The Machine Stops
Make everyone obsolete with AI by managing resources on a Matrix-style interface. Grow the Machine in this fast-paced, challenging game.
Estimated lifetime revenueLow confidence
$270.9
$81low → high range$812.8
Modeled estimate, not a reported figure. How we estimate →
Est. copies sold
97
mid estimate
Reviews
5
Review score
100%
10.0/10
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Followers
10
Steam group
Est. wishlists
~100
followers × 10
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Screenshots & trailer
About
About the game
What happens if AI replaces humanity? You have been given $20,000 and 365 days (10 minutes real time) to build the Machine - an AI inspired from the 1909 short story "The Machine Stops" by E.M Forster.
Generate resources like Training Data and Code by hiring employees (human, for now). Research efficiency upgrades to scale resource production up. Strike a balance between avoiding bankruptcy and failing the time limit because you grew too slow.
The Machine will be watching. What kind of role model will you be? Pick between three Bias paths each with their own different mechanics. Will you nudge the Machine towards being a Greedy stock market obsessed AI? Or a ruthless Controlling political lobbyist? You are responsible for it all in this fast-paced, challenging game.