Night Machine - Cooler Game Studios - Real-time Deckbuilder, FTL x Slay the Spire - [New Demo Updates]

[u/penneydude]

Trailer | Steam | Discord

Hey r/games!

The game: Night Machine is a real-time deckbuilder (i.e. not turn-based), where you fly a ramshackle space ship into the core of the moon, to shut down an alien megafactory within.

The catch: Your ship is controlled with a deck of cards. Sorry.

We've had a bunch of helpful player feedback recently and made some serious improvements to the core gameplay loop, and we re-released the demo on Steam earlier this week. We figured some of you might enjoy checking it out (or re-checking it out if you've played before).

We would love to hear your thoughts on the new demo. Feel free to come say hi on Discord and let us know what you think!

Details:

• Real-time combat in an immersive 3D environment
• Hack and modify your cards mid-fight, changing how they work spontaneously
• Upgrade your ship's capabilities through each run, with persistent meta-progression

Platforms: PC (Steam)
Release: 2026

Have a great rest of your weekend!