Steel Seed

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 410 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Storm in a Teacup · Action-Adventure · Apr 22, 2025

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99−50%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
43
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio6 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Steel Seed?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 410 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 193 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
65 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Excellent visuals, satisfying stealth, cool weapons/skills, good exploration... all in an ultra sci-fi setting.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
62 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
great AAA quality environments and overall vibe. story presentation seems like proper B-type movie level material which I personally love.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
50 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
But man, despite the often great visuals, competent level design, and okay combat, there's so much that makes this unfun.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
33 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Finding the right graphics settings is a game/challenge of itself, but once you found the best settings for your system and it runs at 60 fps without those weird post-processing artefacts (is that a UE5 thing?) , you can really appreciate the visuals of the levels (i had to configure the game externally with the NVIDIA app).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
The main character looks cool and moves like the robots from I-Robot (will smith), which I don't mind at all, and the voice acting is smooth.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
10 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
If you're looking for a challenge, I highly recommend playing on Hard Mode—it makes the stealth encounters feel much more rewarding and tactical.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay65 reviews
Story62 reviews
Combat50 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
83% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Optimization
75% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
64% still recommend
Crashes
0% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Color Alternatives
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • HDR available
  • Remote Play on TV

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Near all-time low
$19.99$39.99−50%

The lowest we've tracked is $19.78.

11 points recordedtoday · $19.99