MicroWorks

Fast-paced online party game with rapid microgames and final showdowns

Agiriko · Released Sep 2, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 1,941
Recent reviews: Mixed; 66% of 27 in 30 days
Playing now: 5; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 months ago; Jun 26, 2026

What is MicroWorks?

MicroWorks is a free-to-play party game set in the Nexus, a hub of small game towers. In each match, players compete to finish brief tasks, obstacle courses, and trivia challenges, earning points before a longer final minigame. Score-based and survival modes have team variants.

For you if...

+you enjoy quick, competitive minigames with friends
+you like party games with changing challenges
+you want both score-based and survival matches

Not for you if...

−you prefer longer challenges over short, changing tasks
−you need time to read instructions before acting

What players say

80% of 1,941 reviews are positive · 66% of 27 in the last 30 days

Players praise the varied minigames and the fun of playing with friends. The most common complaint is that private lobbies require the paid Party Pass. Some players also criticize the long tutorial and unclear or unforgiving tasks, while others report lag, disconnects, or crashes.

Screenshots and trailer

MicroWorks system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-4430
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD HD 6990 (2GB VRAM)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 8 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Recommended settings for 60+ FPS at 720p Medium quality settings or lower.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 100
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Hebrew, Lithuanian, Croatian, Korean, Belarusian, Italian, Ukrainian, Turkish.