The Chaos Engine
Top-down shooter with Victorian steampunk worlds and two-player co-op
Abstraction Games, The Bitmap Brothers · Published by Rebellion · Released Aug 29, 2013
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 303
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 40/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Chaos Engine?
This top-down shooter takes place in a steampunk Victorian world, where mercenaries battle the Chaos Engine's hostile creations. Choose from six characters with different weapons and skills, then fight through four worlds alone or with a partner in local or online co-op.
For you if...
- +you enjoy demanding shooters that take practice to master
- +you want the original Amiga graphics and controls
Not for you if...
- −you expect a substantial modernization of a retro game
What players say
74% of 303 reviews are positive
Players praise the soundtrack and level design. Complaints focus on audio and visual problems with the rerelease, while recent reviews also report startup failures and freezes.
Screenshots and trailer
The Chaos Engine system requirements
Minimum: 6200, 1 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Chaos Engine?
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- OS
- Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista/7/8
- Processor
- Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 (minimum 2.5 GHz)
- Graphics
- GeForce 6200 or ATI Radeon X300
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista/7/8
- Processor
- Quad Core CPU
- Graphics
- GeForce 9600 or ATI Radeon HD 3650
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does The Chaos Engine have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does The Chaos Engine run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 34
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.
Does The Chaos Engine 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
