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Meltdown
Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to sur
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
68 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“If there's such a thing as a video game dictionary, you'd find a picture of Meltdown listed under "repetitive design". The mechanics are solid, the graphics decent, and the music almost catchy, but it never changes even…”
“No rating Overiview: Isometric shooter The Good: + Kill lots of enemies and upgrade you character and weapons + Plenty of weapons/armor/accessories to fit your play style, each piece of equipment is upgradable +Wave…”
“Really recommended for People that like fast-paced arcade Games. Pro: + Nice Graphics, simple arcade Pyhiscs. + smooth and easy to handle Controls. + Co-Op Multiplayer + Skilltree, unlockable Weapons, Guns to Upgrade…”
50 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Really recommended for People that like fast-paced arcade Games. Pro: + Nice Graphics, simple arcade Pyhiscs. + smooth and easy to handle Controls. + Co-Op Multiplayer + Skilltree, unlockable Weapons, Guns to Upgrade…”
“Great arcade gaming fun. It's quick and you can play in small bursts. Recommend for people who love these kind of games. Decent amount of upgradable skills and weapons for the price. Gameplay is fluid and simple.”
“This game is reminicent of old fashioned quarter dropping arcade days spent at the mall killing a saturday during the summer. It is as addictive as it is pure fun. The graphics are colorful and the interface is…”
34 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Really recommended for People that like fast-paced arcade Games. Pro: + Nice Graphics, simple arcade Pyhiscs. + smooth and easy to handle Controls. + Co-Op Multiplayer + Skilltree, unlockable Weapons, Guns to Upgrade…”
“Now this is a real well made Indie game !! If you love action games get this game now!! Has good controls,you can use Keyboard/Mouse or Gamepad !! The graphics are real nice looking and well animated.Has a good amount…”
“It is simply great. Nice gameplay, smooth graphics, lots of upgrades and tons of fun with co-op. And the music is awesome. Much content for a low price. Great game.”
31 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“If there's such a thing as a video game dictionary, you'd find a picture of Meltdown listed under "repetitive design". The mechanics are solid, the graphics decent, and the music almost catchy, but it never changes even…”
“Really recommended for People that like fast-paced arcade Games. Pro: + Nice Graphics, simple arcade Pyhiscs. + smooth and easy to handle Controls. + Co-Op Multiplayer + Skilltree, unlockable Weapons, Guns to Upgrade…”
“This game is reminicent of old fashioned quarter dropping arcade days spent at the mall killing a saturday during the summer. It is as addictive as it is pure fun. The graphics are colorful and the interface is…”
24 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“No rating Overiview: Isometric shooter The Good: + Kill lots of enemies and upgrade you character and weapons + Plenty of weapons/armor/accessories to fit your play style, each piece of equipment is upgradable +Wave…”
“Really recommended for People that like fast-paced arcade Games. Pro: + Nice Graphics, simple arcade Pyhiscs. + smooth and easy to handle Controls. + Co-Op Multiplayer + Skilltree, unlockable Weapons, Guns to Upgrade…”
“I really enjoyed this game , the levels are randomly generated so even if you get stuck on one its not the same everytime. There are not a ton of weapons and armor and the single player is short. Best part of the game…”
23 of the 101 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“If there's such a thing as a video game dictionary, you'd find a picture of Meltdown listed under "repetitive design". The mechanics are solid, the graphics decent, and the music almost catchy, but it never changes even…”
“I really enjoyed this game , the levels are randomly generated so even if you get stuck on one its not the same everytime. There are not a ton of weapons and armor and the single player is short. Best part of the game…”
“Now I don't always aim to fully complete games... But for this game how could I say now?... I first purchased this back in the time of Early Access... After trying to get used to the controls with my keypad I taught…”
20 of the 101 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“No rating Overiview: Isometric shooter The Good: + Kill lots of enemies and upgrade you character and weapons + Plenty of weapons/armor/accessories to fit your play style, each piece of equipment is upgradable +Wave…”
“Personal Rating: A bit boring on the long run Classic Rating: ★★★★☆ Ok, this game is not bad at all but i would recommend buying it on sale, especially if you're going to play SP only. Here's why: in spite of a nice…”
“This game originated on iOS, and it shows with the grind-centric gameplay. It starts off promisingly enough, a decent twin-stick shooter with satisfying feedback, rolling and cover mechanics, and an upgrade system.…”
