Automaton Heart asks a simple question. What if the last spark of humanity was a mechanical heart and the only way to save the world was to become part machine. This 2026 adventure action RPG shooter sci fi open world game from solo developer Luke Vincent follows a scavenger who stumbles upon a secret bunker containing the last prototype of a biomechanical heart. Once implanted, you gain the ability to control smaller machines, hack security systems, and even temporarily possess enemy automatons. The latest version of the game adds a permadeath mode where death erases your save, but your previous character’s discoveries remain as data logs for future runs.