![]() If there’s an orange section, it means you can shoot from there and the blue means you can’t. You can move with the D-Pad or Analog Stick and as you highlight certain areas you can move to they have different colours telling you what actions you can perform. The gameplay in Steamworld Heist is great, which sees you moving characters through environments in a similar style to the XCOM games but instead of the top-down view its side on. The controls are extremely simple and at the start of each character’s turn you simply point with the D-pad where you want them to move and then perform an action. The game is also played from a side-on view, much like 2D platformers. It almost feels like an animated cartoon, with loud likeable characters and unique settings. The visual style is striking and the depth of the characters and the dialogue between them and the interactions they have are what makes the moment to moment gameplay so great. I have to say that I actually really enjoyed the premise for the game and it has done a fantastic job of creating an interesting atmosphere and style.īefore I talk more about the gameplay I want to mention the humour in the game. Along with searching for supplies you also discover new allies and foes. You start out by playing as Captain Piper but you also get to control other crew members. The story this time takes place in space, where you search various locations like spacecraft’s. ![]() I also want to mention that the game still has a steampunk style, with quirky cowboy robots and futuristic settings. The basic idea for the narrative behind the game is that Earth has been destroyed and the characters you play as must go in search for resources to survive. Steamworld Heist is a turn-based strategy game that also has elements of action throughout and I could instantly see some similarities to the XCOM franchise and those style of games. The game is now available on PS4, Vita and Xbox One and has a similar design and presentation to their previous games but this time it has very different gameplay. SteamWorld Heist is one of the best things any download service has to offer.Steamworld Heist is a turn-based strategy game that was developed by Image & Form, who also created Steamworld Dig, which I really enjoyed and was well received by many gamers and critics. Image and Form has been on their game with the SteamWorld series for years, and this is the definitive version of their best game to date. It even works well with the GamePad – either in off-TV or in the bird’s eye view of the map. ![]() Multiple difficulty levels add to the variety, to the point that even with 10-15 hours to credits it might be possible to sink 100+ hours into SteamWorld Heist. Heist’s flexibility of combat makes it possible to try completely different strategies in different playthroughs. ![]() The larger view also makes it easier to line up shots in long-range combat, which changed how I played the game as I felt more comfortable using more long-range attacks. They’re extremely sharp, and little details that I missed on the 3DS (like the robot’s hats) really stand out on the larger screen. The music is understated, but it’s the graphics that really shine. My only complaint is that I constantly ran out of inventory slots – I was going for 100% swag which meant a lot of extra items - and sorting out the inventory slows the momentum down at the end of the level. There’s both ranged and melee combat options as well, with different robots focusing on different strategies. As the Steambots explore, they pick up water (the game’s currency) and weapons that help take down the enemy robots. Each Steambot can only move a certain distance on a 2D plane, and moving too far will prevent them from entering combat. Unlike SteamWorld Dig, each mission is its own level with rewards, and additional rewards (“swag”) can be picked up along the way. As the bots move around, they escalate the stakes in a fashion I found quite interesting. Heist’s story is simple: Protagonist Piper leads a group of Steambots who are trying to eke out a living on the outskirts of a galaxy, with various enemies trying to bust them. ![]()
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