SteamWorld Heist

SteamWorld Heist
Developer(s)	Image & Form
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, iOS
Release	Nintendo 3DS Windows, OS X, Linux 5 December 2013 PS4, PS Vita Wii U 28 August 2014 Xbox One 5 June 2015
Genre(s)	Turn-based strategy, action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

SteamWorld Heist is a turn-based action strategy shooter with steam-driven robots by Swedish video game developer Image & Form. The player controls the main character Captain Piper Faraday, smuggler and occasional pirate, as she recruits a rag-tag team of robots and sets out on a daring adventure. The objective of the game is to board, loot and shoot your way through enemy spaceships.

The game was initially released on the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS in Europe, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand on December 10, 2015. SteamWorld Heist is set in the same universe as SteamWorld Dig without being a direct sequel.

SteamWorld Heist is coming to PC/Mac/Linux on Steam, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Wii U and iOS in 2016.

Gameplay

SteamWorld Heist is a side-scrolling strategy game that focuses on skill rather than dice rolls or chance. The core gameplay consists of recruiting a of rag-tag team of steam-driven robots, boarding enemy spaceships and taking down rivalling robot factions in turn-based shootouts. A majority of the game's levels are procedurally generated.

In battle the player controls the aiming of all firearms and can bounce bullets off the environment for ricochetting trickshots. As the game progresses the player can upgrade its robot crew with different abilities, weapons and hats. Some weapons are equipped with laser sights to assist the player with the free aiming.

The game has over 100 different weapons and almost 100 hats to collect. These can be found as treasure during missions or bought at designated shops. Hats are primarily obtained by shooting them off opponents' heads and collecting them.

After finishing the game players have the option to start the game again with added features in New Game+.

Reception

Reception

SteamWorld Heist on Nintendo 3DS has received favorable reviews from critics with a current 86/100 score on Metacritic.

• 9.5/10 - Nintendo World Report
• 9/10 - Nintendo Life
• 8.8 - IGN
• 8.5/10 - Destructoid
• 5/5 - US Gamer
• 5/5 - Daily Mirror

Soundtrack

The game's official soundtrack "Music From SteamWorld Heist" is composed and recorded by the steampunk band Steam Powered Giraffe. The band members appear in different bars throughout the game performing songs from the soundtrack.

References

• "SteamWorld Dig on Steam". 

• "SteamWorld Tower Defense". imageform.se. Image & Form. Retrieved 21 November 2015. 

• "SteamWorld Dig headed to PlayStation 4 and Vita". 

• "SteamWorld Dig Wii U Review on gamesreviews.com". 

• "SteamWorld Dig (3DS) on Metacritic". 

• "Pocketgamer.co.uk". 

• "IGN review of SteamWorld Dig". 

• "Nintendo World Report review". 

• Bowden, James (20 August 2013). "SteamWorld Dig (3DS) on Godisageek.com". 

• Riley, Justin (30 July 2014). "Review: SteamWorld worth digging into your wallet". 

• "SteamWorld Dig (PC) on Metacritic". 

• "Blippy Awards on Gamesblip". 

• "Gamasutra's Christian Nutts' Top games 2013". 

• "IGN’s Black Beta Select Awards 2013". 

• "Eurogamer Readers' Top 50 Games of 2013 Voting". 

1. Prismatic Games LLC (2014-03-27). "First Cameos Revealed!". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2014-01-05. 

External links

• Official SteamWorld Heist website 
• Developers website 

Developer	Image & Form
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U
Release date(s)	Nintendo 3DS on Nintendo eShop  EU 10 December 2015  AUS 10 December 2015  NA 10 December 2015  JP TBA 2016  Windows, OS X, Linux TBA 2016 PS4, PS Vita NA TBA 2016  EU TBA 2016  Wii U TBA 2016 Xbox One TBA 2016 iOS TBA 2016
Genre(s)	Turn-based strategy, Action, Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player