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Heart of the Machine has a release date! It is nearly a new year, and Hooded Horse will kick off 2025 with a bang. This awesome sci-fi 4X RPG will launch on January 31st in Early Access, and it looks fantastic.

In Heart of the Machine, players will take on the role of the world’s first sentient AI, born in a city of unlimited potential. Raise an army of robots to rule by force, become a benevolent machine overlord, or explore the world and find your place amidst a crumbling society. The demo has also been updated over the holiday period, featuring a rewritten prologue, new quests, and reworked combat. I have had a blast playing the original demo and I am looking forward to trying the updated one soon.

Heart of the Machine can be wishlisted on Steam. Will you be trying out your skills as a sentient god king? Let us know in the comments!

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Michael Baker
As a British guy in his mid-thirties, Michael has played and reviewed games as long as he can remember. Narrative Designer at Grimlore Games 2019-2020 (Spellforce 3 franchise, Plarium Games 2023 as Lore Editor). His favourite game genres are strategy, RPG, simulation and RTS.
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