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Heart of the Machine, the strategy game that lets you be the fun kind of evil AI, leaves early access in March with two possible endings: 'One is focussed on committing ALL the war crimes'

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Heart of the Machine
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Release · Mar 6, 2026
Developer · Arcen Games
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