Steel Storm: Burning Retribution

Wait60%

Mixed · 372 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • Linux

Kot in Action Creative Artel · Indie · May 11, 2011

Player review score
60%
Mixed
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio0 of 7
Subtitles0 of 7

Should I buy Steel Storm: Burning Retribution?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 372 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 233 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
34 of 233 sampled reviews raised it
As it is, with a bit of polish outside the actual gameplay, easily a 9 or higher.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 233 sampled reviews raised it
The cel-shaded graphics are cool to look at and the guns are satisfying to use.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
22 of 233 sampled reviews raised it
As for DLC, the extra weapons are a nice touch but too few.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
8 of 233 sampled reviews raised it
Solid top down action shooter, best played with a controller (I used the xbox360 controller) for the twin stick shooter experience, instead of mouse/keyboard as per default, because the latter plays like a$$.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay34 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Combat22 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
67% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Performance
33% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
65% still recommend
Difficulty
56% still recommend
Story
46% still recommend
Audio
50% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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