Best Robot-Themed Video Games

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ORIGINAL POST

So I've been on this roll of just playing games where I play as a robot and I've been having a blast!

I recently just finished Zone of the Enders and SD Gundam Generations

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Poczatkujacymodelarz · 3 years ago

Well Kenshi is fitting every request and this is no exception.

Kenshi has skeleton race of characters who are all robots. And they do not need to eat and they don't bleed out.

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BruiserBroly · 3 years ago

Some robots are called skin bandits and they're probably the most frightening thing in a video game if you happen to have skin.

This game's great OP.

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Luthos · 3 years ago

Machinarium is a fun little point and click game with a gorgeous art style.

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alezcoed · 3 years ago

Dynasty warrior gundam

Armored core series

Front mission series

Daemon x machina

Damascus gear series

Dual gear

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burgerpatrol · OP · 3 years ago

Daemon x Machina looks fun! Thanks!

I wanted to try the Dynasty Warriors Gundam game for so long, but my PS3 died on me.

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PvtSherlockObvious · 3 years ago

Strictly speaking, Daemon X Machina is an inferior version of Armored Core, but until FromSoft gets tired of that Dark Souls money train, it's the closest we've got to a sequel.

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drtoszi · 3 years ago

> Damascus gear series

If you can pick these up on their usual sales, I recommend them. At least, I played the first one and it was a surprisingly nice “Diablo” clone with mechs. Haven’t tried the second, but the screenshots seem to show an improvement.

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Justice171 · 3 years ago

Detroid; become human

Superb

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HaDeS_Monsta · 3 years ago

>Detroid; become human

One of the best games I've ever played

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Poczatkujacymodelarz · 3 years ago

Because it's great. I'll give you a few pros and cons, but in the end the atmosphere of it and the satisfaction that it brings is unmatched.

Pros:

The largest game open world ever, filled with factions, wildlife and dangers
Almost absolute freedom. Most factions can be destroyed, cities can change hands, you can lose limbs and be enslaved. Your can mutilate your own characters to turn them into machines of war.
Stories create themselves. Noone tells you what to do next, noone is special, noone has plot armor. What happens - happens.
It mixes many genres. It can be a city builder, survival game, RPG or an RTS. You can literally spend hours in this game smuggling hashish from the swamps to the cities of the empire. You can go to jail for it, and if you are unlucky, you can get sold into slavery for it. You can escape slavery, then guards can recognize you as a slave depending on your apparel. Exploring and looting ancient ruins can yeald tech that allows your settlement to grow more and more independent.
You don't play as one person. You can have up to 30 characters without mods. Game ends when you lose all of them. There's a lot of ways to die, which is all part of the story you create. There are enemies who'd beat you to the brink of death to take your food. There are slavers who will use you as a cannon fodder when fighting their enemies. There are people who'd enslave you for not being human. There are factions who'd kill you for being human. There are cannibals, wildlife, and environmental dangers.
The best character customization - You can create any character. Withering old hag, obese and tall man, a guy with a huge head. You name it. On top of that, their physique changes as they gain skills. They get bulkier as their strength increases. Martial arts, athletics and dexterity affect muscle definition. So you can literally turn your skinnyfat guy into a muscle god. With a robot arm if you were unlucky.
Simple but impressive battles. Lead your 30 soldiers against a city and observe as they hack eachother to pieces. Lost a battle? Try to drag as many your men to safety as some of them inevitably get enslaved by passing slaver band, eaten by dogs or sent to heavily guarded mining camp.
Highly moddable, and there's a lot of mods available.

There's a lot more to this game but I don't want to make this overly long.

Cons:

Some bugs and some limitations that come with the scope of the game.
Weird pathfinding that can sometimes lead to your party running somewhere, then running back, or splitting and running in separate directions.
Setting up shop is an option in the game, but does not work as intended, somewhat limiting city-based gameplay.
There's a lot of content that looks like it was supposed to be a placeholder for something more detailed but was left at is.

All in all, Kenshi is an impressive game that was made by a single guy, and he's now leading a team, working on Kenshi 2. There's only a handful of games that have "the soul" and this is one of them.

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SigmaWhy · 3 years ago

what it sacrifices in graphical capability it gains in depth and freedom. there are no other games on the market quite like kenshi.

