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Bad Machine

In a vast, hivelike robotic factory, a malfunctioning machine struggles to avoid being being captured and reprogrammed.

4 December 1998

Bad Machine is an adventure developed by Dan Shiovitz, released 4 December 1998 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Bad Machine is

Bad Machine is an adventure game developed by Dan Shiovitz and released in 1998. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Text Adventure Development System (TADS).

How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are science fiction.

What it launched against

Bad Machine launched on 4 December 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party and Thief: The Dark Project.

Released around the same time: Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party, Thief: The Dark Project.

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When did Bad Machine come out?
Bad Machine was released on 4 December 1998 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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