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Heat Signature

Top-down stealth strategy with spaceship heists and tactical pausing

Suspicious Developments · Released Sep 21, 2017

ActionAdventureIndieStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 7,165
Recent reviews
Very Positive
89% of 19 in 30 days
Players
22
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
5 years ago
Jan 27, 2021
Minimum PC
HD 5000
8 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

What is Heat Signature?

This top-down, single-player stealth-action game sends you aboard spaceships as you work to free space stations from empires. Dock your pod, then sneak, fight, or use gadgets to steal items, assassinate targets, and rescue captives. You can pause to plan your moves; missions have randomized layouts and guards, and death means starting with a new character.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy combining gadgets to improvise solutions
  • +you like short missions with changing layouts
  • +you prefer planning encounters by pausing the action

Not for you if...

  • −you want to keep one character throughout the game
  • −you prefer missions with fixed layouts and guard placements

What players say

94% of 7,165 reviews are positive · 89% of 19 in the last 30 days

Players praise the freedom to combine gadgets and find unexpected ways to complete missions. Some complain that missions grow repetitive, difficulty feels uneven, or the game does not explain its systems clearly.

Players over time

▼ -37% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 31 players on Oct 5, 2026.

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How many players finish Heat Signature?

10% of Steam players have unlocked «End Game», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Heat Signature screenshot 1

Heat Signature system requirements

Minimum: HD 5000, 8 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
1.7GHz dual-core CPU
Graphics
Intel HD 5000 or better (GeForce and Radeon tend to be better)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
400 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Does Heat Signature have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Heat Signature run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
70
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Heat Signature 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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