Machinations: Fog of War overview

Overview

Machinations: Fog of War comes from Hosted Games and is published by Hosted Games. It arrived on Steam on Aug 19, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Machinations: Fog of War's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 10 October 2026 - 18:16:12 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 30% positive across 10 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Machinations: Fog of War is available in 1 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Machinations: Fog of War has sold up to 573 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,716. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Machinations: Fog of War overview details

Machinations: Fog of War combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Gunpowder diplomacy in a city primed to explode! You're a shapeshifting android created to infiltrate the enemy. Steal, lie, and persuade your way to success. Can you save a people on the brink of war? "Machinations: Fog of War" is a 150,000-word interactive fantasy novel by Chris Conley, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Explore a 150,000-word tale of deception, intrigue and betrayal in an age of gunpowder and rapier duels. Embody a lifelike automata with the ability to study and mimic the appearance and behavior of anyone you meet. Develop your personal skills, accumulate an array of disguises, and cultivate contacts and allies. Navigate the hostile waters of diplomacy, scheming and plotting when everyone has their own motives. Decide who to trust and who to deceive. Serve your master faithfully, or break away and serve only yourself.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Machinations: Fog of War is listed as a game with $2.99 (40% off from $4.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 10 October 2026 - 18:16:12 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 30% positive reviews.

Overview tags

AdventureRPGIndieChoose Your Own AdventureText-Based

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Support and legal notes

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