Heart of the Machine

Arcen GamesReleased March 6, 2026

StrategySimulationRPGBase Building Singleplayer Building

GameValio recommendationMaybe

Not urgent, but worth watching: it's in a reasonable spot without being an obvious must-buy.

Lowest price ever
Losing players
Well received (2,074 reviews)

Why “Maybe”

The ring is the score: filled up to 68 out of 100. Each colour is what one signal added; the five bands below show where the score landed.

Skip This
Wait for Sale
Maybe
Worth It
Great Deal

Where to buy

5 stores · lowest price first

Eneba CheapestLowest Key marketplace · Price set 20 minutes ago$6.80$29.99−77%Buy

Kinguin Key marketplace · Price set yesterday$7.05+$0.25−76%Buy

Steam Official store · Price set 11 days ago$8.99+$2.19−70%Buy

Loaded Authorized reseller · Price set 23 hours ago$10.69+$3.89−64%Buy

Green Man Gaming Authorized reseller · Price set last month$29.99+$23.19Buy

Always sorted by the lowest price, marketplaces included; on a tie the partner store comes first. Marketplace: a Steam key sold by third parties, with the marketplace's buyer protection. Authorized reseller: a store licensed by the publisher.

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Behind the recommendation

How we got to this score: each signal, the factors behind it and the data that feeds it.

Value95/100

$6.80: very accessible price
77% off: deep discount
All-time low price: rare opportunity

Source: prices from the stores we track, compared with this game's own price history.

Price history

Now $6.80Lowest recorded $6.80Full price $29.99

Quality73/100

91% positive (2,074 reviews): very positive reception
2,074 reviews: solid data foundation

Source: Steam reviews and Metacritic, collected daily.

Steam review score 91% · Very PositivePositive 2kNegative 188

Popularity27/100

Players down 30% in recent days
148 concurrent players: smaller but active

Source: Steam concurrent players and review volume, collected daily.

Daily peak concurrent players

Players now 148Peak in period 222

Game details

Developers: Arcen Games
Publishers: Hooded Horse
Release date: March 6, 2026
Platforms: Windows, MacOs
Achievements: 385
Steam recs: 2,042
Official website: www.arcengames.com
Supported languages: 9 languagesSee the list
English · French · German · Spanish - Spain · Japanese · Simplified Chinese · Traditional Chinese · Korean · Portuguese - Brazil
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards +10See the list
Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing

PC requirements Recommended

OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4470 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-4350 (quad-core)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 380 (2 GB)
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 5 GB available space