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Steelrising

bySpiders•2022

Paris, 1789. The French Revolution has been suppressed with bloodshed by Louis XVI and his merciless mechanical army. Aegis, a mysterious automaton masterpiece, must confront the king's army alone to save history in this challenging action-RPG.

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Released
September 7, 2022
Developer
Spiders
Publisher
Nacon
Platforms
PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

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Spiders nailed the Soulslike experience with Steelrising, providing longtime fans of the genre and newcomers alike with an entertaining and innovative experience precisely tailored to their play style. There's a lot to love in Steelrising, and each playthrough will let players discover exciting new ways to rage against the machines. Steelrising is a step in the right direction for the Soulslike genre.

Sep 14, 2022

I always enjoy soulslikes that let you experience them however you wish and Steelrising is one such game and it's quite a blast, too.

Sep 25, 2022

Spiders did manage to offer a fresh take on a Soulslike and in doing so crafted a solid foundation for a potential franchise. With a bit more of a budget to allow for more enemy types and locations, Steelrising could be a contender.

Oct 3, 2022

This Souls-like slasher may be set during the French Revolution, but it's not quite revolutionary.

Sep 13, 2022

Using the Souls genre as a backdrop, will Spiders' alternate French revolution tale, SteelRising have you eat cake or stuck with soggy bread?

Sep 21, 2022

Though slightly wanting when compared with its Souls contemporaries, Steelrising still offers up challenging combat, inventive enemies, and an attractive and atmospheric take on 18th-century Paris at a time of great upheaval. Much like its previous release, GreedFall, you can see Spiders’ ambition, passion, and talent at play here, and while the final product is not quite the success it could have been, Steelrising‘s robot revolution is still worth its weight in cake.

Sep 11, 2022

Spiders' middle-market Soulslike harnesses plenty of soul and style, but several rusty gears impair its greater potential.In a year when Elden Ring immediately captured so much attention, a middle-market developer releasing another Soulslike seems like [...]

Oct 11, 2022

You’ve heard about The French Revolution, right? As far as the United States goes, it’s something that is taught in most history classes across and it doesn’t take a history buff to know how it all turned out. The monarchy was eventually overthrown and many of those involved within the…

Sep 16, 2022

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Dec 5, 2024

Automatons stalk the streets of Paris and King Louis XVI rules with an iron fist. It would be a shame if there were a more advanced robot to put a stop to the whole thing.

Oct 19, 2022

When it works, it's brilliant. But, like a broken clock, it only works twice a day.

Sep 27, 2022

Steelrising is French developer, Spiders, take on the Soulslike, set in an alternative history where the French Revolution was fought with an army of mechanized creatures called Automats. As an Automat herself, Aegis will track down the man responsible for this threat, all while diving into her very

Sep 25, 2022