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Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!

SteamWorld Heist is a strategy, turn-based and steampunk game developed and published by Image & Form Games.
Released on June 07th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain and Russian.

It has received 6,012 reviews of which 5,622 were positive and 390 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified SteamWorld Heist into these genres:

Strategy Turn-Based Steampunk RPG Indie Action Adventure 2D Female Protagonist Turn-Based Tactics Singleplayer Robots Great Soundtrack Turn-Based Combat Sci-fi Heist Turn-Based Strategy Comedy Atmospheric Touch-Friendly

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows Vista 32 bit
Processor: 2 GHz, SSE2 support
Memory: 1024 MB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.1-compatible, 512 MB video memory, framebuffer object support. E.g. Intel HD 4600 or better.
Storage: 320 MB available space
Sound Card: OpenAL compatible
Additional Notes: You may need to update your graphics drivers for OpenGL 2.1 support.

MacOS

OS: 10.7 (Lion)
Processor: 2 GHz
Memory: 1024 MB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.1-compatible, 512 MB video memory, framebuffer object support. E.g. Intel HD 4600 or better.
Storage: 320 MB available space
Sound Card: OpenAL compatible
Additional Notes: You may need to update your graphics drivers for OpenGL 2.1 support.

Linux

OS: Steam OS 2.0 / Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor: 2 GHz, SSE2 support
Memory: 1024 MB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.1-compatible, 512 MB video memory, framebuffer object support. E.g. Intel HD 4600 or better.
Storage: 320 MB available space
Sound Card: OpenAL compatible
Additional Notes: You may need to update your graphics drivers for OpenGL 2.1 support.

User reviews & Ratings

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Nov. 2025

Released in 2015, SteamWorld Heist is a spin-off of the SteamWorld series, developed by Image & Form. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where steam-powered robots roam, players take on the role of Captain Piper as she leads her crew on a quest for treasure and survival. Strengths (Plus Points) Unique Gameplay Mechanics: The game features a turn-based combat system that allows players to aim and shoot in real-time, adding a layer of strategy and skill to each encounter. Charming Art Style: The visuals are beautifully crafted, with a steampunk aesthetic that is both vibrant and detailed, making the world feel alive and engaging. Character Customization: Players can recruit and customize a diverse cast of characters, each with unique abilities and weapons, allowing for varied strategies in combat. Engaging Storyline: The narrative is filled with humor and charm, providing a light-hearted backdrop to the action while exploring themes of adventure and camaraderie. Replayability: With procedurally generated missions and a variety of difficulty levels, SteamWorld Heist offers high replay value, encouraging players to return for new challenges. Weaknesses (Minus Points) Repetitive Gameplay: Some players have noted that while the combat is fun, it can become repetitive over time, especially in longer play sessions. Limited Exploration: The game focuses heavily on combat, which may leave some players wanting more in terms of exploration and world-building. Difficulty Spikes: Certain missions can present a steep challenge, which might frustrate players who are less experienced with strategy games. AI Limitations: While the enemy AI can be challenging, it sometimes lacks the depth found in other strategy titles, leading to predictable patterns. Technical Issues: A few players have reported minor bugs and glitches, though these are generally not game-breaking. Conclusion Overall, SteamWorld Heist is a fantastic blend of strategy, humor, and charm. Its unique gameplay mechanics and engaging art style make it a standout title in the strategy genre. While it has some minor flaws, the strengths far outweigh them, making it a must-play for fans of turn-based games.

Aug. 2025

Like tactics? Like shooting robots? Like geometry? This is the game for you! It's charming, it's fun, it has a good range of difficulties, it doesn't overstep its bounds or try to do too much, and it wraps up before becoming stale.

Aug. 2025

XCOM, but 2D. Actually very good, enjoyed it a lot. Gameplay is very fun, characters are varied and enjoyable. Move to place, take aim and shoot. Fun to get trick shots. Several characters to choose from, missions have different team limits from 1 to 4 different characters. Every character has a slightly different play style, usually focusing on two of three points: movement, damage and health. Leveling them takes a while, but there are solo missions made just for leveling. Difficulty was ok, had some defeats now and then, but usually due poor decisions. Bosses can get a bit unfair if you don't rush them though. I'd say it has the perfect game length, but its also very repetitive. Every mission is a variation of "go here, kill things". Bosses can be a bit annoying, with a combo of spamming turrets, spawning units and insane trick shots. Limited inventory space is lame and so is requiring to grind for money to get some weapons that I never got as a random drop. You can replay missions to get more items, but the guaranteed rare ones are one time rewards. Story is very basic and goes by rather fast, isn't as elaborate as SteamWorld Dig was. Kill someone that is bothering you. Kill someone else that is bothering you. Kill this guy that we accidentaly let escape that will bother everyone. Overall, recommended. Might have to get the sequel.

June 2025

this is my second time playing the game, the first time was on my 3DS. the game is just as incredibly fun as I remember it being, and it remains one of my favorite games in its genre to this day. Also music by steam powered giraffe is FANTASTIC.

Feb. 2025

I bought this on sale, thinking it was just some goofy game I can play to kill time UNTIL I played it and it was awesome. I got invested in the game's story, it's really nice.

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Frequently Asked Questions

SteamWorld Heist is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

SteamWorld Heist is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.

SteamWorld Heist received 5,622 positive votes out of a total of 6,012 achieving an impressive rating of 9.03.

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SteamWorld Heist was developed and published by Image & Form Games.

SteamWorld Heist is playable and fully supported on Windows.

SteamWorld Heist is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

SteamWorld Heist is playable and fully supported on Linux.

SteamWorld Heist is a single-player game.

There are 4 DLCs available for SteamWorld Heist. Explore additional content available for SteamWorld Heist on Steam.

SteamWorld Heist does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

SteamWorld Heist supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

SteamWorld Heist 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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