The Machine cover

The Machine

First release
Feb 16, 2022
Developer
Ben Jelter
Publisher
Incube8 Games

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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Storyline
The Machine is a game about a little guy named Girt. Girt lives in the machine. The machine isn't perfect but it's the only thing Girt knows. Girt can choose any career he wants... as long as he has good enough test scores! By the way, Girt forgot to study for his tests. Good luck! :)Read more

The Machine is a game about a little guy named Girt. Girt lives in the machine. The machine isn't perfect but it's the only thing Girt knows. Girt can choose any career he wants... as long as he has good enough test scores! By the way, Girt forgot to study for his tests. Good luck! :)

Release dates
Game Boy
Feb 16, 2022
Game Boy Color
Feb 16, 2022
Web browser
Jan 08, 2022
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
interactive fiction, homebrew

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
IGDB · recorded 28 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 28 Oct 2026