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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 SteamSpy 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 playedLatest 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 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| 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