Nex Machina
Twin-stick arcade shooter with secret paths and local co-op
Housemarque · Released Jun 20, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 2,201
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Dec 4, 2017
Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)
What is Nex Machina?
Nex Machina is a top-down shooter set in a future where intelligent machines turn against humanity. You shoot robots and rescue humans through levels across six worlds.
For you if...
- +you like fast, difficult shooting and dodging enemy fire
- +you enjoy replaying levels to improve your score
Not for you if...
- −you prefer slower combat with fewer threats on screen
- −you want a long campaign without repeating levels
What players say
87% of 2,201 reviews are positive
Players praise the fast, tight shooting and soundtrack. Some find the levels quick to finish, while others report that HDR turns on without a way to disable it, leaving the image too dark.
How many players finish Nex Machina?
13% of Steam players have unlocked «Rookie», 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
Nex Machina system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 760, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Nex Machina?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- 64 bit Windows 10 / 8 / 7
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4690 or AMD FX-4300
- Graphics
- 2 GB Video RAM - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R9 270
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- 64 bit Windows 10 / 8 / 7
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4690 or AMD FX-4300
- Graphics
- 4 GB Video RAM - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 390
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Nex Machina have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Nex Machina 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. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Hungarian.
Does Nex Machina 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
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Bullet Hell
- Action
- Arcade
- Great Soundtrack
- Indie
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Cyberpunk
- Difficult
- Local Co-Op
- Top-Down
- Shooter
- Controller
- Sci-fi
- Top-Down Shooter
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Dec 4, 2017 · December Feats Update
- Dec 4, 2017 · December Feats Update
- Aug 25, 2017 · August Challenge Update + Hungarian language
- Aug 25, 2017 · August Challenge Update + Hungarian language
- Jul 17, 2017 · Audio and replay issues fixed
