SteamWorld Build

Buy85%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

The Station · City Builder · Dec 1, 2023

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$24.77
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
28
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio1 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy SteamWorld Build?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
125 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The robots have personality, but the gameplay is definitely the main attraction.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game’s narrative contains just the right amount of playful class-based humor.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Five difficulty settings mean you can play chill or sweat like you’re defusing a bomb.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals pop like a firecracker in a tin can, with vibrant colors, charming animations, and robots that waddle like they’re late for the robot rodeo.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It’s Dungeon Keeper Lite with a twangy guitar soundtrack that’ll have you humming “Sweet Home Alabama” in binary.
Crashes
Players who bring up Crashes mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Not a single bug or crash, ran silky smooth and you can see there is a lot of quality, thought and attention to detail went into the game.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay125 reviews
Story68 reviews
Difficulty49 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Crashes5 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Bugs
60% still recommend
Optimization
75% still recommend
Steam Deck
75% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
92% still recommend
Interface
55% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.77

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $24.77

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