Steel Assault

Zenovia Interactive / Sep 28, 2021 / Action

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Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.

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💥Steel Assault 40% Discount + Small Patch Notes v1.0.0.417🦾

2022-03-24

Evil Dictator Magnus Pierce has taken over America and it's your duty as hero of the Resistance to go whip him out for good!!! Get Steel Assault now at 40% OFF for a limited time. Sales ends on April 3, 9am PST. We've also revised a few small issues: Small Patch Notes: - Fix: glitch in final boss where first phase's bullets aren't cancellable - Fix: visual bug when Karla Schmidt is killed during her "bullet hell" attack - Fix: broken laser visuals - Fix: bug where impact effect freezes on Mecha Agni's death - Fix: bug where final boss is invulnerable during his "smasher" attack - Fix: visual glitch on Daigo's turn slash FX OVER

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What players say

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76% positive, 298 reviews

Recommended3 hrs played

Heavily inspired by games like Megaman and Contra, Steel Assault provides 16-bit retro action gameplay that looks and sounds incredible – but may prove to be too frustrating unless you’re part of its very specific audience Originally announced through a 2015 Kickstarter as an 8-bit side-scrolling action game citing inspirations from the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Steel Assault ended up as a 16-bit title...

7 found this helpful, 2026-04-24

Not recommended1 hrs played

Hard to recommend when the game is less than ONE HOUR! That's including the optional tutorial. It's 'Okay'. The art style kind of gets in it's own way as the colors all kind of blend together and it can be hard to tell what's going on. Most enemies it's better off just trying to pass without taking damage rather than fighting. Only one weapon in the game, your whip. 2 if you count the stationary gun. The grapple tool...

8 found this helpful, 2026-04-05

Recommended10 hrs played

Really good. High-quality throwback to 16-bit action platformers. The gameplay is most similar to the traditional Castlevania titles with shades of Contra, Metal Slug and Mega Man X. Appropriately short, with multiple higher difficulty modes. I wish the soundtrack tended more towards the SNES-style X games instead of the PS1 but that's a minor gripe. The graphics speak for themselves and the animation looks great.

4 found this helpful, 2025-10-18