DRA Machine
Talk your way through life's most dramatic moments.
Fact sheet
- Developer
- Bile Beans For Biliousness
- Publisher
- Self-published
- Release date
- TBA
- Price
- Free with in-app purchases
- Platforms
- iOS, Android
- Available on
- Google Play, App Store
- Website
- https://bilebeans.com
- PR contact
- [email protected]
Description
DRA Machine is a mobile-first, gamified conversational AI game where every level is a high-stakes dialogue. You don't tap, swipe, or aim — you talk. Negotiate a raise from a cynical manager, defuse a nuclear crisis with a deranged dictator, charm your way through a disastrous first date, or bluff a suspicious landlady out of three months' rent. Each scenario is a chat with an AI character who has their own agenda, and your job is to steer the conversation toward objectives you discover as you play. Underneath the conversations is a full game loop: daily login rewards, archived chat replays, a global feed of standout moments from other players, and a shop for power-ups. Eight scenarios are live so far — Henderson the office manager, El President, Date Chloe, Dr What, Intervention Dad, Landlady Ms Jones, Mayor Biscuit, and Tutor Tommy — each with its own art direction, soundtrack, and bonus-mission variant. More coming. The aesthetic is deliberately late-90s grunge: chunky type, muted greens and reds, MS-Paint energy.
Inspirations
DRA Machine draws from Daria and 90s alt cartoons for its visual language and deadpan tone, choose-your-own-adventure books and Telltale dialogue trees reimagined as unscripted conversation, stand-up improv with 'yes, and' as a game mechanic, and the energy of reality TV confessionals and prank-call culture.
Player experience
A casual 'what would I actually say?' puzzle you can play in a bus queue. The first laugh comes from the absurdity of the setup; the second comes from realizing the AI is actually pushing back. Players should feel clever, occasionally caught off guard, and a little bit like they're getting away with something.
Key features
- 8 scenarios, each with a distinct character, art style, and soundtrack.
- Archive view to revisit and share your best conversations.
- Global chat feed surfaces standout exchanges from other players.
- Daily login rewards, badges, and a premium track.
Media
Media assets included in the downloadable press kit.