13 of the 101 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Really recommended for People that like fast-paced arcade Games. Pro: + Nice Graphics, simple arcade Pyhiscs. + smooth and easy to handle Controls. + Co-Op Multiplayer + Skilltree, unlockable Weapons, Guns to Upgrade…”
“I really enjoyed this game , the levels are randomly generated so even if you get stuck on one its not the same everytime. There are not a ton of weapons and armor and the single player is short. Best part of the game…”
“Meltdown is a top down arena shooter game (or something along those lines), it's fun, has (maybe) "infinite" character evolutio and lots of upgrades on equipment. Cons: - other people's bad connection can affect your…”
11 of the 101 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Got this for free on Chrono.gg (callout!) but I honestly regret that. The games seems to have an issue with ammo, as in it's limited and does not drop enough. Maybe it drops enough for single player but not multi, or…”
“I like this game a lot. I'm giving it a negative review because a patch they released for Occulus Rift support prevents any XP user from playing. They haven't fixed it for over 3 months. The game advertises as being…”
“I love this game and its an awesome port from the mobile game. Please fix the camera getting stuck. sometimes when playing the camera gets stuck and my chractor is off the screen for a couple of secs. this is an issue…”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Meltdown is a top down arena shooter game (or something along those lines), it's fun, has (maybe) "infinite" character evolutio and lots of upgrades on equipment. Cons: - other people's bad connection can affect your…”
“I had never heard of this game before getting it, so it came as some surprise to find just how fun a shooter it is. The game is fairly straightforward in an arcade fashion, and as such is pretty repetitive. However,…”
“Got this for free on Chrono.gg (callout!) but I honestly regret that. The games seems to have an issue with ammo, as in it's limited and does not drop enough. Maybe it drops enough for single player but not multi, or…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Excellent top down shooter that actually rewards skill play and not just grinding to get better gear and improvements for it though there is that as well. Having a lot of fun with this game and the way it can throw some really deadly combinations at you that basically can one…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Overall Game Indie RPG game that is re-playable and I would recommend to buy it in packs. You start off with a character that as you level you can customize it. [Gear] You can buy all sorts of equipment's like head gear, weapons (you can have 2 guns and a melee) which give extra…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“Meltdown is a fun, pick up and play, isometric shooter that lets you level up, buy new equipment, play with other people and upgrade. It has a lot of things going for it, great look, easy controls, great enemy diversity, randomly generated maps for each mission, drop in…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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VR Mode with Oculus Rift Support Now Available!
http://www.phenomenongames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/VR-SplashScreen.jpg We have just updated Meltdown with Oculus Rift VR support. For more information you can read the Meltdown VR FAQ here: Mel
VR Mode with Oculus Rift Support Now Available!
http://www.phenomenongames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/VR-SplashScreen.jpg We have just updated Meltdown with Oculus Rift VR support. For more information you can read the Meltdown VR FAQ here: Mel
Local Multiplayer & Deathmatch Update Now Available!
http://www.phenomenongames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Meltdown_MultiPlayerSplash.jpg We have just updated Meltdown to add some great new features everyone asked us for, Local Multiplayer & Online
Local Multiplayer & Deathmatch Update Now Available!
http://www.phenomenongames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Meltdown_MultiPlayerSplash.jpg We have just updated Meltdown to add some great new features everyone asked us for, Local Multiplayer & Online
NEW! Windows Beta Available
We have just uploaded the new Windows Beta update to Steam. To access it right click on Library>Meltdown>Properties>Betas and enter the following code: "MeltdownBeta" and opt into the in-house Beta Te
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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 |
| Player tags | Action · Indie · Arcade · Multiplayer · Shooter · Local Co-Op · Twin Stick Shooter · 4 Player Local · Isometric · Co-op · Top-Down Shooter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Official site | http://www.phenomenongames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics (256MB) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 250 MB available space