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Steam Marines

Turn-based squad roguelike with careful positioning and permanent marine deaths

Worthless Bums · Released Sep 24, 2014

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Reviews
Mixed
54% of 227
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
5 years ago
Mar 12, 2021
Minimum PC
OpenGL supported with 32 …
1 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Steam Marines?

This single-player roguelike puts you in command of up to four marines on a steampunk spaceship under attack. You spend each marine’s action points to move and attack, manage equipment and resources, and fight through procedurally generated decks to reach each level’s elevator.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy difficult runs that demand careful tactical decisions
  • +you like developing squad members with distinct classes and talents

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer real-time combat over planning individual turns
  • −you want forgiving battles without permanently losing squad members

What players say

54% of 227 reviews are positive

Players praise the demanding squad tactics. Recurring complaints concern clunky controls, an unclear interface, poorly connected random layouts, and bugs or crashes.

Screenshots and trailer

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Steam Marines system requirements

Minimum: OpenGL supported with 32 …, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP or higher.
Processor
800 MHz
Graphics
OpenGL supported graphics card with 32 MB RAM
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
120 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows XP or higher.
Processor
2 GHz
Graphics
OpenGL supported graphics card with 128 MB RAM
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
120 MB available space
Notes
Widescreen monitor resolution

Does Steam Marines have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Steam Marines run on Steam Deck?

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

  • 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
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
15
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Steam Marines 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

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