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Steel Rain

A real-world science fiction side-scroll 2D shooter with elements of strategy and RPG. In addition to repelling waves of enemies and fighting powerful bosses, the game also deals with building colonies, conducting research on new technologies and developing skills.

Action | science fiction | RPG elements | 2D | elements of strategy | indie games | side-scroll | shooters

Steel Rain Release Date

03Dec2015

PC

16Dec2016

XONE

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Steel Rain is a 2D side scrolling shooter released on PC and XONE, enriched with elements of strategy game and RPG. The title was created by the independent Swiss studio PolarityFlow.

Mechanics

In terms of mechanics, the production draws a lot from classic, horizontally scrolled 2D shooters, popularly known as shmups. However, the Swiss developer decided not to create yet another clone, but to diversify the game with elements of strategy and RPG. While playing, we control two ships, which can shoot the opponent using six different fire modes and fight in three formations, modified depending on the type of opponents encountered. In addition to the typical shooting missions, in which our goal is to liberate subsequent planets and occasionally fight against bosses, in the game we must also take care of building colonies, researching new technologies and learning new - active and passive - skills. These elements enable us to develop a variety of improvements, build drones to help us in combat or expand our fleet with new ships. It offers as many as ten difficulty levels, including the hardcore mode designed for the greatest veterans of the genre.

Game modes

The game enables us to play solo, but it takes on a new dimension only in the local cooperation mode for two people. The whole thing is complemented by traditional online leaderboards.

Technical aspects

PolarityFlow's game features visuals typical of contemporary shmups, combining classic graphic style with modern special effects. On both platforms, the title also offers full support for gamepads. The time spent with the production enables us to explore the functional editor, where we can create our own stages and share them with the community of players.

Last updated on 19 December 2016

Game mode: single / multiplayer   Multiplayer mode:   Player counter: 1 - 2  

PEGI rating Steel Rain

Age rating. The PEGI rating considers the age suitability of a game, not the level of difficulty. Game contains depictions of violence.

Steel Rain System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Minimum:
  • Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 120 MB HDD
  • Windows XP
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