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AdonisMcThunderCock · 3 years ago

In Steel Rising you play an Automaton, which is like a robot but steam powered. The only other one I can think of is a bit of a spoiler, but in >!Soma!< your consciousness is moved into a robot, but you don't know that at first, and it doesn't feel like you're playing one, it's just the narrative.

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r/gamingsuggestions • [2]

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Any video games where you play as a robot and there are human villains?

Posted by SangHellE56 · in r/gamingsuggestions · 4 years ago

One thing I've noticed in virtually all robot protag games is that A) the setting is post apocalypse centric, B) the other enemies are also robots, or C) both of the above.

Livelock. All the Transformers games. Metal Arms for PS2. Scrapland. The list goes on.

These game are good, but scrapping other AI has been overused. To the gigahurts. O3o

I want a robot game where the enemies, bosses, and main villain are flesh and blood, organic human or humanoid beings. Predominantly.

The magnum opus only example of what I'm talking about that I know of is Borderlands 3, because of Fl4k. They're badass and not generic.

Is there ANYTHING else? I have a PS4 and Steam

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Euronymous316 · 4 years ago

Future Cop LAPD has plenty of flesh and blood enemies https://youtu.be/q7lpgon5xc0?t=143 It's set in 2098 so it's not post apocalyptic. You do fight against a lot of other vehicles too though so it's not just humans.

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QuixotesGhost96 · 4 years ago

Detroit: Become Human

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[deleted] · 4 years ago

Robothorium, turnbased RPG. Primarily you fight robots, but there is a few humans mixed in.

Otherwise generally its going to be the games that have the odd robot character when everyone else is organic..

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r/gamingsuggestions • [3]

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Games where you play as a robot and that shows automation in a positive light?

Posted by Thiccboifentalin · in r/gamingsuggestions · 3 years ago

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BroxigarZ · 3 years ago

Here - you may want this on your wishlist: RoboCo

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CorsicA123 · 3 years ago

Easy. Detroit become human

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schmattywinkle · 3 years ago

Steamworld canon is lit

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Alexastria · 3 years ago

I hear Amazon is hiring.

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idbrii · 3 years ago

You play as a robot in Machinarium and that's often to your benefit. But other characters are robots and it's more normalizing robot society than celebrating it.

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r/videogames • [4]

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Is there any games where you can play as a robot?

Posted by Longdorong · in r/videogames · 6 years ago

I'm looking for games with character creation where you can choose to be a robot or an alien race like in Destiny 2. If you start as a robot but you cam customize your character as you progress it's also good. I've spent hours searching on Google but I haven't found anything that looks good. Maybe you can help me out.

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SofaSnizzle · 6 years ago

Boarderlands, you can play as the clap trap

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Copman04 · 6 years ago

Specifically the pre-sequel

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Longdorong · OP · 6 years ago

I love Borderlands but Cl4p-trap is not the kind of robot I'm looking for.

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[deleted] · 6 years ago

Portal. Maybe metroid or ratchet and clank?

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newazni16 · 6 years ago

You don’t play as a robot. You play as Chel. I know in portal 2, in co op, you play as a robot. But you can’t customize any character in that game

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Longdorong · OP · 6 years ago

They're cool games, but as it's said above, you can't customise/create a robot character

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Longdorong · OP · 6 years ago

So as the other guy said, you can't customise or create a robot character.

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r/gamingsuggestions • [5]

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Looking for a new game to get into?

Posted by Pebble_crunch · in r/gamingsuggestions · 2 months ago

I've been trying to get into a new video game that can keep me interested and invested, since lately none of my past interests feel appealing to me. I'm up for trying any game, but I'm usually most interested in indie/heavily underrated games that I could play on pc/switch/quest 2. I'm fine with any difficulty or kind of game in general, my only personal preference would be games with robots in them. They don't have to be a central focus, I just like robots. A few games I've played and loved are:

Portal 2
Cult of the Lamb
Detroit Become Human
Titanfall 2
Rainworld
VA-11 Hall-A
Nine Sols
Pikuniku
Psychonauts 2
Outer Wilds
Ultrakill
Stanley Parable
ENA: Dream BBQ
OneShot
Signalis
Spiritfarer
Night in the woods
Deltarune
Omori
Dredge

I really don't mind genre too much, though I do prefer more chill/calm games. My only real turnoff is PvP games.

