Here's a great deal I always recommend whenever it comes up: as part of publisher Thunderful's big sale, me🌊aning $31.11 can get you a whole lot of very different but visually unified games featuring steampunk robots.
The SteamWorld series feels a bit like the spinoff games to titans like Mario or Zelda – all unified by a similar cast and theme, but totally distinct in their genre and mechanics, and pretty much universally good if not great. It's anꦐ anthology guided by cute little robots,💃 basically, and it's been some of my comfiest comfort food for years. Here's the full list of games in this discounted SteamWorld essentials bundle:
- - $0.99 at 90% off: A 2D Metroidvania about digging tunnels and finding loot.
- - $2.99 at 85% off: A markedly improved and expanded sequel that earned a high spot on our list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Metroidvania games.
- - $1.49 at 90% off: A 2D, loosely XCOM-like turn-based tactics game where you manually aim your guns for bouncy skill shots.
- - $19.79 at 34% off: A newly released sequel which folds in new items, jobs, and terrain. Our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:SteamWorld Heist 2 review says it's "no less serious" than XCOM.
- - $13.74 at 45% off: Another new-ish entry to the series, and its first city builder too. Our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:SteamWorld Build review praises its mix of mining and city management.
- - $2.49 at 90% off: A 2D card-based RPG with a lovely illustrated look and surprisingly deep buildcrafting.
If I had to recommend just three games of this lot, ꦉit would be SteamWorld Dig 2 (my personal favorite of the series), SteamWorld Heist, and SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech. They're all criminally cheap, and strong examples of their genres. That said, all of these games are worth a look, and doubly so with a discount. The only one missing is the SteamWorld that started it all: the Nintendo DSi game SteamWorld Tower Defense.
Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going🌠 with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.
