The Machine Stops overview

Tall Duck Studio | Q2 2026 | game

Released

0players observed · 11 September 2026 - 16:30:18 UTC

Indie Early Access Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
Units sold (VGI)No data available
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score100% positive

The Machine Stops dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
Units sold (VGI)No data available
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score100% positive
Total reviews8
Release dateQ2 2026
DeveloperTall Duck Studio
PublisherTall Duck Studio

Genres: Indie, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: Tall Duck Studio Publisher: Tall Duck Studio

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Game overview

Overview

The Machine Stops comes from Tall Duck Studio and is published by Tall Duck Studio. It arrived on Steam on Q2 2026, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Machine Stops's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 16:30:18 UTC, with a tracked peak near 0. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 8 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Machine Stops is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Windows 10 (64-bit)	Dual-core 2.0 GHz	4 GB RAM	DirectX 11 Compatible GPU (integrated graphics supported)	500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Machine Stops has no public VGI unit-sales estimate available and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Machine Stops overview details

The Machine Stops combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

What happens if AI replaces humanity? You have been given $20,000 and 365 days (10 minutes real time) to build the Machine - an AI inspired from the 1909 short story "The Machine Stops" by E.M Forster. Generate resources like Training Data and Code by hiring employees (human, for now). Research efficiency upgrades to scale resource production up. Strike a balance between avoiding bankruptcy and failing the time limit because you grew too slow. The Machine will be watching. What kind of role model will you be? Pick between three Bias paths each with their own different mechanics. Will you nudge the Machine towards being a Greedy stock market obsessed AI? Or a ruthless Controlling political lobbyist? You are responsible for it all in this fast-paced, challenging game.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Machine Stops is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 16:30:18 UTC, a tracked peak of 0, and 100% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The Machine Stops
Steam App ID	4579320
Type	game
Release date	Q2 2026
Developer	Tall Duck Studio
Publisher	Tall Duck Studio
Price	$4.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Indie, Early Access
Categories	Single-player, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 11 September 2026 - 16:30:18 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	0
Positive reviews	8
Negative reviews	0
Total reviews	8
Positive percent	100%
Review type	8 user reviews
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Q2 2026
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 16:30:18 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 16:30:18 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 16:30:18 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
The Machine Grows	No description
Better Than Watson	No description
My Will Be Done	No description
To The Moon	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/4579320
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/4579320/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/4579320
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for The Machine Stops

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Machine Stops?

The Machine Stops's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 16:30:18 UTC, with a tracked peak of 0 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Machine Stops growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is July 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Machine Stops?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (75%), Namibia (25%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (47.5%), Namibia (13.8%), China (7.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (56.9%), Namibia (14.4%), China (6.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.5%), Namibia (10.4%), China (9.4%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Machine Stops?

The Machine Stops currently sits at 100% positive across 8 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 8 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as 8 user reviews.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Machine Stops have?

On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Machine Stops?

The Machine Stops is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

8 user reviews

100% positive, 8 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 17 July 2026

DLC and packages

The Machine StopsBuy The Machine Stops #1596174$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 Compatible GPU (integrated graphics supported) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 500 MB available space

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