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HurpityDerp · 2 months ago

Definitely check out Dyson Sphere Program. You are a robot called Icarus that builds an interstellar factory. It's super chill and the visuals are beautiful.

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eroyrotciv · 2 months ago

Doom series. Elden Ring. Dark souls series. Yakuza series. No man’s Sky. What remains off Edith finch. Hades. Stay.

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Moody_JAZZ02 · 2 months ago

Armored core 6

Into the breach

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Pebble_crunch · OP · 2 months ago

I do like the look of into the breach, I'll try it out!

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Moody_JAZZ02 · 2 months ago

Also since you loved ultrakill I recommend looking into I am your beast.

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End0rk · 2 months ago

Yesss. Both of those are excellent

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SundownKid · 2 months ago

Ghost 1.0 - a Metroidvania where you play as a being controlling a female android. Has a plot that mixes humor with sci-fi thriller.

Shadow Complex - a Metroidvania where you are a guy who infiltrates a secret government complex, gains upgrades to overthrow them and escape. It has some robots as enemies. One of the best Metroid-like games that isn't Metroid, despite the story and characters being forgettable.

Mega Man Zero/ZX collection - You are playing as a robot (or in ZX, a cyborg) who goes and hunts down evil robots to save everyone.

Nier Automata - almost every character is a robot of some kind. BECOME AS GODS.

SteamWorld series - all of them are fun and underrated and encompass a variety of genres, but are suitable even if you never played that genre. They take place in a post-apocalyptic Western, steampunk world where humans have devolved and nearly gone extinct, and, in one entry, in space. One of them is a fantasy fable.

Satisfactory - extremely addictive automation game that is worth trying even if you never played such a game. It's chill most of the time, with no time or resource limit, and only becomes tense when you are hunting down creepy things in deep caves. It doesn't really have robots per se, but your boss is an AI and you can eventually use drones.

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Pebble_crunch · OP · 2 months ago

I've heard really good stuff on Nier Automata, and Ghost 1.0 looks really good!

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pale_vulture · 2 months ago

Night in the Woods
Undertale/Deltarune
Disco Elysium
Omori
Dredge

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Pebble_crunch · OP · 2 months ago

I've played all these games annoyingly, but they're great suggestions! I enjoyed all of them, just forgot to add them to the list

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r/asimov • [6]

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Are there any Foundation/Robot world based video games?

Posted by PartnerDaneelOlivaw · in r/asimov · 2 years ago

Why aren't there any like perhaps leveled missions Hitman-style games which focus on blackbox missions and beautiful graphics?

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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6469/isaac-asimovs-robots-vcr-mystery-game

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sprazzeus · 2 years ago

Not directly based on the Robots world, nor Hitman-style, but these two puzzle adventure games seem inspired by The Caves of Steel (I haven’t played either one yet):

Beneath A Steel Sky (1994) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368340/Beneath_a_Steel_Sky/

Sequel: Beyond a Steel Sky (2020) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1146310/Beyond_a_Steel_Sky/

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PartnerDaneelOlivaw · OP · 2 years ago

Cool, I'll definitely check those out!

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Woollarding · 2 years ago

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[deleted] · 2 years ago

I mean, if you consider a Virtual Table Top game the same as a "Video Game", it's particularly easy to homebrew a Foundation universe on top of Sine Nomine's "Stars Without Number", get some Sci-fi artwork and write up some adventures.

These days, you can use Stable Diffusion to create most, if not ALL of your Art assets with AI.

Then since Chat-GPT is well aware of the Asimov universe, you can have it give you planet descriptions, in-universe plot hooks, and all sorts of things.

Source - I am doing this. It's fun!

Edit: I am looking to find a group to play this soon due to little local interest. DM me if interested.

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clipboarder · 2 years ago

Robot City

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blindio10 · 2 years ago

robots of dawn from 1984 is the only proper video game based on asimov's work im afraid, and given it's a text adventure it has literally no graphics at all

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r/gamingsuggestions • [7]

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FPS games where you play as a robot?

Posted by Epic-Chair · in r/gamingsuggestions · 5 months ago

I've always been obsessed with robots as a kid, and I like shooters as well. Pretty much any type of shooter is great, but I'm looking for one more slow and normal since I've just beat Ultrakill and Titanfall 2. I modtly play through Steam and Xbox 1. Thanks fellas!

