SteamWorld Heist

Released in 2015, SteamWorld Heist is a spin-off of the SteamWorld series, developed by Image & Form. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where steam-powered robots roam, players take on the role of Captain Piper as she leads her crew on a quest for treasure and survival.
Strengths (Plus Points)
Unique Gameplay Mechanics:
The game features a turn-based combat system that allows players to aim and shoot in real-time, adding a layer of strategy and skill to each encounter.
Charming Art Style:
The visuals are beautifully crafted, with a steampunk aesthetic that is both vibrant and detailed, making the world feel alive and engaging.
Character Customization:
Players can recruit and customize a diverse cast of characters, each with unique abilities and weapons, allowing for varied strategies in combat.
Engaging Storyline:
The narrative is filled with humor and charm, providing a light-hearted backdrop to the action while exploring themes of adventure and camaraderie.
Replayability:
With procedurally generated missions and a variety of difficulty levels, SteamWorld Heist offers high replay value, encouraging players to return for new challenges.
Weaknesses (Minus Points)
Repetitive Gameplay:
Some players have noted that while the combat is fun, it can become repetitive over time, especially in longer play sessions.
Limited Exploration:
The game focuses heavily on combat, which may leave some players wanting more in terms of exploration and world-building.
Difficulty Spikes:
Certain missions can present a steep challenge, which might frustrate players who are less experienced with strategy games.
AI Limitations:
While the enemy AI can be challenging, it sometimes lacks the depth found in other strategy titles, leading to predictable patterns.
Technical Issues:
A few players have reported minor bugs and glitches, though these are generally not game-breaking.
Conclusion
Overall, SteamWorld Heist is a fantastic blend of strategy, humor, and charm. Its unique gameplay mechanics and engaging art style make it a standout title in the strategy genre. While it has some minor flaws, the strengths far outweigh them, making it a must-play for fans of turn-based games.

XCOM, but 2D. Actually very good, enjoyed it a lot.
Gameplay is very fun, characters are varied and enjoyable.
Move to place, take aim and shoot. Fun to get trick shots.
Several characters to choose from, missions have different team limits from 1 to 4 different characters.
Every character has a slightly different play style, usually focusing on two of three points: movement, damage and health.
Leveling them takes a while, but there are solo missions made just for leveling.
Difficulty was ok, had some defeats now and then, but usually due poor decisions.
Bosses can get a bit unfair if you don't rush them though.
I'd say it has the perfect game length, but its also very repetitive.
Every mission is a variation of "go here, kill things".
Bosses can be a bit annoying, with a combo of spamming turrets, spawning units and insane trick shots.
Limited inventory space is lame and so is requiring to grind for money to get some weapons that I never got as a random drop.
You can replay missions to get more items, but the guaranteed rare ones are one time rewards.
Story is very basic and goes by rather fast, isn't as elaborate as SteamWorld Dig was.
Kill someone that is bothering you. Kill someone else that is bothering you. Kill this guy that we accidentaly let escape that will bother everyone.
Overall, recommended. Might have to get the sequel.

Like tactics? Like shooting robots? Like geometry? This is the game for you!
It's charming, it's fun, it has a good range of difficulties, it doesn't overstep its bounds or try to do too much, and it wraps up before becoming stale.

dr walter was shocked when he learnt from the nile,copper african elephants were turning hostile...
peak game,holy crap,
first up,you CONTROL THE CHARACTERS AIMING
second up theres hats,i love hats
third up like 150+ different items in just the base game,idk about the dlc i dont have it
and finally 8/9 party members
WITH DIFFERENT SKILLS!!!!!
yeah i bought it at 1 buck... i wouldve paid the full price

It took me almost 15 hours to complete including "The Outsider" DLC (which unlocks the mighty Fen!). Although I found the Dig series more fun, I still enjoyed my time with the Heist. They throw a wide number of characters at you (almost too many) and they each have enough variety to keep you playing if you want. I ran through it on the easiest difficulty mostly to finish it fast. It probably was too easy but I have so many games to play so I just went with it. If you really want a challenge there are harder settings but I didn't see any reason to do so.
The graphics are simple but functional. The music is entertaining. Combat is fairly easy to pickup but each weapon type makes it interesting. The progression of characters and weapons is satisfying and does make enough difference to matter.
Get it as part of a bundle or on sale. Make sure you pick up "The Outsider" DLC to get the best character of the game.

Simplicity is a Feature
Does this game have as deep tactical combat as X-COM? No! And it doesn't need to!
You get just enough options to make things interesting with randomly generated arenas (ship interiors) in which to fight. You can customize your squad, deck them out with better weapons, and make them wear fancy hats.
If you catch this game on sale and you JUST want to have fun without needing a Wiki open in another window... without needing to memorize what's BEST IN SLOT or what the optimized builds are... then this is a wonderful game!

Steamworld Heist is a side-scrolling turn based team shooter based in the Steamworld Dig universe. You and your team are traveling through the void scavenging weapons, hats, finding new crew and equipment, all the while defeating pirates, bandits and other interesting enemies. The gameplay and strategy element make the game interesting and allow you to play the game however you want. You get to pick the crew to take on each mission and customize the loadout. There's a total of 3 acts, totaling up to about 15 hours of gameplay with a story that's right in line with the Steamworld Dig universe. If you enjoy the Steamworld games, this has the same art style and music so you will be sure to enjoy it.