Steel Assault on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.

Steel Assault is a 2d platformer, fast-paced and arcade game developed by Zenovia Interactive and published by Tribute Games Inc..
Released on September 28th 2021 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 383 reviews of which 302 were positive and 81 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 12.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Steel Assault into these genres:

2D Platformer Fast-Paced Arcade Action Post-apocalyptic Side Scroller Pixel Graphics Retro Bullet Hell Difficult Sci-fi Perma Death Platformer America 2D Futuristic Old School Indie Short Singleplayer

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7+, 64-bit only
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 or AMD Phenom II X2 550
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 9600 GT or Radeon HD 3870
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 300 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Yosemite 10.10.5 or newer
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
  • Storage: 300 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: glibc 2.17, 64-bit only
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 or AMD Phenom II X2 550
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2026
That was quick, hahaha. I think people would have gotten more mileage from this game if Arcade Mode was the default. I won't fault it for being short since it's hard enough that even with infinite lives that come with normal mode and a save file, it took me an hour and a half. And half an hour was spent on the final boss. Just keep in mind that if you're going to play this game that it leaves no clues for you in terms of navigating the stages, no hints for what to do later, so you may come upon a sequence where you're like "Wait, how do I do this without getting hit", and "How do I get up there"? The second stage was maybe the hardest for whatever odd reason, it gives you a small platform with an enemy that sprays you and leaves a lingering hurtbox on the platform you have. Again, absolutely possible to do. Immediately after that, a mid-boss which I died to six times only to finally figure out that you need to double jump and then suspend yourself in the air for just a moment longer with the zipline to have just enough clearance to get over its charge attack. Immediately after that, a waterfall in which I seriously spent seven minutes baffled as to what to do when I got to the top because I couldn't get a hold with ziplines anywhere, only for a vertical based one to finally work. Very odd. But then the second boss itself feels like a cakewalk in comparison. And then stage 4 was just easier overall including the boss, and then stage 5 itself felt easier than 2, 3, and 4, only to ramp up for the boss' second phase because figuring out how to damage the boss while also avoiding the electrified floor might take you a minute. And if you have full health you can just bum rush the boss if you want. All of this to say that the difficulty progression is uneven and the game has a LOT of trial and error, which I guess is like older arcade games did. And having infinite lives and being able to continue from the most recent stage made me feel like I didn't really accomplish anything, though. It's tough recommending this, but I will only because the mechanics themselves are pretty sound and the presentation is excellent.
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April 2026
What a gem! It's old school beauty with modern refinement. A truly great pixel art and animation. As the other game from the devs (Zenovia) it just achieves visual and animation and mechanics perfection. It's old school tough but fair and is helped immensely by generous checkpoints thus allowing me to git gud without frustration. It has to be said that it's Avery light game so it runs perfectly in steam deck and on PC emulation on Android handhelds, in fact I think it's the best way to play them. If you're playing on a big screen with great resolution, an app such as free steam app: screen shader can give that old school CRT feeling and improve the experience IMO.
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Oct. 2025
Really good. High-quality throwback to 16-bit action platformers. The gameplay is most similar to the traditional Castlevania titles with shades of Contra, Metal Slug and Mega Man X. Appropriately short, with multiple higher difficulty modes. I wish the soundtrack tended more towards the SNES-style X games instead of the PS1 but that's a minor gripe. The graphics speak for themselves and the animation looks great.
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July 2025
Perfect. Pays tribute to 16 bit action platformers you know and love while also feeling very distinct from its inspirations. Just a super lean, hour long action game experience. A normal playthrough had just enough friction to keep me engaged, going "god this part is *ridiculous*" with a smile on my face. Looking forward to what higher difficulties and arcade mode have in store. Really looking forward to Neon Inferno.
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May 2025
Steel Assault is a fantastic throwback to stylish 90's action-platformers. If you enjoy oldschool style games, there's a lot to love. The Good. + Fast-paced action. + Beautiful pixel art. + Awesome soundtrack. + Very challenging. The Bad. + Relatively short. + Not many levels. + Very challenging.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Steel Assault is currently priced at 12.99€ on Steam.

Steel Assault is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 12.99€ on Steam.

Steel Assault received 302 positive votes out of a total of 383 achieving a rating of 7.40.
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Steel Assault was developed by Zenovia Interactive and published by Tribute Games Inc..

Steel Assault is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Steel Assault is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Steel Assault is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Steel Assault is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Steel Assault. Explore additional content available for Steel Assault on Steam.

Steel Assault does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Steel Assault does not support Steam Remote Play.

Steel Assault 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Steel Assault.

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Steel Assault
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Zenovia Interactive
Publisher
Tribute Games Inc.
Release 28 Sep 2021
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