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Majestic_Story_2295 · 5 months ago

Roboquest, co-op or single player fps roguelite where you play as a robot fighting against other robots, very fun.

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JussaPeak · 5 months ago

Knew this would be right at the top. Actually GOAT'd coop roguelike. The movement is second to none, super fast paced and satisfying

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corpseofhope · 5 months ago

I’ve been playing this lately it’s fun.

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I-Fuck-Robot-Babes · 5 months ago

hey

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Epic-Chair · OP · 5 months ago

To wish to gain sexual gratification from that we have created is nothing more than degeneracy and a perversion of a perfect form.

I enjoy the machine. I do not want to fuck it. This is no place for you.

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I-Fuck-Robot-Babes · 5 months ago

You misunderstand me. I am a pervert, that much is true, but i do not seek to use these robotics merely for my own pleasure. I wish to appreciate their metal forms in the most carnal way, however if these feelings are not reciprocated, if the machine feels no love for the flesh, i shall abstain and apologize for my intrustion. Such is my duty.

To share passion with them, to intertwine their gears and bolts with my biological secrets, that is my wish - not my demand. Of one seeks to merely play Doom i would be more than happy to relinquish my depraved thoughts to the void and to spend time with the machine, not as a lustful being of flesh, but simply as a friend.

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Intelligent-Block457 · 5 months ago

No Fisto from Fallout NV?

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SinfulDaMasta · 5 months ago

Oh slow & normal? Mechwarrior 5 full stop. Clans if you want the arcade experience & strong story line, Mercenaries if you want the 500+ hour sandbox experience with multiple curated DLC adding new story-lines & more repeatable game content (ESPECIALLY with Steam mods, I’m at 1400 hours on Xbox).

If you really hate the tank-Like controls (legs & Torso turn separately), you can switch to First Person Control Mode so the mech auto-aligns & slightly more mobile.

Iron Brigade I also recall enjoying, but I don’t remember anything about it beyond the name 😅

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KarlUnderguard · 5 months ago

I put a hundred hours on Xbox and bought it on Steam just to use workshop. Mod scene is amazing, the bot combinations are insane.

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SinfulDaMasta · 5 months ago

When I eventually move to PC, Mercenaries with mods might be a higher priority than Skyblivion or finally playing Half-Life Alyx (think it’s still the best VR game but not available on Meta Quest).

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PilotIntelligent8906 · 5 months ago

Just dropping a comment to come back later to get ideas.

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PharosMJD · 5 months ago

Technically a cyborg, but Robocop: Rogue City is a great game.

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r/xbox • [8]

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I love scifi titles, what should I play next?

Posted by Coogypaints · in r/xbox · 22 days ago

I love scifi games, and I’m looking for what to add to my list of what to play, here’s what I play a lot:

Fallout Bioshock DOOM Any Warhammer game FNAF Bendy and the ink machine Poppy playtime Skyrim

I do intend on becoming a game dev, as for the last 3 years I’ve been endlessly concepting my own scifi horror shooter game with robots in, so I like robot games too

Please send your suggestions! Thanks in advance!

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Suspicious_Lynx_4580 · 22 days ago

As many others have mentioned:

Mass Effect

Prey

The Alters

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Uday23 · 22 days ago

Prey

Deus Ex

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

Halo series

Cyberpunk 2077

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Skew1987 · 22 days ago

Prey. Absolutely play Prey. (2017)

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_Martyr · 22 days ago

Damn you beat me to it. I really loved how open that game was. And how many things you could skip with the gloo gun. I must have beat that game a dozen times.

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Sheikzula · 22 days ago

Even Prey (2006) works too.

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DuskTron · 22 days ago

Amazing game!

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DarthRufio · 22 days ago

The Alters was an absolute hidden gem for me.

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tapo · 22 days ago

Mass Effect
SOMA
Dead Space
Disco Elysium

Trying to keep spoilers to a minimum but these are some of my favorites. Mass Effect 2 is my favorite game of all time.

Disco is more science fantasy but the world is just so interesting.

