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Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
Heat Signature is a space, stealth and indie game
developed and published by Suspicious Developments.
Released on September 21st 2017 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 7,146 reviews of which 6,756 were positive and 390 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 12.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.60€ on Gamivo.
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System requirements
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: 1.7GHz dual-core CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 5000 or better (GeForce and Radeon tend to be better)
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 400 MB available space
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Quite possibly one of the most smooth and addictive game loops I have encountered in a while. Somehow, the game manages to feel fastpaced while still letting you pause and decide what to do next. Think, essentially, the gameplay of Hotline Miami with the movement of SuperHot, add a sort of roguelite-sandbox progression, and you'll get something like this. Whether you go with straight shooting action or ghost-like stealth, the experience feels *just right*. Storywise... don't expect a lot. Actually, don't expect anything: exactly 5 dialogue trees with 4 characters, and no relevance whatsoever to the action; they're there to give an intro, an outro, and flesh out the world a bit. That feels quite like the missed opportunity, since the world and plot (a somehwat run-of-the-mill sci-fy setting of mining colonies revolting against the factions controlling them) could have set the scene for something much more interesting. But then, I guess the premise (characters die easy, advancement is done by playing missions by several otherwise interchangeable members of a resistance movement) does not lend itself to that kind of progression. In any case, you are not buying this game for the story, but for the action, for the challenge: and that, it provides quite nicely. Very replayable, too, and very good for those 15 loose minutes, enough for a couple missions. Overall, a really nice, smooth experience.
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Heat signature is easily my favorite tactical stealth/action game. You can pause any moment and take as long as you want to come up with an elaborate plan. More often than not, you'll misstep and that's when the real fun begins. Luckily, you have a diverse set of tools to help you get out of the situation you just put yourself in so precariously, And the way the missions in the game are structured, you are gently nudged to try new approaches all the time. Or just when I think I finally found my favorite approach to any mission, I find myself in a pickle and try some disastrous idea out of desperation - and that idea becomes my favorite new trick. 10 / 10, nearly endless replayability, this game kept surprising me for about 50 hours and I'm still not sure I've seen it all. Bonus points if you can get your friends to play daily missions and compare your approaches - it's some of the best fun you can have.
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I like it a lot. Solid strategy pause and play with enough tools to keep it interesting. That is until the tools are deleted on you from time to time. So ya, the only thing that has happened far too many times and as of this moment is the reason I'm hanging up my gloves on this title is that the game deletes equipment left in your ship when you sign off for the day, or even just sit at the bench for a moment in the character select bar, which i just did accidentally on a simple miss click and it toasted my best of the best gear on a character I had ready to retire but wanted to do a couple more glory missions with first. So it had been super disappointing when this happened with lesser gear, but man is this a basic error I will blame on the developers for, and here is why. The items left on the ship are already set for "stash later" they are on the station with you, just parked in your pod... and they really should be transported to the stash if either of these basic instances occurs. (signing out or sitting at the bar) It's really lame that this avoidable situation is what has led to this level of disappointment and putting the title aside. Anyways, I say BUY the game, but do so on a BIG SALE rather than full price or small discount since you might otherwise want to put in more hours without a flaw such as this, its really excellent aside from screwing you so hard its disheartening on just this one issue. Oh snap, just thought of a third instance, one time I bought a new ship/pod while I had gear on the previous pod and was surprised it didn't teleport to my stash since it was all set to return to stash, this was the first time it happened I think. Happy gaming errrybody
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This game is astonishing beautiful in every aspect. I love it so much. The music, the art style, the game play. Honestly, I believe everyone should play this game. Even after 140 hours I still find myself discovering new things. That's what makes this game so fun. There are so many alternate play styles, which are encouraged by the game. If you go in blind the feeling of discovery when for example, you discover you can crash glitch traps, is like nothing else. And, this game quite literally has infinite replay ability. Even after completing every achievement (besides the ones that require friends), and 100%ing it twice, I still sit down every once in a while to just play a couple characters. The daily challenges are fun, the liberation missions are fun, everything is fun. The game is low-commitment and high skill cap. Once you get good enough you can beat even the hardest missions with starting gear. I strongly recommend this game.
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Heat Signature is a game like no other. The thinking man's Hotline Miami. A lot of reviewers will complain (rightfully) that it lacks replay value by roguelike standards, and it does, but this is the finest I have ever played and the dynamic underlying systems prove more than enough to discover. There's 5-10 hours to find all the tools and features, sure, but hundreds in seeing how they can interact. Heat Signature effectively juggles methodical planning and panicked improvising, and worming your way out of the impossible situations you get yourself into is thrilling every time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Heat Signature is currently priced at 12.99€ on Steam.
Heat Signature is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 12.99€ on Steam.
Heat Signature received 6,756 positive votes out of a total of 7,146 achieving an impressive rating of 9.15.
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Heat Signature was developed and published by Suspicious Developments.
Heat Signature is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Heat Signature is not playable on MacOS.
Heat Signature is not playable on Linux.
Heat Signature is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for Heat Signature. Explore additional content available for Heat Signature on Steam.
Heat Signature does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Heat Signature supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Heat Signature is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Game modes
Features
Online players
18
Developer
Suspicious Developments
Publisher
Suspicious Developments
Release
21 Sep 2017
Platforms
Remote Play
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