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Mateusz Skutnik

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Mateusz Skutnik (aliases "Murtaugh" and "Mask") is the author of the Submachine series, as well as many other notable series of games, including "Covert Front," "Daymare Town," the "10 Gnomes" games series, and the "Squirrel Family" games.

Mateusz Skutnik at a Glance

Mateusz Skutnik is a Polish developer who has been active since 2005 and continues to release work through 2025. His catalog on PlayPile includes 52 titles where he served as the developer, alongside 17 projects listed under his publishing credit. The vast majority of his output focuses on point-and-click adventures with 45 entries in that genre. He also has a strong presence in puzzle games with 43 titles and adventure games with 40. While he occasionally works in indie, arcade, platformer, and shooter categories, those numbers are much smaller. His games appear most frequently on PC running Microsoft Windows with 32 releases. Web browser games make up 28 of his projects, followed by Mac platforms with 24 titles. Linux support is minimal with only five games listed. His production volume changed significantly over the decades. He released 14 games during the 2000s and saw a major surge in the 2010s with 33 releases. The 2020s have been quieter so far with just five games to his name. This recent period includes Daymare Town which arrived in September 2025. Other recent titles include Submachine: Legacy from October 2023, Daymare Cat for its 10-year anniversary in June 2023, and Daymare Stray in March 2023. Slice of Sea was released in November 2021 to round out this list. Skutnik is best known as the author of the Submachine series according to his IGDB bio. He also created other notable series such as Covert Front, the 10 Gnomes games, and the Squirrel Family games. His alias Murtaugh or Mask appears in industry records. The data does not provide specific rating scores for these titles, so we cannot confirm if the community views his work as great or poor based on this text alone. His output remains heavily concentrated in specific genres rather than spreading across many types of gameplay. Players who browse PlayPile looking for browser-based point-and-click adventures will find his name appearing frequently in search results.

52
Total Games
Avg Rating
2005
First Release
2025
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Point-and-click
29%
Puzzle
28%
Adventure
26%
Indie
13%
Arcade
3%

Platform Spread

PC (Microsoft Windows)
32
Web browser
28
Mac
24
Linux
5

Release Timeline

2000s
14
2010s
33
2020s
5
Daymare Town game cover

Daymare Town

2025·PC
Submachine: Legacy game cover

Submachine: Legacy

2023·PC
Daymare Cat: 10-year Anniversary game cover

Daymare Cat: 10-year Anniversary

2023·PC
Daymare Stray game cover

Daymare Stray

2023·PC
Slice of Sea game cover

Slice of Sea

2021·PC, Mac
the Peter Navarre Crecy Evaluation game cover

the Peter Navarre Crecy Evaluation

2017·PC, Mac
The Ravine game cover

The Ravine

2017·PC
Submachine 10: The Exit game cover

Submachine 10: The Exit

2015·PC, Mac
Submachine 10: The Exit game cover

Submachine 10: The Exit

2015·browser
Where is 2015? game cover

Where is 2015?

2014·PC, browser
Submachine: FLF game cover

Submachine: FLF

2014·PC, Mac
Submachine: 32 Chambers game cover

Submachine: 32 Chambers

2014·PC, Mac
Submachine: Ancient Adventure game cover

Submachine: Ancient Adventure

2014·PC, Mac
Submachine 1: the Basement game cover

Submachine 1: the Basement

2014·PC, Mac
Submachine 2: The Lighthouse game cover

Submachine 2: The Lighthouse

2014·PC, Mac
Submachine 3: the Loop game cover

Submachine 3: the Loop

2014·PC, Mac
Daymare Town 1 game cover

Daymare Town 1

2014·PC, Mac
Submachine 4: The Lab game cover

Submachine 4: The Lab

2014·PC, Mac
Escape from Jay Is Games game cover

Escape from Jay Is Games

2014·browser
Daymare Town 2 game cover

Daymare Town 2

2014·PC, Mac
Submachine 9: The Temple game cover

Submachine 9: The Temple

2014·PC, Mac
Submachine 9: The Temple game cover

Submachine 9: The Temple

2014·browser
Daymare Town 3 game cover

Daymare Town 3

2014·PC, Mac
Submachine 5: The Root game cover

Submachine 5: The Root

2014·PC, Mac
Daymare Town 4 game cover

Daymare Town 4

2013·PC, Mac
Daymare Town 4 game cover

Daymare Town 4

2013·browser
Daymare Cat game cover

Daymare Cat

2013·PC, Linux, Mac +1
Submachine 6: The Edge game cover

Submachine 6: The Edge

2013·PC, Mac
Submachine 7: The Core game cover

Submachine 7: The Core

2012·PC, Mac
Submachine 8: The Plan game cover

Submachine 8: The Plan

2012·PC, Mac
Submachine 8: The Plan game cover

Submachine 8: The Plan

2012·browser
Daymare Kite game cover

Daymare Kite

2012·PC, Linux, Mac +1
Daymare Invaders game cover

Daymare Invaders

2012·PC, Linux, Mac +1
Rizzoli and Isles: The Masterpiece Murders game cover

Rizzoli and Isles: The Masterpiece Murders

2011·browser
Submachine 7: The Core game cover

Submachine 7: The Core

2010·browser
Submachine: 32 Chambers game cover

Submachine: 32 Chambers

2010·browser
Submachine Universe game cover

Submachine Universe

2010·PC, Linux, Mac +1
Daymare Town 3 game cover

Daymare Town 3

2010·browser
Where is 2010? game cover

Where is 2010?

2009·PC, Linux, Mac +1
Submachine 6: The Edge game cover

Submachine 6: The Edge

2009·browser
Daymare Town 2 game cover

Daymare Town 2

2008·browser
10 Gnomes 2: Walk In the Park game cover

10 Gnomes 2: Walk In the Park

2008·PC, browser
10 Gnomes 1: The Rooftops game cover

10 Gnomes 1: The Rooftops

2008·PC, browser
Submachine 5: The Root game cover

Submachine 5: The Root

2008·browser
Daymare Town game cover

Daymare Town

2007·browser
Submachine: Future Loop Foundation game cover

Submachine: Future Loop Foundation

2007·browser
Submachine 4: The Lab game cover

Submachine 4: The Lab

2007·browser
Submachine Zero: Ancient Adventure game cover

Submachine Zero: Ancient Adventure

2006·browser