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r/gamingsuggestions • [9]

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I'm after a game that's all about building robots and robotics

Posted by Severe_Sea_4372 · in r/gamingsuggestions · 4 months ago

At a loss how to put this in more specific words, as in the gameplay or actual genre. Main criteria are that is has lots of robot experimentation: building and customizing your robots, adding cool features to them, different types of robots with different uses and a plethora of possibilities to explore through the game. And a solid sense of progression, as in - not just an empty robot building sim but an ACTUAL game with a campaign or at least goals to aim for and enemies to fight.

Don't know where this obsession came from all of a sudden but I'm in that kind of mood. I suppose there are some base (robot? lol) building games or maybe RPGs that focus on this. But for the life of me, I can't find anything that fits what I want and I've been diggin through Google's AI slopfest for about an hour. The best I could find in the base building/ automation category is the upcoming Warfactory, which is kind of what I'm aiming for in that it focuses on building up your machine army, upgrading it, conquering in a bit of a 4X way, unlocking techs. Looks really cool but to my disappointment, there's not even a tech demo to try out so I have nowhere else to turn to (and r/robotics prolly ain't a good fit since I want a game).

I know this is prolly a tall order and a darn superspecific one at that, but what games do you know that match what I described above? For reference, I already played all the Deus Ex games but that's not really what I'm aiming for, not that cyborgs and cybernetic themes are outta the question. So - go, anything is free game :)

In the meantime, cheers and hope y'all are having a nice cool week wherever you are

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- https://store.steampowered.com/app/681640/World_of_Contraptions/

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OhforfsakeMJ · 4 months ago

I got you mate:

- https://store.steampowered.com/app/585420/Trailmakers/

- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1078920/Main_Assembly/

- https://store.steampowered.com/app/347040/Keebles/

All are decent in their own way, and I have sorted them by amount of hours of fun to be had, from top to bottom (at least in my personal opinion)

Only thing that is missing are enemies to fight.

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Severe_Sea_4372 · OP · 4 months ago

Thank you, I think I'll find something between these 4 to keep me occupied. Shame that there's no combat cuz robot on robot action (not in that way lol) is a part of the experience I'm after. Guess this'll have to do till Warfactory drops

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OhforfsakeMJ · 4 months ago

Cheers!

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AshSystem · 4 months ago

Nimbatus is a really fun game about building drones

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gilben · 4 months ago

Mars First Logistics!

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AlternativeUsual55 · 4 months ago

TERRATECH

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Low-Development-6213 · 4 months ago

Would Terracraft World fit your needs? In it you build a vehicle that you control, as well as a base.

Otherwise Robot Arena 2,which is an ancient game at this point, so you have to get it from 'somewhere'.

Hmm... There's that game series from FromSoftware, I forgot the name, that is all about mechs.

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r/FavoriteCharacter • [10]

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Favorite robot?

Posted by RevolutionaryWave862 · in r/FavoriteCharacter · 29 days ago

Penny- RWBY

Iron Giant- Iron Giant

Omnidroid- Incredibles

Mechagodzilla- Godzilla franchise

Dreadtrux- Dinotrux

reddit.com

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Insanebrain247 · 29 days ago

For me, he represents all of Transformers for this question.

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Ok-Scientist-2111 · 29 days ago

2B and 9S - Nier: Automata

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MegalomanicMegalodon · 29 days ago

A2 is my favorite from Automata

https://preview.redd.it/angbo7sd48qf1.png?width=255&format=png&auto=webp&s=675db736206b55edc4144176e33044ebea51011a

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OscarOrcus · 29 days ago

https://i.redd.it/431juizqa7qf1.gif

It's such a great game

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Kirito2750 · 29 days ago

I’ve never played that game, but suddenly, for some reason, she’s my favorite robot. Not sure why though

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Mrwright96 · 29 days ago

One of the right answers. It’s Him, WALL-E, Iron Giant and bender

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Sven_Darksiders · 29 days ago

Machine, there has been an update, I am in your prostate now

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Gaster_Pollo_1963 · 29 days ago

Gabriel in the Prostate of Hate

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CreepyClay · 29 days ago

It'd be hilarious if he ended up in Warhammer and Khorne was like " Yup, you're being adopted, please resist it will be a good bonding experience."

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Gabriel-Klos-McroBB · 29 days ago

EVE is better, fight me.

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Whyaresomanytak · 29 days ago

Wall-E would probably agree

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Arbuz_004 · 29 days ago

Wall-E on top of the comments?! Yay!

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