Bombshell
Isometric sci-fi shooter with alien battles and robotic-arm upgrades
Slipgate Ironworks™ · Published by 3D Realms · Released Jan 29, 2016
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 58% of 423
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Dec 16, 2019
Metacritic: 43/100 (critic reviews)
What is Bombshell?
Bombshell is an isometric action shooter set across four planets. As mercenary Shelly Harrison, you fight aliens with weapons and robotic-arm modifications, gain experience, and tackle side quests in nonlinear levels while trying to rescue the president.
For you if...
- +you like isometric shooting against alien enemies
- +you want upgrades and side quests in nonlinear levels
Not for you if...
- −you prefer first-person aiming over an isometric view
- −you want linear levels without side quests
What players say
58% of 423 reviews are positive
Some players enjoy the action, but several report bugs that interrupt play or force restarts.
How many players finish Bombshell?
7.6% of Steam players have unlocked «The Final Frontier», 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
Bombshell system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 550, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Bombshell?
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- OS
- Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1, Win 10 (64-bit Operating System Required)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 (2 GB Memory Minimum) | AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2 GB Memory Minimum)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1, Win 10 (64-bit Operating System Required)
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 - 3 GB Memory Recommended | AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 3 GB Memory Recommended
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Bombshell have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Bombshell 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
- 39
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Bombshell 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
Tags
- Action
- Adventure
- Female Protagonist
- Isometric
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Cyberpunk
- Sci-fi
- Top-Down Shooter
- Shooter
- Aliens
Recent updates
- Jun 9, 2016 · The state of Bombshell 1.3 and Console Versions
- Mar 15, 2016 · Bombshell 1.1 & Shellshock DLC Released! Celebration Sale This Week!
- Mar 1, 2016 · 1.1 Beta AVAILABLE NOW!
- Feb 27, 2016 · Bombshell Patch 1.1 + First Free DLC is almost here! Download the Beta NOW!
- Feb 27, 2016 · Bombshell Patch 1.1 + First Free DLC is almost here! Download the Beta NOW!
1 DLC available.
