Underplayed Gems

RETURN Machine.Love() (2026)

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Developer
Fable Bae, riverg00, pikuselu, Jonaya Riley, lycheegrave, quesar42, Zomibom, mythxl, HollyWolly
Publisher
Fable Was Here
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, Free To Play
Rating
5.0 of 5, 10 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A reflective, atmospheric experience where a mechanical consciousness searches for connection in a desolate world.

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What players say

Players describe it as a set of three visual novels, each about 20 minutes long, sharing a theme of robotic love and loneliness. Some note the first two stories have awkward point-of-view shifts near the end, and choices in the first story barely affect the outcome. Language support lacks Russian and Japanese.

Screenshots

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