Steamburg
Telehorse · 2017 · Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Steampunk, Isometric
PC
Mixed54% · 13
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About Steamburg
Steamburg is an award-winning puzzle adventure game with story exploration elements and unique gameplay. The game is made by Telehorse, a steampunk games company. It was awarded the Best Upcoming Game at IMGA in San Francisco in March 2017.
The main character, professor Vincent Cornelius Moore, fights robots that invaded the city of Steamburg. The gameplay is unique – Vincent is unarmed, so he must choose his moves wisely. He can only throw small electro-bombs which lure the robots and halt their progress for a while. Vincent has to walk through the streets in such a way that the robot chasing him hits upon a Tesla coil and is destroyed. It seems quite easy in the first levels. Then you have to fight several robots at the same time, the robots become faster and faster, some of them can fly and other respond to Vincent’s every move.
Narrative elements are of great importance. In 2016 Steamburg won an award for Best Storytelling at White Nights in Helsinki. Dialogues reveal Vincent to be a scientist responsible for testing a new weapon in Steamburg. At the same time he is searching for his fiancée who was reported to be in Steamburg when the robots attacked. Some narrative elements are connected directly with the gameplay. Players can also find many letters and photos and discover the love story of Vincent and his fiancée.
Features:
• Unique, addictive gameplay
• 32 levels set in atmospheric steampunk locations
• Several hidden locations and dozens of narrative objects to be explored
• Outstanding American and British voice actors including Bruce Glover (known for Diamonds Are Forever and Chinatown)
• Original score by Silver Rocket
The main character, professor Vincent Cornelius Moore, fights robots that invaded the city of Steamburg. The gameplay is unique – Vincent is unarmed, so he must choose his moves wisely. He can only throw small electro-bombs which lure the robots and halt their progress for a while. Vincent has to walk through the streets in such a way that the robot chasing him hits upon a Tesla coil and is destroyed. It seems quite easy in the first levels. Then you have to fight several robots at the same time, the robots become faster and faster, some of them can fly and other respond to Vincent’s every move.
Narrative elements are of great importance. In 2016 Steamburg won an award for Best Storytelling at White Nights in Helsinki. Dialogues reveal Vincent to be a scientist responsible for testing a new weapon in Steamburg. At the same time he is searching for his fiancée who was reported to be in Steamburg when the robots attacked. Some narrative elements are connected directly with the gameplay. Players can also find many letters and photos and discover the love story of Vincent and his fiancée.
Features:
• Unique, addictive gameplay
• 32 levels set in atmospheric steampunk locations
• Several hidden locations and dozens of narrative objects to be explored
• Outstanding American and British voice actors including Bruce Glover (known for Diamonds Are Forever and Chinatown)
• Original score by Silver Rocket
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
if you don't want to go insane, don't play it2 found this helpful
Steamburg is alright, but very average. The story is shoehorned in place to piece everything together and some of the puzzles are more frustrating than they need to be (because of pathing issues and bad AI), but overall it's not a bad game. The game is constantly on sale for about a dollar on various stores, so if you catch it cheap and it looks interesting then give it a go.2 found this helpful
Steamburg, developed by Telehorse and published by M.INDIE, is a steampunk puzzle-adventure that blends atmospheric storytelling with methodical, strategy-driven gameplay. Set in a city overrun by hostile mechanical constructs, the game follows Professor Vincent Cornelius Moore, a brilliant but physically vulnerable scientist who must navigate the ruins of Steamburg in search of his missing fiancée. Rather than presenting a traditional action-oriented experience, Steamburg builds its identity around tension, vulnerability, and careful planning. From the outset, it is clear that this is not a power fantasy; the protagonist is not a soldier or a warrior, but an intellectual forced to survive in a city that has turned against its inhabitants. The central gameplay mechanic revolves around avoidance and indirect confrontation. Vincent carries no conventional weaponry and cannot defeat enemies through brute force. Instead, he relies on small electric bombs capable of temporarily stunning or redirecting enemy robots. These devices serve as distractions rather than lethal tools, encouraging players to manipulate the environment rather than dominate it. Many encounters require luring mecha…1 found this helpful
Logical part is good, but the ,,energy drop style"...1 found this helpful
For me, it's just not fun. Kinda slow and simple and clunky.1 found this helpful
boring and bad game design, dont buy or play this please
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