arches and you can click on the plants to right one. Go down the ladder and right one. You should now see the cable car.
  
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  Get into the cable car and click the lever. Exit the cable car. Click on the lever on the upper left of the screen. Go right. Push the button next to the door and a bridge will extend. Go down the ladder. Put the light bulb in what looks like a candle holder in the center of the screen. The bars on the left will open. Look in and see more bars. Go all the way up the ladder. Go to the left and get paper from desk. Go to the right of the ladder and get two sheets of paper. Go right.
  
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  Pull lever and turn off field. Go right. Go up the ladder and click on the target portal to the left of the ladder. Click on both levers and open the hatch. This just goes to the top of the ladder that you couldn’t get up. Go to the right. I couldn’t find anything here other that a map to click on. Go left and get paper from chair. Go left. This is the main portal out.
  
  I still can’t find the other two secrets. I know I’m close, I just can’t find them. There are two places I couldn’t get to. I’m sure someone will find them and let me know.
  
  The game auto saves so you can go back to it and try different things. This will at least get you out. You’ll need to learn the rest. I will add a link to the picture of the symbols if you can’t figure them out.
  Good luck!
  :0)
  - White Wolf says:
    
    December 17, 2010 at 12:47 am
    
    Here is a link to a picture of the symbols in their correct order to call the cable car.
    
    :0)
  - fuegomanchego says:
    
    December 20, 2010 at 9:21 pm
    
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    last symbol, hit the BOTTOM button once :)
White Wolf says:

December 17, 2010 at 2:48 am

5 of 5 secrets!
It’s late.. I’ll let you all know were tomorrow.
:0)
White Wolf says:

December 17, 2010 at 11:58 am

For all 5 secrets you need the tokens..

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One screen to the left of gong, between the leaves of the plant on the Right.

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When you go up the spiral staircase just in front of the door in the crack.

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Go through arch number one and go left past the glowing tree. It’s behind the target portal under the three glowing mushrooms.

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In the room with all the papers spread out. Click to the left side of the rock.

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Just before you finish the game, go all the way to the right and click on the floor between the chair and desk.

Use maps next to the arches and picture hint to find Symbols and their order needed to call the cable car.

Symbols and Positions 3 and 1 on control box

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Go through arch #2. Go left and up the ladder put this symbol in position 3 on the control box. Go into the target portal here and go left. On the base of the far left lamp post is the symbol that goes in position 1 on the control box.

Symbol and Position 2 on control box

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Position 2 symbol is behind the big tree trunk. To get there you have to go into the fourth room where all the papers are and where you found the token behind the rock. Go up the ladder, through the target portal where you got the solenoid and go left.

Symbol and Position 4 on control box

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Go into arch number 1 and go left one screen. Symbol for position 4 is on the rock. You need the bridge to see it.

Symbol and Position 5 on control box

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To get the last symbol, you need the glowing box. After you get the box, go through arch 3. Go all the way to the right. There is a square hole on the upper right of the screen. My screen was to dark, I couldn’t see it the first time. Put the glowing box in the hole and the last symbol will light up. This is the symbol for position 5 on the control box.

OK.. That should do it. Out with all five secrets.
Good luck!
:0)
- Lor says:
  
  December 17, 2010 at 4:21 pm
  
  What to do with the tokens:
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  If you are in the room with the gunholes, go to the chair w/the leaver next to it and pull it. It will open up a gate in the basement of that tower. Go all the way down the ladder to the room that you put the lightbulb in. Go to the left and then take the portal and enter the bonus room. The tokens are little author commentaries.
  - White Wolf says:
    
    December 17, 2010 at 8:26 pm
    
    OK.. I was in that pipe but couldn’t find the target portal. I was wondering what people were talking about using the coins. I tried and couldn’t get any farther into the pipe.
    
    I found the place to put the light bulb on the first round of play and knew something else had to go in there. I was looking for another light bulb. LOL
    
    The portal is so dark I couldn’t see it. Like the hole were you put the glowing box. My flat screen sits at an angle that I can’t see anything on the upper part unless I stand up.
    
    Thanks to the author for the background on the game development. I like behind the scene peeks.
    :0)
nick says:

December 17, 2010 at 4:21 pm

the tokens you get from secrets are used in the secret lab area.
nick says:

December 17, 2010 at 4:22 pm

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you’ll need a lightbulb to get there.
Darkstar says:

December 20, 2010 at 11:34 pm

This one, was really Hard
Em says:

December 21, 2010 at 5:25 am

Yeah!! A new submachine!!
Em says:

December 21, 2010 at 7:10 am

I got a different ending from white wolf, I clicked on a green portal after I climbed up the ladder in the cable car.
Em says:

December 21, 2010 at 12:37 pm

It has to be more..what to do with the glowing box??!
- meow :3 says:
  
  December 28, 2010 at 11:42 pm
  
  i feel the same way, like there’s more to the game I’m missing or something. what do we do with the glowing box? how do we use the secrets? is this all of the game?
  - NurseGrenade says:
    
    February 22, 2011 at 2:58 am
    
    Just like the other games by Mr. Skutnik (Iâ€™m talking about Daymare and Covert Front, too), this one leaves cliffhangers to add suspense and such. Not to mention it leaves you wondering â€œWhoa, what’ll happen next?â€œ
mimi says:

January 18, 2011 at 6:52 am

I donâ€™t know how put the symbols in control box
can u help me?