Boiling Steel: Preface

Boiling Steel: Preface

MIROWIN · January 10, 2020 · Free to Play, Action, Adventure, VR, FPS

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About Boiling Steel: Preface

You are one of many who set off in search of a better life in the distant bastion of scientific progress. Your goal is a colony planet, free from bureaucratic, religious and other radical restrictions.

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Here they research and freely use industrial teleportation, transfer of consciousness and other technologies prohibited in the inhabited worlds. Factories, power plants, mines and residential complexes of the planet are fully automated. All the dirty and hard work is done by robotic shells controlled by the operator’s mind. It is a high-tech paradise. But here, something went wrong.

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As soon as you wake up from a long sleep in a capsule of hibernation, you fall into circulation. Radical fanatics are here too. A virus was launched into information networks that turned robots into aggressive death machines. The paradise planet plunged into the chaos of war. The inhabitants of the colony took the seats of the operators of robotic shells and sent their army of robots into battle. Joint efforts have borne fruit.

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The virus is localized, stripping is approaching the final phase. But the “robot riot” is just the tip of the space-iceberg that the planet has encountered. Everything that happens next goes beyond understanding and plunges the planet into utter darkness.

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Your hibernation capsule is stuck in quarantine on an orbital station. But this is not a time to relax. Control the robotic shell of an engineering department directly from orbit! Immerse yourself in the thick of events and witness the inexplicable global cataclysm. Guess its nature and save the planet. But first, survive yourself.

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Boiling Steel is a Sci-Fi VR shooter with an intriguing storyline.
- A unique system for quick reloading weapons adds drive and gives a unique gaming experience.
- Nine different tools with original mechanic of two-handed grip allow the player choose their own playing style.
- The weapon upgrade system automatically improves a favorite and frequently used tool, gradually turning it into a hellish machine.
- The ability to enhance selected parameters of the robotic shell adapts the gameplay for the player.
- Randomly generated biomes and dangers make each new playthrough unique.
- Thoughtful story missions reveal the gloomy secrets of the planet and keep the intrigue to the very end.
- Realistic graphics are completely immersed in the exciting reality of the fantastic world of the future.
- A minimum of 10 hours of gameplay, even for experienced players.

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Welcome to the Boiling Steel universe! Explore, fight and share your impressions. The opinion of each player is important to our team.

And remember, a tool on overdrive is cooler than any weapon.

Boiling Steel: Preface — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 6, 2024
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8 found this helpful
Not recommended Feb 26, 2024
The character moves annoyingly slow, and even slower if you try to strafe, half the guns have ridiculously low range and all of them can only do two-three shots, and you can't just reload a gun, instead the game wants you to drop it and pull it again from the inventory.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 13, 2025
Игра 'Boiling Steel: Preface' - это весьма занимательное погружение в мрачный мир постапокалипсиса с элементами крафта и выживания. Сюжет, хоть и представляет собой лишь завязку, интригует и мотивирует исследовать окружающий мир. Боевая система ощущается довольно весомо, особенно в ближнем бою, а разнообразие оружия позволяет экспериментировать с тактикой. Крафт и строительство базы добавляют глубины игровому процессу, предоставляя возможность обустраивать своё убежище и улучшать снаряжение. Однако, стоит отметить некоторую "шероховатость" в техническом плане: встречаются небольшие баги и оптимизация могла бы быть лучше. Несмотря на это, 'Boiling Steel: Preface' оставляет положительное впечатление. Это интересный шутер с элементами RPG, который может затянуть на несколько часов. Если разработчики исправят имеющиеся недочёты и продолжат развивать проект в выбранном направлении, то у игры есть все шансы стать весьма достойным представителем жанра. Рекомендую к ознакомлению любителям постапокалиптических action RPG с крафтом.
Recommended Oct 8, 2024
Nice playable demo of this VR SCi-Fi shooter. Looks good and plays well. Makes you feel like playing the full game.
Recommended Sep 1, 2024
got this for free lol idk how i even got it dude but it was a cool vr experience
Recommended Apr 28, 2024
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