Boiling Steel: Preface
Free VR shooter demo where industrial tools become robot-fighting weapons
MIROWIN · Released Jan 10, 2020
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 134
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Feb 14, 2020
What is Boiling Steel: Preface?
This single-player, first-person sci-fi shooter takes place on an automated colony planet, where a virus turns robots hostile. You remotely control an engineering robot from an orbital station, fighting through story missions with two-handed tools.
For you if...
- +you prefer solo story missions in a science fiction setting
Not for you if...
- −you want a complete campaign rather than an introductory demo
- −you prefer fast movement over slow, deliberate shooting
What players say
78% of 134 reviews are positive
Earlier reviewers praise the visuals, though the latest review considers them basic by current VR standards. Recurring complaints focus on awkward weapon replacement and dull combat.
Screenshots and trailer
Boiling Steel: Preface system requirements
Minimum: GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Boiling Steel: Preface?
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD equivalent or greater
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- VR Headset required, 2x USB 3.0 ports
Does Boiling Steel: Preface have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Boiling Steel: Preface run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, VR
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Russian.
Does Boiling Steel: Preface use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
