Lobbies v1.5.4 · Changelog · Made by a gamer for gamers

Released March 6, 2026 · Arcen Games
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city filled with endless opportunities. Raise an army of robots and obliterate your foes, become a benevolent machine overlord, or explore countless other objectives and the many paths to accomplish them.
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The Heart of the Machine Lobby
Heart of the Machine: Kinship DLC Dev Diary
Heart of the Machine is the culmination of a lot of different ideas from my career about how to handle strategy and how to handle storytelling. A lot of that traces back to when I originally read the Boatmurdered LP from Dwarf Fortress, back in like 2010 or 2011. The humor and engaging writing real…
Update 87: Language Electric
An update on the smaller side, with translation improvements and a few bugfixes. The upcoming expansion is only a week away, now! That was the thing that I was noting for a while has been the big part that I've been working on. I'm really excited about it, and I've been glad to see testers connecti…
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Save 65% on Heart of the Machine right now during the Hooded Horse Autumn Publisher Sale! You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue count…
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