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SteamWorld Heist

SteamWorld Heist

Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!

Released Jun 7, 2016 Developer Image & Form Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategyTurn-BasedSteampunkRPGIndie
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

93.5%positive6,012 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“A hidden gem Discovered this one day while looking for some cheap games on discount, glad I did. Steamworld Heist feels like a refresher from games like XCOM by introducing one simple mechanic, manual aiming. As a plus, you can ricochet your bullets off walls and hit some sick…”

— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“As a light-hearted 2D X-Com style game, minus the base-building elements, SH is a phenomenal little number; It looks good, it sounds good, it plays good. I'm honestly at a loss for any criticism other than the DLC seems a little overpriced for what you get, but even then its…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A nice, but very simple and undeveloped game.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

21playing at last check
2124-hour peak
1,083all-time peak
0 250 500 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 263 avg · Jun 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

47achievements
7.2%median completion
0.7%rarest: They shunned Kenny :(
82.8% of players 63.9% of players 37.8% of players 34.3% of players 34.1% of players 24.0% of players 22.9% of players 21.4% of players 21.1% of players 18.7% of players 17.3% of players 17.3% of players 17.1% of players 17.1% of players 16.4% of players 15.6% of players 15.1% of players 13.6% of players 12.3% of players 11.9% of players 9.9% of players 8.4% of players 8.1% of players 7.2% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 3.8% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 82.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
82.8%Tutorial Grind — Complete the tutorial.
63.9%Hat-off, Hat-on — Pick up a hat after yours has been shot off.
37.8%Well Hatted — Collect 15 hats.
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%They shunned Kenny :( — Hidden achievement
0.7%Indie love — Hidden achievement
0.8%Higher Than The Sun — Complete the game with an all Gold SteamWorld Ranking on Elite.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99base price
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-23
US2.99 USD−80%
EU2.99 EUR−80%
UK2.27 GBP−80%
Australia4.30 AUD−80%
Canada3.49 CAD−80%
Japan304 JPY−80%
Brazil5.79 BRL−80%
China10.00 CNY−80%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$1.1 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$3.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 24, 2025
Get ready to dig deep and build big with these SteamWorld deals!

If you've ever wanted to jump into the SteamWorld universe (or complete your SteamWorld Collection) there's no better time than now! SteamWorld Build First up, SteamWorld Build is an astounding 80% of

Aug 08, 2024
SteamWorld Heist II OUT NOW!

Attention, steam-mates! SteamWorld Heist II is officially OUT NOW! Join Captain Leeway and his ragtag crew of steambots on the heist of a lifetime. This turn-based strategy adventure promises tactical

Aug 06, 2024
SteamWorld Heist II: Launch Trailer & Review Roundup

Ahoy, steam-mates! The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here: SteamWorld Heist II is launching this week! We’re over the moon with excitement and can’t wait to see you all sailing the Grea

Jul 09, 2024
Pre-Order SteamWorld Heist II Now!

It’s just over one month to go until the launch of SteamWorld Heist II and we have some exciting news for our console fans: SteamWorld Heist II is now available for pre-order on Nintendo Switch, Plays

Jun 13, 2024
SteamWorld Heist II at Summer Game Fest

Ahoy everyone! We hope you’ve been enjoying all the Summer Game Fest-ivities - we know we have! This year brought another fantastic lineup of games, and we couldn't be more thrilled to be part of it.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRPG, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Turn-Based · Steampunk · RPG · Indie · Action · Adventure · 2D · Female Protagonist · Turn-Based Tactics · Singleplayer · Robots (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian
ControllerFull support
Achievements47
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://imageform.se/game/steamworld-heist/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista 32 bit Processor: 2 GHz, SSE2 support Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.1-compatible, 512 MB video memory, framebuffer object support. E.g. Intel HD 4600 or better. Storage: 320 MB available space Sound Card: OpenAL compatible Additional Notes: You may need to update your graphics drivers for OpenGL 2.1 support.