SteamWorld Build
In SteamWorld Build, you must escape a dying planet by building a mining town to dig up vital long-lost technology. Meet the ever-growing needs of your citizens, trade resources and defend your mine from the…
SteamWorld Build is a simulator developed by The Station Interactive, released 1 December 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It currently starts at $4.99 at GOG.
What SteamWorld Build is
SteamWorld Build is a simulator game developed by The Station Interactive and released in 2023. It was published by Thunderful. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Be the architect of a SteamWorld mining town! Break ground and raise houses for your steambot citizens, keep them fed and provide some rootin'-tootin' entertainment. There's an abandoned mine sitting under your town, and it’s rumored to be filled with ancient tech that holds the key to escaping the impending doom. Stimulate new residential tiers to join the quest to dig deeper, unearth untold riches and ultimately help them to hightail it off the planet! As you go hunting deeper and deeper in the mine after riches, eventually something will start hunting you back. Defend your workers from creepy creatures and keep the walls from caving in as you explore the deeper levels of your mine.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
SteamWorld Build holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored about average for its year.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $4.99 at GOG, 80% below its usual price.
What it launched against
SteamWorld Build launched on 1 December 2023, within three weeks of Ready or Not, The Finals, Against the Storm and The Exit 8. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Ready or Not, The Finals, Against the Storm, The Exit 8.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for SteamWorld Build yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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