Underplayed Gems

Rust of Steel (2025)

Rust of Steel cover
Developer
Fortress13 Game Studio
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, RPG
Rating
3.4 of 5, 65 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 19 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A free-form RPG where you wander a pixelated wasteland, deciding your own path between justice, neutrality, or villainy.

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What players say

Players praise the post-apocalyptic worldbuilding but consistently criticize the oversized maps, repetitive combat, and unbalanced crafting where item spam outperforms normal attacks. Chest rewards are often disappointing, and quests feel linear. Frequent updates have improved the experience since launch.

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