Indie developer Maschinen-Mensch announced a release date for Mother Machine, their new co-op ARPG platforming game supporting up to four players.

Mother Machine is set to launch on March 26th for Windows PC (via Steam). A new demo is now available as part of Steam Next Fest.

Here’s a rundown on the previously announced game, plus a new trailer:

Climb, jump, and explore alien caves full of emergent surprises in this 1-4 player co-op action-rpg platformer. Customize your cute chaos gremlin with a never-ending appetite for adventure & mayhem! Unlock a vast range of mutations to choose your preferred playstyle and role in a group.

Set thousands of years in the future, Mother Machine takes place on a distant planet once colonized by humans but since abandoned. Left behind by her creators, an Artificial Intelligence faced a problem: without a purpose, she needed to find a way to protect her digital mind from breaking under the burden of being forever alone. Her solution was to create a creature that she could take care of. 

True rascals, with an affinity for mischief and chaos, these little gremlins were bioengineered by their mother to withstand and survive a harsh alien environment. 3D-printed from organic filament by their godlike Mother Machine, these creatures are tasked to collect and explore a vast cave network of a mysterious alien planet, brimming with biodiversity and peculiar life-forms — but the further the gremlins venture, the more they find out about the dark secrets of the planet’s history, and the true ambitions of their mechanical mother.

Features

• Control a colorful chaos gremlin capable of seamlessly running, climbing and leaping through intricate procedurally-designed alien caves, where no one playthrough is the same
• Extend and deepen the active abilities of their gremlins with a vast range of mutations, altering gameplay to suit their preferred playstyle and desired difficulty
• Join games at any time with easy drop-in multiplayer for up to four players, increasing the levels of both chaos and competition
• Share the experience with friends of all skill levels, as the game’s balanced co-op mechanics allow expert players to join together with novices, making the mania more accessible
• Enjoy a silly, soulful world and an engaging narrative about the limits of technology, the nature of loneliness & the power of family
• Experience unique & personal moments created by emergent gameplay, endlessly replayable generative levels & satisfying progression