Mother Machine
Team Up as Cute 'n' Freaky Little Gremlins in the Mother Machine Extended Playtest!
Posted December 12, 2024BERLIN, Germany (Dec 12th, 2024) — Today, acclaimed indie developer Maschinen-Mensch has announced that the Open Beta Playtest for its chaotic new multiplayer action-platformer/RPG hybrid, Mother Machine has been extended and is now live! Lasting from today until 10:30am CET on Monday, December 16th, a work-in-progress build of the game will be made open to the public for the purposes of optimizing and fine-tuning core mechanics and online multiplayer functionality. Players can jump into the playtest by visiting the game’s Steam page now!
Streamers, YouTubers and all other players are encouraged to record and publish their own footage of their playtest experience! As well, content creators interested in having their footage included in a future trailer asset can submit their content for consideration. Requirements for the footage—including no music, only SFX—are included in the streamer intake form!
Built using Unreal Engine 5 and inspired by the studio’s experience in procedurally-generated game design, Mother Machine is a one-to-four-player co-op action-platformer with RPG elements, set in the eerie cave networks of a derelict space colony. Players control one of many grotesquely adorable “chaos gremlins” who are endlessly sent to death, then revived by their malfunctioning robot mother in search of resources, technology, and the answers to the planet’s darkest mysteries.
This extended beta playtest will feature multiple levels for players to explore, each of which is set across a different biome, as well as a central Hub to connect with other players and level up their gremlin of choice. There will be limited customization options available, but necessarily won’t carry over for players who return for future playtests.
This playtest will have no player cap, and will be available on Steam.
In Mother Machine, players can:
- Control a colorful chaos gremlin capable of seamlessly running, climbing and leaping through intricate procedurally-designed alien caves, where no one playthrough is the same
- Extend and deepen the active abilities of their gremlins with a vast range of mutations, altering gameplay to suit their preferred playstyle and desired difficulty
- Join games at any time with easy drop-in multiplayer for up to four players, increasing the levels of both chaos and competition
- Share the experience with friends of all skill levels, as the game’s balanced co-op mechanics allow expert players to join together with novices, making the mania more accessible
- Enjoy a silly, soulful world and an engaging narrative about the limits of technology, the nature of loneliness & the power of family
- Experience unique & personal moments created by emergent gameplay, endlessly replayable generative levels & satisfying progression
Set thousands of years in the future, Mother Machine takes place on a distant planet once colonized by humans but since abandoned. Left behind by her creators, an Artificial Intelligence faced a problem: without a purpose, she needed to find a way to protect her digital mind from breaking under the burden of being forever alone. Her solution was to create creatures she could care for.
True rascals, with an affinity for mischief and chaos, these little gremlins were bioengineered by their mother to withstand and survive a harsh alien environment. 3D-printed from organic filament by their godlike Mother Machine, these creatures are tasked to collect and explore a vast cave network of a mysterious alien planet, brimming with biodiversity and peculiar life-forms — but the further the gremlins venture, the more they find out about the dark secrets of the planet’s history, and the true ambitions of their mechanical mother.
Players interested in participating in the Open Beta Playtest can join by visiting Mother Machine on Steam! For more information and news related to Mother Machine, visit the official Maschinen-Mensch website, or visit Terminals.io.
