How Popular is

Heart of the Machine

Steam Youtube Update
2025
27 average hours
23 average in the last 2 weeks
92%
1181 reviews
$29.99
Players: Single-player. Steam Achievements. Steam Trading Cards. Steam Cloud. Family Sharing.
Tags: RPG. Simulation. Strategy. Early Access.
System: Windows. Mac. Linux. VR Only. VR Supported.
220820965
3.1 days
3.1 days
I strongly recommend this game. If you have an interest in strategy, sci-fi, cyberpunk or are just part of the unwashed masses staring in disbelief at modern society and kind of want to take the blue pill, get this game. Go in blind. Read EVERYTHING. Exp
220778089
2.2 days
11 recent
As someone who can be very intimidated by strategy games of this magnitude but adores sci-fi / cyberpunk storytelling, this game strikes an excellent balance between engaging gameplay and a morally compelling narrative where your little A.I. always feels
220903449
2 days
2 days
Easier to get into than it looks and plenty to do. An engaging and original strategy game. If the premise sounds appealing, then give it a try.
220808478
2 days
2 days
Most important part is if you hate reading in games, that makes up about half the game so you may as well skip this game. To put it simply this game is if someone took one of those really detailed choose your own adventure stories/games with mulitple r
220855745
1.8 days
1.8 days
Been enjoying my time, still lots to do. Distinctly different kind of 4X, relativly difficult to pick up right off the bat but the tutorials, especially with newly introduced mechanics, are clear and helpful. Game has a soft, New Game+ system tied to your
220879703
1.4 days
1.4 days
What a unique experience. I can't think of anything else that lets you live out the power fantasy of a godlike AI. The roleplay element of this is extremely strong. Want to solve homelessness and world hunger to stick it to the corpos? go for it. wanna tu
220873866
1.3 days
1.3 days
This game has a tough learning curve at the start, despite a pretty good up-front tutorial. But like everything worth doing it pays off later. This is one of the most unique experiences you can purchase on Steam. The game has extremely good writing, fas
220911660
1.2 days
1.2 days
an interesting cross-genre experiment that's difficult to summarise but overall quite impressive, not least in just how dedicated the dev seems to be. it's perhaps closest to some of Failbetter Games' output, being surprisingly narrative heavy. the writi
220828782
1.1 days
1.1 days
This game is really fun
220782866
1 days
0 recent
Story-driven 4X with A LOT of branching story lines and quests. Clearly tons of heart and soul poured in!
220807920
23 hours
23 recent
you can lock people in the dragon dimension
220788397
22 hours
22 recent
I actually cannot believe this hasn't sold fifteen billion copies. It's like if every Paradox and Firaxis game had a baby. I love it.
220857794
21 hours
21 recent
I've had a blast playing this game. Takes a while to get into but once it does you're hooked. Can highly recommend if you like the studio's previous games.
220833281
17 hours
17 recent
An excellent game that seamlessly melds 4x, RPG and city management components in a unique and interesting way. You literally have the freedom to set any path for yourself, even changing course later by weighted decision making. This game is probably my m
220796532
15 hours
15 recent
This is one of those games that hooks into your brain and doesn't let go. Fifteen hours in and I've only just finished the first chapter, after which I apparently have 1,000 more turns to win. I've taken about 130 turns so far, so ... you do the math. The
220847266
13 hours
13 recent
Great game, really enjoying the story thus far!
220817045
10 hours
0 recent
This is one of those games which feels like every time you peel back a layer and understand the complexity there's another layer of cool things to investigate and learn about. It's honestly incredible this is just a one man job and the updates are frequen
220859521
7 hours
7 recent
Incredibly fun game, built by the hands of a single developer, its truly astounding all that they've created for us to enjoy.
220809597
0 hours
0 recent
after one hour this game feels like: - unintuitive controls - very micromanagement heavy - text box rpg not my cup of tea.
220795005
0 hours
0 recent
Well that was a waste of money. The game either has horrible bugs or an incomprehensible tutorial. I spent a half hour trying to move into a hiding place as my first task. Zero button is supposed to end my turn. Didn't work. You get to a hiding place