Golemworks

Factory-building roguelike where manufactured armies defend against waves of shadows

evilalbert · Released Mar 16, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 84
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 months ago; Aug 17, 2026
Minimum PC: Integrated with full Vulk…; 2 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Golemworks?

Golemworks combines factory building and roguelike runs as you defend a golem foundry from waves of shadows. You place molds that periodically generate cores—the recipes for your units—then use production equipment to raise their levels or add elemental attributes. The resulting automatons fight automatically.

For you if...

+you enjoy optimizing production layouts to strengthen an army
+you like unlockable upgrades and an endless survival mode

Not for you if...

−you want to command troops directly during combat
−you prefer predictable builds without randomized components

What players say

90% of 84 reviews are positive

Players praise the variety of viable builds and the depth beneath the simple setup. They report slowdown in later endless waves and say the tutorial leaves important concepts unclear. Some also want a way to save and resume runs.

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Golemworks system requirements

Minimum: Integrated with full Vulk…, 2 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: x86_32 CPU with SSE2 instructions, any x86_64 CPU, ARMv8 CPU
Graphics: Integrated graphics with full Vulkan 1.0 support
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 400 MB available space

Does Golemworks have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Golemworks run on Steam Deck?

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

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Cloud saves are not shared across platforms

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 17
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Golemworks 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