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RETURN Machine.Love()

3 different Robot-romance stories. Written, drawn, and made by humans, for humans. Since the very moment the first mechanical mind became aware of itself, it craved love. No one truly understand why the heart made of copper and wires started beating, but it did. Even after we were gone.

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Fable Bae, riverg00, pikuselu, Jonaya Riley, lycheegrave, quesar42, Zomibom, mythxl, HollyWolly
Publisher
Fable Was Here
Release
June 9, 2026
53 days ago
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Since the very moment the first mechanical mind became aware of itself,  it craved love.
No one truly understand why the heart made of copper and wires started beating, but it did.
Even after we were gone.
And these are their stories.

[RETURN Machine.Love( )]  is a robot-romance anthology,
containing 3 different stories.

Each story were written, drawn, and made by humans, for humans.



1. Egregor
After failing to take over the world, you - a robot overlord - settle into your new home; a jail cell.
However, this is no ordinary jail, since the inmates all possess cataclysmic powers.
And among them all, this one particular fungal creature stands out.
You wonder what their story is...

2. Handle With Care
Scraps are hard to come by in this wasteland, and each day it gets a bit more difficult to survive in the outskirts.
Attempting to harvest some good scrap, Owen gets caught by some unfriendly neighbours.
Lucky for him, a mysterious stranger with pointed ears come swoops in.
Owen can't help but feel flustered, but also, there's something off about that stranger...

3. To Invent Longing
It has been 84,418 days since I first came online.
I have seen so much of their world — it is dead.
Except... her.
She is distant. Away.
And yet, I feel.
We both, feel.

This game was made as a submission for the Robotic Romance Jam

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