Steel Defier

I cannot recommend this game even though there's nothing wrong with it. I enjoyed everything about it. The gameplay is good, the small story bits are interesting enough, and it's well made. It's a simple game at a budget-friendly price, I get it. However, the game ends way too soon. It does nothing to extend the game. I would have taken ANYTHING. At any price point the game isn't enough, the concept isn't explored enough. Just as you're getting into it the game ends. I finished all the rooms and 100% all the achievements in 30 minutes. I don't think every game has to be long but the developer had so much more room to grow the game, so much potential! That said, I feel bad not recommending it but that's not a good reason to recommend it.

What you see in the video above is what you get. Controller controls are spot on. Great art style. I enjoyed jumping around in the futuristic playground avoiding obstacles. https://steamcommunity.com/groups/indieretrogamers

A very nice game about dying quick a lot. It fell short, I would have loved a few more levels, but honestly, I still like it, can reccomend :)

Game gud and runs flawlessly on Steam Deck

I hate leaving bad reviews, but this has to be said. The gameplay is fun, and fantastic type of game for quick handheld sessions, BUT ITS POORLY OPTIMIZED! On my rig it runs at a choppy 40fps, on the Steamdeck it runs even worse under 30 fps. I even tried my Odin 2 portal and my Galaxy S25, and it wont even launch. I tried changing settings left and right, but ABSOLUTELY nothing worked on any of the devices. I tried changing protons versions, maxing out all setting on the devices, but it still ran like crap or not at all. I wish i had tried the game when i got it, and not put it into the back log so i could get my money back. Seriously save your money, this was a cash grab of a lazy port.

Cool little action game, that is way too short.