The saga SteamWorld You could say it’s coffee for coffee lovers. With the main setting being steampunk, as its name suggests, what characterizes this saga is that it has touched many fields throughout its history. Now, what are its best installments?
The best of the steampunk genre
So to commemorate that very soon we will have among us a new installment within the saga is that we wanted to review the best Steamworld. To be satisfied that we have made the best possible top, we will take your scores on the web as a reference. Metacritic. With that said, we can start with the list.
5. SteamWorld Dig
The first of all the Steamworlddespite having been released more than 10 years ago, is still very good, with a score of 76 on Metacritic. The story is really simple, since we control a friendly robot that will have to dig to obtain diamonds and precious stones. The best thing is its combination of platforming and a bit of Metroidvania.
4. SteamWorld Build
With a 77 out of 100 rating on Metacritic, the latest game in the series manages to sneak into the fourth spot on the top. If we said before that this series is no stranger to combining genres, here we have a mix between Simcity-like gameplay with, as expected, mining elements. A combination that, although strange, was very fun.
3. SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
We change genre again for this installment, more closely resembling what the Blizzard game Hearthstone could offer us. With a score of 81 on Metacritic, we will have to face a series of enemies while we choose the best strategies with our decks of cards. If you are a fan of this genre, we recommend that you give it a try.
2. SteamWorld Heist
In the silver medal we have SteamWorld Heista video game that has a rating of 82 on Metacritic. The gameplay changes drastically again, and even the story, since now we will play a steampunk pirate captain, in which we will have to confront each other with gunfire to hordes and hordes of enemies. Interesting, really.
1. SteamWorld Dig 2
The sequel to the title that started it all is considered by specialized critics as the best of the entire saga, giving it a score of 85 on Metacritic. As a good sequel, continue with the story from the original, where we will now play a girl who must find the protagonist of the first game. You could say that this game is a improved version from the original.
And you? What is your favourite SteamWorld game? The truth is that there are many games of this type and almost all of them are quite good… not enough to spend 100 hours on them, but enough to have a good and entertaining time.