Underplayed Gems

The Machine (2022)

The Machine cover
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.

Screenshots

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