SteamWorld Heist

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SteamWorld Heist
File:SteamWorld Heist logo.jpg
Developer(s) Image & Form
Platforms Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, iOS
Release date(s) Nintendo 3DS
    PS4, PS Vita
      Windows, OS X, Linux, Wii U, Xbox One, iOS
      2016
      Genre(s) Turn-based strategy, action-adventure
      Mode(s) Single-player

      SteamWorld Heist is a turn-based action strategy shooter developed by Swedish video game developer Image & Form. The third installment of the SteamWorld series and the distant sequel to SteamWorld Dig,[1] SteamWorld Heist has the player control Captain Piper Faraday, a smuggler and occasional pirate, as she recruits a ragtag team of robots and sets out on a space adventure. The objective of the game is for players to board, loot, and shoot their way through enemy spaceships.

      SteamWorld Heist was released on the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS in Europe, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand on 10 December 2015, and will release in North America on 7 June 2016 and in Europe and Australia on 8 June 2016 on the PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Vita.[2] It is expected to be released on Steam (PC/Mac/Linux), Wii U, Xbox One and iOS in 2016.[3]

      Gameplay

      SteamWorld Heist is a side-scrolling strategy game with focus on skill rather than chance. The core gameplay consists of recruiting a team of steam-driven robots, boarding enemy spaceships and taking down rivaling robot factions in turn-based shootouts. A majority of the game's levels are procedurally generated.[4]

      In battle, the player controls the aiming of all firearms and can bounce bullets off the environment for ricocheting trick shots. As the game progresses, players can upgrade and customize their robot crew with different abilities, weapons, and hats. Some weapons are equipped with laser sights to assist the player with the free aiming.[5]

      The game has over 100 different weapons and almost 100 hats to collect.[6] These can be found as treasure during missions or bought in designated shops. Hats are primarily obtained by shooting them off opponents' heads and collecting them.[5]

      After finishing the game, players have the option to start the game again with New Game+.[3]

      Downloadable content

      Image & Form announced that the game will have downloadable content. The first DLC pack, called The Outsider, was showcased at the Penny Arcade Expo in early April 2016[7] and was released on April 28 for the Nintendo 3DS.[8] When Image & Form announced the release date of SteamWorld Heist for the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Vita, the company confirmed that The Outsider will release for those systems on the same date as the full game.[9]

      Reception

      SteamWorld Heist has received positive reviews, with a current score of 86/100 on Metacritic.[10]

      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 as robots in different bars throughout the game while performing songs from the soundtrack.[18]

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