Steelrising

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  • Summary: Paris, 1789. The French Revolution has been suppressed with bloodshed by Louis XVI and his merciless mechanical army. Aegis, a mysterious automaton masterpiece, must confront the king's army alone to save history in this challenging action-RPG.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. KeenGamer
    Sep 7, 2022
    95
    Steelrising is a masterclass on creating mechanics and controls that work in perfect harmony. It reinvigorates a genre that's quickly becoming over-populated, and stands out as an example of extraordinary game design. Steelrising will go down as one of the best releases of 2022.
  2. Finger Guns
    Sep 7, 2022
    80
    Steelrising is a more accessible Souls-like which has plenty to appease rookies and veterans of the genre. A stunning visualisation of revolutionary Paris and a more direct story make for an engaging romp and while the combat has some balancing issues, it has the variety to remain interesting through its runtime. A Souls game with delicious French flavour, you’ll want to hear these people singing the song of angry Automats.
  3. Gamersky
    Sep 15, 2022
    74
    Steelrising is a mediocre game just like Spider's previous works. Although subtle innovations in combat make dull combat a bit more fun, the linear map design with bad side quests still make the gameplay experience boring. But then again, Spider's courage is admirable, and its game production ability has obviously improved a lot, but there is still a certain gap between Steelrising and other excellent souls-like games
  4. Gamer Escape
    Sep 7, 2022
    70
    Steelrising has the clearly defined bones of a great Soulslike. It features development team Spiders’ most well executed and fluid combat to date, offers players a plethora of build options that feel meaningful in customizing their approach to combat, and delivers on its unique historical aesthetic well. Unfortunately, these obvious positives are dragged down by level design sorely lacking in verticality, enemy encounters sorely lacking in variety, and a narrative sorely lacking in investment. It’s one of the more admirable attempts at the Souls formula in recent memory, but it doesn’t have every piece of the puzzle.
  5. GameSpot
    Sep 7, 2022
    70
    These faults are frustrating, mainly because they waste time, but they don't completely deter from Steelrising's unexpected charm. You can be cynical about Spiders' brazen inspiration of other Souls-like games--yes, it's derivative, and it's all too easy to get hung up on the similarities--but once you look past resemblances and notice the differences, you'll see all of the ways in which Steelrising stands out. From the disparate parts that make up its satisfying combat, to the wonderful setting and worldbuilding that meshes dark fantasy with alternative French history, there's much to enjoy in what sets Steelrising apart from its peers. It's one of the better Souls-likes in a now-crowded genre.
  6. GameStar
    Sep 7, 2022
    68
    Very accessible Soulslike with an intriguing setting, yet it suffers from technical issues and balancing flaws.
  7. Edge Magazine
    Oct 6, 2022
    50
    The result is not a bad game, but Steelrising's beautiful and imaginative shell is wrapped around a workmanlike interior. [Issue#377, p.110]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 84
  3. Negative: 10 out of 84
  1. feder74
    Sep 10, 2022
    10
    Very beautiful game, thanks Spiders. We need more games like this. Perfect graphics, great level design, wonderful settings in revolutionary France
  2. jellymea
    Sep 12, 2022
    10
    This game is a masterclass in world design. It improves almost all of the bases of Spiders’ previous titles and adds upon them many new ones,This game is a masterclass in world design. It improves almost all of the bases of Spiders’ previous titles and adds upon them many new ones, with its verticality, astonishing world and great combat and story. It is a mixed action RPG - soulslike title, and one that will be surely played and remembered for years to come, putting a creative bar for action RPGs and firmly sitting as one of the best video games ever.… Expand
  4. onceinthree
    Sep 19, 2022
    10
    Steelrising is one of the best action-adventure games of the current generation. Everything in it, you've played before, but never has such aSteelrising is one of the best action-adventure games of the current generation. Everything in it, you've played before, but never has such a collection of game mechanics been stitched together so well, not to mention feel like part of a coherent game world.… Expand
  5. cardwizard
    Sep 11, 2022
    10
    For me it'a GOTY, Game Of The Year. Magnificent graphics, awesome gameplay with lots of weapons and upgrades, perfect level design andFor me it'a GOTY, Game Of The Year. Magnificent graphics, awesome gameplay with lots of weapons and upgrades, perfect level design and beautiful old France reconstruction… Expand
  6. Bitek
    Sep 11, 2022
    9
    This game is another example that it is better to read other fellow users reviews than "critics" reviews.
    This game deserves better score    This game is another example that it is better to read other fellow users reviews than "critics" reviews.
    This game deserves better score than just average 7 because it is a very good soulslike game , with good story and unique setting. It is super cool to play as a robot and fight other robots during french revolution. The game is challenging indeed. Perhaps not as challenging as bloodborne (which was absolutely unforgiving) but still hard, especially for someone like myself who does not play many soullike games. Graphics are nice, combat is challenging and story is interesting so far. It helps that the game was released at lower price than regular AAA games. Some gamers reported performance issues. I have none so far to report. Perhaps because I bought the game on GOG which sales games DRM free ? I do not know but I am getting steady frame rates around 60FPS, with ray tracing and DLSS enabled on ultra-wide monitor @ 1440p. Also it is worth mentioning that cut scenes are all in 21:9 aspect ratio which is another plus of this game. Overall nice purchase. I cannot wait to destroy my remote from frustration trying to defeat the same enemies over and over again.    … Expand
  7. Ginger_Avenger
    Mar 6, 2023
    7
    ((**To get this out of the way at the start, I played this on the Steamdeck. It isn't verified, but the only issue noted was small text. I((**To get this out of the way at the start, I played this on the Steamdeck. It isn't verified, but the only issue noted was small text. I would add another issue: this game for me crashed quite a bit in the later game locations.)) REVIEW: This game is hard to review. I love Action RPGs, and this studio's last title, Greedfall, was alright and had some interesting ideas, particularly with the setting and basic story. And that might be Steelrising's best aspect- the setting is a really nice looking revolution era France instead of the typical dark fantasy of similar games. The combat and builds are alright, but had all the flow of Dark Souls 2 (and even has the two-tiers for healing items). This was good for me, as that is the only Dark Souls game I've managed to finish so far. Still, it's really rough around the edges, and the side missions were mostly bland and were piled on at a certain point before the late game rather than more evenly placed throughout (or they would be available but you couldn't advance them until you advanced the main game when it returns to that location anyway). Still, I enjoyed it enough to play it thru to the end, so for me, that counts for a lot.… Expand
  8. KrillerBomb
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    It's not that good of a game in all honesty, but I guess the premise is pretty cool.

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