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  • Summary: Join Captain Piper Faraday, smuggler and occasional pirate, as she recruits a rag-tag team of steam-driven robots and sets out on a daring adventure. With your hearty crew you’ll board, loot and shoot your way through enemy spaceships. Overcome the challenges of the vast frontier byJoin Captain Piper Faraday, smuggler and occasional pirate, as she recruits a rag-tag team of steam-driven robots and sets out on a daring adventure. With your hearty crew you’ll board, loot and shoot your way through enemy spaceships. Overcome the challenges of the vast frontier by upgrading your robots with unique abilities, weapons – and even stylish hats! Expand

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Aug 24, 2016
    90
    The whole thing is fun to play, and with a good presentation accompanying a great game length, SteamWorld Heist is a worthy addition to any game library.
  2. Jul 5, 2016
    90
    SteamWorld Heist is a delight right from the very beginning. A beautiful stripped-back strategy game that ditches many of the genres bells and whistles in order to focus on the action, it offers an appealingly new perspective on one of the oldest genres in video games.
  3. Jun 23, 2016
    85
    SteamWorld Heist is a great turn based strategy game with a brilliant art style and good action.
  4. Jun 30, 2016
    80
    A charming romp through pirate space that successfully translates XCOM's combat into gorgeous 2D robot battles. Shame there isn't much to do between missions though.
  5. Jul 18, 2016
    80
    Fresh and accessible turn-based strategy not only for fans of the genre but also for all who simply enjoy unusual and elaborate game worlds.
  6. CD-Action
    Sep 16, 2016
    75
    A solid, pretty and enjoyable tactical game held back by lack of the strategic layer and unengaging story. [09/2016, p.44]
  7. Jul 7, 2016
    70
    It’s a very rare hybrid (if not the only one) of side-scrolling and turn-based gameplay that functions much better than expected. Both its strength and its weakness rests in its simplicity. On one hand its extremely easy to pick up and play in mere minutes, but on the other hand its lack of any kind depth on skills and equipment customization hurt, somewhat, the experience on the long term.

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Jun 29, 2016
    10
    Great turn-based game like XCOM or Total War Warhammer. Steampunk setting is pretty astounding. The playable characters feel everyone likeGreat turn-based game like XCOM or Total War Warhammer. Steampunk setting is pretty astounding. The playable characters feel everyone like different and you try to hang on them. weapons looks great. definitely recommend for players who like turn-based games. Expand
  2. Jul 12, 2018
    10
    I expected to be disappointed by the turn-based approach to this one. So glad to be wrong -- it's so much fun. If anything, it's even moreI expected to be disappointed by the turn-based approach to this one. So glad to be wrong -- it's so much fun. If anything, it's even more addictive than Dig, and more innovative too. Same high-end production values and attention to detail. Lots of difficulty levels make it accessible and provides motivation to move up -- slick that you can change the level for individual missions too. Great music, compelling characters and a simple upgrading system that works well. The beauty of this one on PC is that it will run fine on anything -- even ancient, gutless laptops. Expand
  3. Dec 27, 2017
    10
    Seriously, this is 2D XCOM except it is better, funnier, and cuter. I actually preferred Steamworld Heist to XCOM 2. Love the SteampunkSeriously, this is 2D XCOM except it is better, funnier, and cuter. I actually preferred Steamworld Heist to XCOM 2. Love the Steampunk setting, color palette, music, and the feels. Expand
  4. Feb 28, 2017
    9
    Surprisingly good side-view turn-based fun! Your rag-tag Steam-bot crew take on evil scrappers and haughty diesel-powered Royal bots inSurprisingly good side-view turn-based fun! Your rag-tag Steam-bot crew take on evil scrappers and haughty diesel-powered Royal bots in ship-boarding combat, earning water you can spend as currency (for the steam, naturally!) as well as new and sometimes rare weaponry. New skills are unlocked in a linear fashion (no choosing skills), so finding a good combination of 'bots for each boarding action can be crucial. Lining up "ricochet" shots by eye is necessary with some of the guns, so playing on a big screen can be an advantage. The campaign is quite big (just about the time I thought I was done, an entirely new campaign area opened up!) and there seems to be quite a lot of replay value due to enemy ships being procedurally generated anew each time you board them.

    In short, it's wacky but surprisingly deep tactical gameplay makes Steamworld Heist fun to pick up and play but still nuanced enough to stay fun even after several hours of bouncing rounds off of deck-plates.
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  5. Jun 11, 2016
    8
    Con una jugabilidad ágil y desafiante, una banda sonora perfecta y una estética cuanto menos atractiva, “SteamWorld Heist” se convierte sinCon una jugabilidad ágil y desafiante, una banda sonora perfecta y una estética cuanto menos atractiva, “SteamWorld Heist” se convierte sin duda en una joyita independiente y posiblemente de las mejores del año. Expand
  6. Oct 15, 2022
    8
    Я люблю жанр стимпанк и считаю эту игру отличным его представителем.
    Мы командуем космическим кораблем контрабандистов, с командой из роботов
    Я люблю жанр стимпанк и считаю эту игру отличным его представителем.
    Мы командуем космическим кораблем контрабандистов, с командой из роботов на паровой тяге:) Посещая космические базы, ведем торговлю , берем на абордаж имперские корабли, выполняем дополнительные задания, иследуем дрейфующие в космосе обломки и постепенно раскрываем имперский заговор и спасаем галактику роботов от инопланетного вторжения!
    + Яркая, сочная 2-D графика.
    + Харизматичные персонажи с уникальными наборами способностей
    + Юмор
    + Неплохой сюжет
    + Интересная система рикошетов, позволяющая при должной сноровке прибить врага в другом конце карты за несколькими препятствиями. Впрочем, враги тоже это активно используют, так что скучно не будет!
    + Бои идут в пошаговом режиме , что дает возможность пошевелить мозгами
    + Возможность выполнения различных дополнительных заданий и самостоятельного исследования
    И, наконец, главное - меткими выстрелами можно сбивать головные уборы с врагов (фуражки , шапки, шлемы, шляпы, бейсболки) и собирать их в свою коллекцию) Что еще нужно для счастья?)))
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  7. May 14, 2020
    5
    Esthetic is nice, gameplay mechanics seem good or better. But I couldn't really get into it. Maybe because of the feeling of mobile gameEsthetic is nice, gameplay mechanics seem good or better. But I couldn't really get into it. Maybe because of the feeling of mobile game progression instead of a feeling of growth. But I guess that is subjective, and if this game looks promising to you there is little chance that it will disappoint. Expand

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