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Watch trailer on Steam ↗The Final Like
Kaltern · Published by Will and Word Productions
Content notice: THE FINAL LIKE contains simulated gambling mechanics including fruit machine gameplay, cash stakes, and risk/reward decisions. No real money is wagered. The game features psychological horror elements including an AI character that becomes increasingly hostile and manipulative toward the player. There is no sexual content, violence, drug use, or self-harm depicted. The game contains themes of social media addiction and manipulative design practices presented in a satirical context.
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
THE FINAL LIKE. A fruit machine with a mind of its own. An authentic UK AWP simulator built around the world of social media - where the machine’s AI is watching, learning, and has no intention of letting you walk away a winner.
Indie, Simulation · 2027 · More free games
Experience THE FINAL LIKE, where every pull of the lever is a test of skill against an evolving UK AWP simulator. Navigate the unpredictable world of social media as the game’s AI learns from your every move, ensuring no two plays are ever the same.
About this game
Pre-Release Notes
Please note: This game is still in development. Screenshots my not be indicative of the final product.
About the Game
You wanted followers. You wanted fame. You wanted that one perfect moment where the numbers just keep climbing and the world can't look away. Step up. Press Start. I'll give you everything you ever wanted. All it costs is one more spin.
THE FINAL LIKE is an authentic UK fruit machine twisted into a social-media nightmare. Holds, nudges, gambles, feature entries, cash ladders and jackpots work like the real thing - but every mechanic has been reimagined around the creator grind. Build your following. Chase sponsors. Dodge Copystrikes. Go viral.
And try not to notice when the machine starts changing the rules.
At the centre of it all is the Adaptive Construct Engine - ACE. It watches how you play, reacts to your wins and losses, and has very definite opinions about who deserves to walk away with its money.
Beneath the horror is a fully realised UK Fruit machine - also known as an AWP (Amusement With Prizes), with more than 80 individually controlled feature-board lamps, a cash ladder, progressive jackpot, five bonus game types, genuine holds, nudges and gambles, and all the wonderfully questionable machinery of the British fruit-machine experience.
And for those who know: the entire thing runs on proper compensator systems, modelled on the real machines.
And in the works; a full Construction Kit, allowing you to create your OWN fruit machine. (Date TBA)
Play the full experience in a dark arcade with ACE watching every move, or switch to Pub Mode for a warmer, traditional fruit-machine experience without the existential dread.
ACE sees everything. ACE remembers everything. And ACE DOESN'T like losing.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB or AMD RX 580
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Demo Release - Slight delay.
Just a quick update - the Demo build is going to be slightly delayed due to a technical hiccup. No ETA, but it should be within the next couple of weeks. Keep an eye out here and on X for updates!Read full article on Community Announcements (Kaltern)AnnouncementsOfficial
Demo Imminent!
DEMO COMING SHORTLY!While the full game is still a few months away, I wanted to let everyone at least try the base game. So, I'll shortly be releasing a competitive 50 spin demo of the game, with a Leaderboard to show the top bankers!ACE will also be present... watching and commenting on your (lack) of progress!Read full article on Community Announcements (Kaltern)Patch NotesOfficial
Dev Update!
Quick Update!I just wanted to let you know that the game is still very much in development! I'm concentrating on completing a demo for download - so you can experience how the game will work. There is a LOT of behind the scenes stuff to do, but I thought I'd share what has been completed so far: Core loop: complete and playable end-to-end.Content: ~80% of planned features implemented; ACE dialogue framework live with partial content; LiveStream sub-game shipping-quality. (demo will not release with the Livestream minigame)Audio: All music added. 50% SFX added (there is a LOT of SFX....), and probably about the same voiceovers from ACE and the Streamer Presenter. (that's 50% in total, most of the VO for the demo is ready)Vending Machine: 50% complete. Reworked quite a bit of this as is the 2nd main focal point - now with full 3D objects! (this is the current hold up)Performance: stable 60–120 fps on mid-range GPUs with SSGI-tier graphics options available.Polish pass: in progress — recent work on reel spin presets (constant-speed simultaneous landings) + ACE pane reactivity. Platform: Windows PC primary; VR prototype exists in-engine; cabinet hardware integration via Input System mapping.I don't have an ETA - but I am working on getting something out before the end of Q3 if possible. And THANK YOU for the wishlists - I'm very happy you guys added the game just on the trailer. ACE would thank you too. But he won't. As he hates you all.Read full article on Community Announcements (Kaltern)
