The Chaos Engine

The Chaos Engine

Abstraction Games · 2013 · Action, Retro, Co-op, Steampunk, Top-Down

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About The Chaos Engine

✦ AI summary

Fight through steampunk wastelands solo or with a co-op partner, choosing from six unique mercenaries to take down the Chaos Engine's mechanical horrors across four dynamic worlds. This enhanced remake of the classic Amiga run-and-gun lets you experience the original's brutal arcade action with modernized controls or switch to Classic mode for the authentic 90s feel.

Prepare for the dark world of The Chaos Engine, a steampunk Victorian age in which one or two players must fight the hostile creations of the Chaos Engine across four dynamic landscapes and take part in the ultimate battle.

Choose from six hard-nailed mercenaries each with their own unique weapons and skills.

Those who have the strength and skill to overturn the Chaos Engine will be remembered.

(The Chaos Engine was originally known as Soldiers of Fortune in North America)


Game Features

  • Battle through four unique worlds in single player or online and local co-op modes.
  • Play in ‘Enhanced mode’ or ‘Classic mode’ with its original graphics and controls for the true Amiga experience.
  • Gamepad support with optional 16-directional movement.
  • Steam achievements to test the mettle of both new players and old fans.
  • Relive the classic 90’s Richard Joseph soundtrack.

What Steam players say

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

Not recommended Apr 22, 2026
[h1] Game from DOS era but this time remastered, it's not running on DOSbox! Gameplay sucks a bit nowaday. It have some exploration and shooting in direction the character is facing only so goodbye to second analog stick for aiming. Choose from 6 characters and choose 2, one can be played by CPU. Still pretty shallow gameplay. [/h1]
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Recommended Apr 2, 2026
I love the Chaos Engine. Intense action, a thumping 90s soundtrack, a unique design aesthetic and voice clips that will go with me to my grave. The only thing wrong with it is that I find the difficulty curve outpaces player progression by world 3, and it becomes crushingly hard well before the end. I'd love to see a remake someday, with twin stick aiming and a save function rather than level codes. Like a lot of older games, Chaos Engine is often cheaper than a petrol station Mars bar. Buy it, or don't.
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Recommended Jul 8, 2026
Great manic 90's fun.
Recommended Jul 6, 2026
Challenging and fun, just like the good ol' days 😆 Take it slow and enjoy every level. It'll def take you a few tries to get through. Worth the price.
Recommended Jun 29, 2026
I played this game all the way through on my Amiga 1200. Looking forward to seeing if the pc version/steam is different
Recommended May 8, 2026
Its always been one of my fav games on the amiga the only thing missing is the final boss music but apart from that its just as fun as the original game

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