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Machinations

Machinations

Founded by Alin Moldovan & Dana Moasa Gheza & Joris Dormans & Mihai Gheza & Radu Craciun in 2011

Design and simulate game economies using visual diagrams and Monte Carlo tests

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Free Tier

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★ People love it

Time to value

Immediate

You can use Machinations to build visual diagrams of game systems, economies, and loops, then run simulations to see how they behave over time. It lets you describe any economy or process in plain language and converts it into an interactive diagram using AI. You can run Monte Carlo simulations to test different scenarios, stress-test tokenomics for Web3 games, and model gamification systems or financial ecosystems without writing code. It's used by game designers to validate balance decisions before implementing them.

What Machinations does

Build visual flow diagrams of game economies and resource loopsRun Monte Carlo simulations to test thousands of scenario variationsDescribe an economy in plain text and auto-generate a diagramAdjust variables in real time and watch how the simulation changesExport or share diagrams with teammates for feedbackModel tokenomics systems for Web3 game projectsIdentify breaking points or exploits in game progression systemsConverts plain text descriptions of economies into playable diagrams using AIRuns 1-click Monte Carlo simulations across thousands of scenariosVisual drag-and-drop diagram editor for building game loopsSupports tokenomics modeling for Web3 and blockchain gamesLets you stress-test economy balance before implementationWorks with games, gamification systems, and financial ecosystemsNo setup or credit card required to start simulating

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Pricing model: Free tier

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