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SteamWorld Heist

Turn-based tactics with manually aimed shots and ricocheting bullets

Image & Form Games · Released Jun 7, 2016

RPGStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 6,241
Recent reviews
Very Positive
84% of 13 in 30 days
Playing now
12
peak 24h 15
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)

What is SteamWorld Heist?

This is a 2D, turn-based tactics game about a steam-powered pirate crew raiding enemy spaceships on the frontier. In procedurally generated missions, you position recruits, manually aim shots, collect loot, and upgrade the crew's weapons and abilities.

For you if...

  • +you like turn-based battles that reward precise aiming
  • +you want to choose and equip a robot crew

Not for you if...

  • you prefer real-time combat to taking turns
  • you dislike repeating similar tactical missions

What players say

94% of 6,241 reviews are positive · 84% of 13 in the last 30 days

Players praise the manual aiming, varied crew abilities, and music. The most common complaint is that missions grow repetitive; some players also find later fights and the penalty for failed missions too punishing.

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SteamWorld Heist

SteamWorld Heist system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows Vista 32 bit
Processor
2 GHz, SSE2 support
Graphics
OpenGL 2.1-compatible, 512 MB video memory, framebuffer object support. E.g. Intel HD 4600 or better.
Memory
1024 MB RAM
Storage
320 MB available space
Notes
You may need to update your graphics drivers for OpenGL 2.1 support.

Recommended

Processor
2 GHz dual-core
Graphics
Geforce GTX 660 / Radeon 7870 or better.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
47
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian.

Tags

4 DLC available.

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