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Steel Assault

Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over…

81 28 September 2021

Steel Assault is an adventure developed by Zenovia, released 28 September 2021 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux.

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What Steel Assault is

Steel Assault is an adventure game developed by Zenovia and released in 2021. It was published by Tribute Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on FNA.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Steel Assault is a 2021 side-scrolling action-platforming video game developed by Zenovia Interactive and published by Tribute Games. It was released for Windows and Nintendo Switch on September 28, 2021 and for Amazon Luna on April 7, 2022. In this 16-bit style game, the player controls the character Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes. The game was first announced on Kickstarter in early 2015.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 20 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Steel Assault holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 or AMD Phenom II X2 550, 2 GB RAM and GeForce 9600 GT or Radeon HD 3870. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Steel Assault launched on 28 September 2021, within three weeks of Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Far Cry 6 and Death Stranding: Director's Cut. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 8 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Far Cry 6, Death Stranding: Director's Cut.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Steel Assault — frequently asked questions

When did Steel Assault come out?
Steel Assault was released on 28 September 2021 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Steel Assault?
At minimum, Steel Assault needs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 or AMD Phenom II X2 550, 2 GB RAM, GeForce 9600 GT or Radeon HD 3870 graphics, 300 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Steel Assault?
The PC version needs about 0.3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("300 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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