Mother Machine, a multiplayer action platformer, has been announced for consoles, PC

Exciting Expedition 2 announced developer Maschinen-Mensch Mother MachineA four-player co-op action RPG / platformer coming to unspecified consoles and PC via Steam. It will go on sale in the first quarter of 2025.

Built on Unreal Engine 5, it promises to “push the boundaries of procedurally generated gameplay.” Mother Machine set in the cave networks of a derelict space colony. Players take control of one of many “chaos gremlins” sent to an endless death, then revived by their malfunctioning robot mother in search of resources, technology, and answers to the planet's darkest secrets.

“At Maschinen-Mensch, making games with innovative procedural gameplay is in our DNA,” Riad Djemli of Maschinen-Mensch said in a press release. “Following your success Interesting Expedition 1 and 2our team has grown to more than 20 very talented people. Now we're excited to bring our unique take on the action-RPG genre with our new IP. Mother Machine. We can't wait to share this new adventure with our community.”

Game review via Maschinen-Mensch:

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Climb, jump, and explore alien caves full of extraordinary surprises in this one-to-four-player co-op action RPG platformer. Customize your favorite chaos gremlin with an endless appetite for adventure and mayhem! Unlock multiple mutations to choose your preferred play style and role in the group.

Set a thousand years in the future, Mother Machine takes place on a distant planet that was once colonized by humans but is now almost completely devoid of life. Abandoned by its creators, an extremely powerful AI slowly teaches itself to create new life in the form of chaos gremlins, becoming a kind “mother” to strange creatures. She sends her children out to explore, collect, die and resurrect at her behest – but the further the gremlins advance, the more they learn the dark secrets of the planet's history and the true ambitions of their mechanical mother.

Key Features

  • Control one of many colorful chaos gremlins as they seamlessly run, climb and leap through intricate procedurally designed alien caves where no two escapes are the same.
  • Expand and deepen your gremlins' active abilities with extensive mutations, changing the game to suit your preferred play style and desired difficulty.
  • Join games anytime with easy-to-open multiplayer for up to four players, ramping up both the chaos and the competition.
  • Share the experience with friends of all skill levels, as the game's balanced co-op mechanics allow expert players to join alongside beginners, making mania more accessible.
  • Enjoy a silly, soulful world where crude abilities like healing farts and protective belches belie deeper stories about the limits of technology, the nature of loneliness, and the power of family.
  • Experience unique and personal moments created by physical, immersive gameplay, endlessly repeatable generative levels, and unique moments shared with friends.

Check out the teaser trailer for the announcement below. Check out the first screenshots in the gallery.

Announce teaser trailer

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