The War Machine

The War Machine

Mako · August 9, 2026 · Alternate History, Minimalist, Story Rich, Action Roguelike, Arena Shooter

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4 user reviews75% · 4
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About The War Machine

Are you tired of the peasant slog through your everyday employment? Do you long for the flexibility of a remote position able to convert performance into cold, hard pay? Corperal is hiring! We provide the machine. You provide trigger discipline. You'll deploy into five contested regions as a remote asset operator. We'll track everything—kills, revenue impact, territory gained.You'll choose from seven different operator profiles. Each one comes with their own weapon, ability set, and stat progression. During operations you'll find items. Unlock them permanently once you pick them up; load them out before your next shift.Every shot you fire moves our stock. Kill-shots tank the price; gold-shots pump it. We quantify everything for the benefit of our shareholders.No commute! No office politics! No questions asked! Apply now! Your future in Asset Operations starts today!

The War Machine — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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Not recommended Aug 10, 2026
I really wanted to leave this game a positive review. It’s one of the few games that actually feels unique and genuinely interesting despite being very minimalistic. Yeah, there aren’t many classes or maps for runs, but the game feels really nice to play and it has a proper atmosphere. Unfortunately, the negatives still outweighed the positives for me. Every single time you launch the game, it makes you answer a bunch of stupid questions. I was already tired of answering them the very first time, let alone the second. Sure, you can just randomly mash the letters, but having to do that every single time just to start the game? Nah, that gets old really fast. The controls also randomly break from time to time. There is no option to rebind the keys either, and the only thing that fixes it is restarting the game, at least until the controls decide to break again. For some reason, the achievement for getting your first kill also refuses to unlock for me. Overall, if you remove these issues, this is actually a very solid game for something that is completely free. The developer could absolutely use this as a foundation, pack it with a lot more content, and confidently sell it as a full…
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Recommended Aug 12, 2026
What's up Mako! i had an idea for making a similar game in the past, and now seeing this (your game is very fun) motivates me even more. Can we get in touch, to get to know how you made this game? P.S. HOW DO WE KILL THE TEMPEST AND OTHER BOSSES &'ç_(%^%£
Recommended Aug 10, 2026
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