The Machine Stops
A strategic, resource management game where you must make an AI startup succeed within a time limit all while pondering the larger ethical implications of AI and its role in society. Game takes place within a…
The Machine Stops is an indie, released 17 July 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Machine Stops is
The Machine Stops was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A strategic, resource management game where you must make an AI startup succeed within a time limit all while pondering the larger ethical implications of AI and its role in society. Game takes place within a Matrix-style terminal.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Machine Stops launched on 17 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved and Big Walk.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Big Walk.
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