Underplayed Gems

Boiling Steel (2020)

Boiling Steel cover
Developer
MIROWIN
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.1 of 5, 379 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense, atmospheric first-person journey through a failed sci-fi colony, combining exploration, combat, and puzzle-solving with a story-driven sense of dread.

atmospherictenseexploratorynarrative-drivenfirst-personviolentimmersivepuzzling

What players say

Players are split on Boiling Steel. Some praise its VR immersion, weapon variety, and surreal environments, while many more report a game-breaking crash bug that has gone unfixed for years, and others criticize repetitive levels and an annoying southern-accented guide.

Screenshots

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