Underplayed Gems

Steam Marines (2014)

Steam Marines cover
Developer
Worthless Bums
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, RPG, Strategy
Rating
2.5 of 5, 333 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A tense, punishing tactical turn-based game where careful positioning and resource management are critical to surviving the unforgiving steampunk halls of a besieged spaceship.

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What players say

Players describe Steam Marines as an ambitious but unfinished roguelike. The brutal difficulty and procedural levels can spawn you in dead-end rooms. Bugs, a clunky interface, and limited skill trees hold it back, with many saying the developer abandoned it after launch.

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