Steel is a visual novel, released 11 February 2005 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Steel is
Steel was released in 2005. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on KiriKiri.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The protagonist, Tomoya, was abandoned by his mother at a tender age. He was taken in by Honjou Arisa after a chance meeting. Four girl adoptees who had joined the Honjou family home for similar reasons also lived there. Though they were not related by blood, Tomoya treated the girls as if they were his siblings. They lived peaceful lives at the Honjou residence... but one day, he encountered a strange woman in town. She was wreathed in something that looked like iron – and upon seeing her figure, he remembered that he, too, had once harbored such a metallic augment. "Is that... your Anima?" A right arm turned to metal... A peculiar corpse discovered at school... A transfer student exuding…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are action, erotic, fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Steel launched on 11 February 2005, within three weeks of Tekken 5, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, Star Wars: Republic Commando and Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30.
Released around the same time: Tekken 5, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30.
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Quick answers
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When did Steel come out?
Steel was released on 11 February 2005 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
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