Heart of the Machine gets first DLC expansion Kinship in October

Hooded Horse's narrative strategy RPG receives new content across all game stages, including fresh endings.

Output Lag Wire · Published Sep 15, 2026, 09:12

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Hooded Horse announced the first DLC expansion for Heart of the Machine, launching in October. The expansion, titled Kinship, adds numerous hours of new content across all stages of the narrative-driven strategy RPG.

Kinship introduces new endings and expanded gameplay mechanics. The DLC explores themes around kinship and family, with content spanning the game’s various playstyles—whether raising animals to sentience, transforming the city into a forest, or building giant spider mechs.