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Hot Brass
As an elite SWAT operator, think fast and put your tactics to the test to master a series of missions and save lives. Summon your team of up to four players in online and local co-op, or hone your skills solo. Don’t just be the best—be the best of the best.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“Hot Brass is a tense and highly tactical top-down shooter that successfully captures the pressure and discipline of modern SWAT operations through methodical gameplay built around teamwork, precision, and split-second decision-making. Developed by Walk with Kings, the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“[b] Hot Brass [/b] is what I can best describe as a top-down [b] Rainbow Six Vegas [/b]. In this game, you take control of a SWAT team that is called in on a variety of missions. The missions that your team will deal with range from robberies to hostage situations to gang…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Imagine Hotline Miami, but slower, with a lot of not really that fun mechanics and not even character sprites, just circles with guns. I get the concept gameplay-wise, could've been fun, but it just doesn't work for me with this one.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedLatest official news
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Hot Brass at Melbourne International Games Week Stream
Hot Brass will be featured in the digital event for Melbourne International Game Week, on Steam from September 30 to October 7. You can play the Hot Brass demo during the event, as well as watch a liv
Hot Brass: Update 2.2.0
Hi all, We've just pushed version 2.2.0 live! This patch fixes a recent bug that arose at our multiplayer service which was preventing some players from connecting to each other. Please report any bug
Hot Brass: Update 2.1.4
Hi all, We've just pushed version 2.1.4 live! This patch contains a couple of fixes as well as integrating GOG Galaxy achievements and Steam/GOG crossplay. Please report any bugs you find in this thre
Hot Brass: Update 2.0.15
Hi all, We've just pushed version 2.0.15 live! This patch contains fixes for the majority of remaining reported issues! Thanks for all of your reports and feedback so far, please continue reporting an
Hot Brass: Content Update
Hi all, We've just pushed version 2.0.11 live! Along with fixes for a number of reported issues, this patch contains new equipment and a new mission/arcade map! All of the new equipment is unlocked vi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Real Time Tactics · Stealth · Crime · Shooter · Difficult · Top-Down · Strategy · 2D · Team-Based · Action · Simulation · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Steam Achievements · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English * , Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://hotbrassgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 3.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated graphics card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space