SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition
Command robot pirates through turn-based spaceship raids, choosing a crew and manually aiming ricochet shots. Ultimate Edition includes The Outsider campaign alongside the main adventure.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.4 / 10
About this game
SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition puts you in command of robot pirates boarding enemy spaceships. Battles proceed in turns, but you aim the weapons yourself: a shot can bounce off the surroundings before reaching its target. Assemble a team around your recruits' different strengths, then take them into missions with changing layouts and enemies. Crew development continues through ability and weapon upgrades. Procedurally generated levels vary the spaces in which you fight, while the included The Outsider campaign adds another set of missions to the adventure. The Switch edition also offers optional touch controls, and Steam Powered Giraffe supplies the soundtrack.
Collected in series
SteamWorld connects very different games through a world of steam-powered robots. Its branches range from underground mining and tactical shootouts to card battles and town building, each giving those mechanical characters a different kind of adventure.
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AI review
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A tactical fit for players who want their own aiming to matter.
Manual ricochets make firing angles part of the tactical problem, which should appeal to players who enjoy working out a shot themselves. Crew upgrades and changing layouts offer further decisions beyond selecting a target.
Strengths
- Crew composition and shot angles give different kinds of tactical thinking room to interact.
Weaknesses
- Players who prefer attacks resolved entirely through commands may find manual aiming an unwelcome extra demand.
Who it is for: Players interested in squad development and deliberate trick shots within turn-based battles.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Generated layouts and an included additional campaign offer reasons to adapt a developed crew to further missions. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combining team selection with manually aimed ricochets can reward both preparation and spatial reasoning. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Robot piracy paired with Steam Powered Giraffe's music may particularly suit players drawn to a mechanical science-fiction setting. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Optional touch input provides another way to approach aiming for players who prefer direct screen interaction. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Image & Form
- Publisher
- Thunderful
- Release date
- 2017
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Strategy & Tactics · Primary genre
- Tags
- ReplayableExplorationLinear LevelsPlatformingDodgeMain Story Under 10 Hours3D GraphicsThird PersonFast-pacedSolo-friendlyReal-time Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com