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Steel Seed

Sci-fi action-adventure with stealth and a puzzle-solving drone companion

Storm in a Teacup · Published by ESDigital Games · Released Apr 22, 2025

ActionAdventureIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 410
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
5 months ago
May 29, 2026
Minimum PC
NvidiaGTX 1070
16 GB RAM · 50 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Steel Seed?

Steel Seed is a third-person sci-fi action-adventure set in a machine-built underground facility after a catastrophe leaves Earth uninhabitable. As Zoe, you explore its regions with the drone Koby, cross obstacles, sneak past or fight enemies, and solve environmental puzzles while searching for a way to help humanity survive.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy stealth encounters with patrols and distractions
  • +you like exploring dark sci-fi spaces alongside a drone
  • +you want action mixed with platforming and ability upgrades

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer direct combat without stealth or platforming
  • −you want multiplayer rather than a solo adventure

What players say

77% of 410 reviews are positive

Players praise the sci-fi environments, stealth encounters, and Koby's usefulness. Common complaints include bugs, unreliable platforming and controls, intrusive camera movement, and clunky combat; some players also criticize the English voice acting.

How many players finish Steel Seed?

11% of Steam players have unlocked «Steel Seed», 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

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Steel Seed system requirements

Minimum: NvidiaGTX 1070, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows10
Processor
Intel i7-3770k 3.50GHz or AMD equivalent
Graphics
NvidiaGTX 1070 / Intel ARC 580 / AMD equivalent
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Recommended

OS
Windows10
Processor
Intel Core i7 6700K, 4.00 Ghz or AMD equivalent
Graphics
Nvidia RTX 2070 / Intel ARC 770 / AMD RX 5700xt
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Steel Seed have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Steel Seed run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
43
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Czech, Turkish.

Does Steel Seed 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

3 DLC available.

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