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SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition

SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition

Released: 12/28/2017

In SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition, you command robot pirates in epic tactical shootouts, it’s turn-based strategy with a twist: by manually aiming your weapons you'll pull off insane bullet-bouncing trick shots! SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition is fully optimised for Nintendo Switch. It comes with The Outsider campaign, including a mysterious ally and a shipload of weapons, upgrades, hats, and missions previously only available as DLC. As the captain, you board, loot and shoot your way through enemy spaceships. Overcome the challenges of the vast frontier by upgrading your recruits with unique abilities, weapons – and even stylish hats! Strategy focussed on skill rather than chance15-20 hours of playtime, followed by New Game+Kind to newcomers, deep and challenging for veteransSoundtrack by real-life robot troupe Steam Powered GiraffeOptional touch controls for ultimate precisionProcedurally-generated levels

In SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition, you command robot pirates in epic tactical shootouts, it’s turn-based strategy with a twist: by manually aiming your weapons you'll pull off insane bullet-bouncing trick shots! SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition is fully optimised for Nintendo Switch. It comes with The Outsider campaign, including a mysterious ally and a shipload of weapons, upgrades, hats, and missions previously only available as DLC. As the captain, you board, loot and shoot your way through enemy spaceships. Overcome the challenges of the vast frontier by upgrading your recruits with unique abilities, weapons – and even stylish hats! Strategy focussed on skill rather than chance15-20 hours of playtime, followed by New Game+Kind to newcomers, deep and challenging for veteransSoundtrack by real-life robot troupe Steam Powered GiraffeOptional touch controls for ultimate precisionProcedurally-generated levels

In SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition, you command robot pirates in epic tactical shootouts, it’s turn-based strategy with a twist: by manually aiming your weapons you'll pull off insane bullet-bouncing trick shots! SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition is fully optimised for Nintendo Switch. It comes with The Outsider campaign, including a mysterious ally and a shipload of weapons, upgrades, hats, and missions previously only available as DLC. As the captain, you board, loot and shoot your way through enemy spaceships. Overcome the challenges of the vast frontier by upgrading your recruits with unique abilities, weapons – and even stylish hats! Strategy focussed on skill rather than chance15-20 hours of playtime, followed by New Game+Kind to newcomers, deep and challenging for veteransSoundtrack by real-life robot troupe Steam Powered GiraffeOptional touch controls for ultimate precisionProcedurally-generated levels

Critics
89
Metacritic
78

Score Breakdown

89.4

Critic Average

14 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

78

Metacritic User Score

157 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+11.4
Combined Disparity
+11.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

5 early (36%)6 launch window (43%)3 late (21%)