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Steelrising

Steelrising

Released: 9/8/2022

The city burns and bleeds as it suffers the madness of King Louis XVI and his violent legions of automatons. Aegis, a mechanical masterpiece created by the engineer Vaucanson to be the queen's bodyguard, must save the French Revolution in this challenging action-RPG. CHALLENGING COMBAT BETWEEN AUTOMATONS Up against the king's mechanical soldiers, deadly accuracy will be needed. String together dodges, parries, jumps and devastating attacks to fight your way through Paris. Every fight will test your nerve and requires excellent discipline, while the huge relentless machine bosses demand patience and skill. AEGIS: A CHARACTER WITH EXTRAORDINARY SKILLS Define your own style and upgrade your abilities as you progress through the game. You can play as a ruthless warrior, a hard-hitting bodyguard, a deadly dancer or a virtuoso of the elemental arts. Take advantage of a wide variety of weapons and skills to approach each fight in your own unique way. REVOLUTIONARY PARIS IS YOUR PLAYGROUND Using carriages, grapples, secret passages, a detailed map, and other methods and tools you find along the way, explore a city experiencing its darkest days. Your grappling hook adds a new dimension to exploration and Paris's verticality. Combined with your dash ability, it will provide access to all the city's secrets across multiple levels you can explore over and over again. CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY You are one of the main characters of an alternative history where Paris is being choked by a tyrant king. Allies and enemies with unclear motives will cross your path, such as Marie-Antoinette, Lafayette and Robespierre. It's up to you to cut a path through all the plotting and put an end to one man's madness so that the French Revolution succeeds.

The city burns and bleeds as it suffers the madness of King Louis XVI and his violent legions of automatons. Aegis, a mechanical masterpiece created by the engineer Vaucanson to be the queen's bodyguard, must save the French Revolution in this challenging action-RPG. CHALLENGING COMBAT BETWEEN AUTOMATONS Up against the king's mechanical soldiers, deadly accuracy will be needed. String together dodges, parries, jumps and devastating attacks to fight your way through Paris. Every fight will test your nerve and requires excellent discipline, while the huge relentless machine bosses demand patience and skill. AEGIS: A CHARACTER WITH EXTRAORDINARY SKILLS Define your own style and upgrade your abilities as you progress through the game. You can play as a ruthless warrior, a hard-hitting bodyguard, a deadly dancer or a virtuoso of the elemental arts. Take advantage of a wide variety of weapons and skills to approach each fight in your own unique way. REVOLUTIONARY PARIS IS YOUR PLAYGROUND Using carriages, grapples, secret passages, a detailed map, and other methods and tools you find along the way, explore a city experiencing its darkest days. Your grappling hook adds a new dimension to exploration and Paris's verticality. Combined with your dash ability, it will provide access to all the city's secrets across multiple levels you can explore over and over again. CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY You are one of the main characters of an alternative history where Paris is being choked by a tyrant king. Allies and enemies with unclear motives will cross your path, such as Marie-Antoinette, Lafayette and Robespierre. It's up to you to cut a path through all the plotting and put an end to one man's madness so that the French Revolution succeeds.

The city burns and bleeds as it suffers the madness of King Louis XVI and his violent legions of automatons. Aegis, a mechanical masterpiece created by the engineer Vaucanson to be the queen's bodyguard, must save the French Revolution in this challenging action-RPG. CHALLENGING COMBAT BETWEEN AUTOMATONS Up against the king's mechanical soldiers, deadly accuracy will be needed. String together dodges, parries, jumps and devastating attacks to fight your way through Paris. Every fight will test your nerve and requires excellent discipline, while the huge relentless machine bosses demand patience and skill. AEGIS: A CHARACTER WITH EXTRAORDINARY SKILLS Define your own style and upgrade your abilities as you progress through the game. You can play as a ruthless warrior, a hard-hitting bodyguard, a deadly dancer or a virtuoso of the elemental arts. Take advantage of a wide variety of weapons and skills to approach each fight in your own unique way. REVOLUTIONARY PARIS IS YOUR PLAYGROUND Using carriages, grapples, secret passages, a detailed map, and other methods and tools you find along the way, explore a city experiencing its darkest days. Your grappling hook adds a new dimension to exploration and Paris's verticality. Combined with your dash ability, it will provide access to all the city's secrets across multiple levels you can explore over and over again. CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY You are one of the main characters of an alternative history where Paris is being choked by a tyrant king. Allies and enemies with unclear motives will cross your path, such as Marie-Antoinette, Lafayette and Robespierre. It's up to you to cut a path through all the plotting and put an end to one man's madness so that the French Revolution succeeds.

Critics
70
Steam
72
Metacritic
79

Score Breakdown

69.8

Critic Average

82 reviews

72

Steam User Score

6,806 reviews

79

Metacritic User Score

458 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-2.0
Metacritic Disparity
-9.2
Combined Disparity
-5.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

52 early (63%)27 launch window (33%)3 late (4%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 82 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 69.8/100. Critics score this game 2.0 points lower than Steam users and 9.2 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 82)+
  1. Mike CreweviaGameGrin
    Dec 6, 2022·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 71.8/100 · -11.8 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · -19.0 pts
  2. Mick FraserviaGod is a Geek
    Nov 18, 2022·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 71.8/100 · -1.8 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · -9.0 pts
  3. Joseph AllenviaTechRaptor
    Nov 14, 2022·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 71.8/100 · -1.8 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · -9.0 pts
  4. Thumb Culture StaffviaThumb Culture
    Oct 20, 2022·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 71.8/100 · +8.2 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +1.0 pts
  5. Zack WebsterviaRPGamer
    Oct 19, 2022·Launch window
    50/100View review
    Steam 71.8/100 · -21.8 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · -29.0 pts