The Machine (2022)

- Developer
- Ben Jelter
- Publisher
- Incube8 Games
- Platforms
- Game Boy Color, Web browser, Game Boy
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
- Where to get it
- Website
How it feels
Your life path is chosen by a test in this richly branching visual novel with over 25 possible endings.
visual novelnarrativebranching storydystopianthoughtfulmultiple endingsindie
About
In The Machine, your place in the world is determined at a young age through an aptitude test, which will allow you to experience each playthrough as a factory worker, a police officer, a secret agent, a hippie, and more. Get to know those around you, and make decisions that could dramatically impact the future of your home and its inhabitants, concluding in one of over 25 possible endings.
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