Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate

A sci-fi action roguelike pairing a robot with a gun-toting frog

Moving Pieces Interactive · Released Aug 12, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 117
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Dec 2, 2024
Minimum PC: R7 270; 4 GB RAM · 10 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate?

This 3D action roguelike follows a pair fighting to restore life to corrupted planets. You slash and shoot through enemy waves across randomized levels, collecting pickups that change your abilities. Play alone controlling both characters, split control with a friend, or join four-player online co-op.

For you if...

+you enjoy unlocking weapons and experimenting with different builds

Not for you if...

−you want a lengthy campaign centered on its story

What players say

84% of 117 reviews are positive

Players praise the interplay between melee and ranged combat and the shared-character co-op mode. The most common complaint is that runs become repetitive, while some players also describe the combat as clunky.

Screenshots and trailer

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Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate system requirements

Minimum: R7 270, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: 2.5 GHz Dual Core
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 760, AMD Radeon R7 270
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space

Does Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

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
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 19
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese.

Does Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate 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