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Symphony of the Machine

Symphony of the Machine

Symphony of the Machine

Released: 4/25/2017

An ancient tower stands in a barren land - ascend it and discover its mysterious powers. Symphony of the Machine is a meditative spatial puzzle game made specifically for virtual reality. Enter a beautiful but dead world and begin to breathe life back into it. With the help of your robot companion, use a variety of tools to manipulate an ancient machine that can control the weather. By manipulating a laser, you can create unique weather patterns needed to start regrowing the land. Watch as the landscape around you shifts and changes based on your interactions with the machine.

An ancient tower stands in a barren land - ascend it and discover its mysterious powers. Symphony of the Machine is a meditative spatial puzzle game made specifically for virtual reality. Enter a beautiful but dead world and begin to breathe life back into it. With the help of your robot companion, use a variety of tools to manipulate an ancient machine that can control the weather. By manipulating a laser, you can create unique weather patterns needed to start regrowing the land. Watch as the landscape around you shifts and changes based on your interactions with the machine.

An ancient tower stands in a barren land - ascend it and discover its mysterious powers. Symphony of the Machine is a meditative spatial puzzle game made specifically for virtual reality. Enter a beautiful but dead world and begin to breathe life back into it. With the help of your robot companion, use a variety of tools to manipulate an ancient machine that can control the weather. By manipulating a laser, you can create unique weather patterns needed to start regrowing the land. Watch as the landscape around you shifts and changes based on your interactions with the machine.

Critics

62

Steam

80

Score Breakdown

62.3

Critic Average

13 reviews

80

Steam User Score

10 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

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Metacritic Disparity

N/A

Combined Disparity

N/A

Average of both sources

Review Timing

13 launch window (100%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 13 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 62.3/100. Reviews were published 0 before release, 13 within the 60-day launch window, and 0 later.

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Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 13)+

Francis DiPersioviaHey Poor Player
May 24, 2017Launch window
60/100View review
Gary MooreviaHonest Gaming Reviews
May 23, 2017Launch window
60/100View review
Matt HeywoodviaEntertainment Buddha
May 4, 2017Launch window
70/100View review
Thomas HalstonviaPlayStation Universe
May 4, 2017Launch window
70/100View review
Justin OneilviaThisGenGaming
May 3, 2017Launch window
65/100View review