Steel Seed
Last updated: 2025-04-24
- Flexible stealth and parkour-based gameplay.
- Visually stunning, creating an immersive atmosphere.
- Compelling, emotional, and mysterious narrative.
- Excellent, atmospheric musical score enhances experience.
- Repetitive gameplay and puzzle design.
- Graphical glitches and occasional bugs present.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 67
- Helpful reviews
- 93%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 7%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 97%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 3%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 135
- Negative points
- 32
- Gameplay points
- 23
- Perf. points
- 4
- Rec. points
- 34
- Misc points
- 11
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Flexible stealth, parkour gameplay
| The game offers flexible gameplay, allowing players to choose between stealth and aggressive playstyles. Stealth mechanics are well-implemented and rewarding, with intuitive drone mechanics and a range of interesting upgrades. The game also incorporates parkour and platforming elements, creating a dynamic and varied experience. | 91% |
Visually stunning, immersive atmosphere
| The game features impressive graphics, excellent lighting, and detailed environments that create a captivating and immersive atmosphere. The high production quality rivals AAA titles, especially considering it's an indie game. The visuals significantly enhance the overall experience. | 91% |
Compelling, emotional, mysterious story
| The game features a compelling and engaging story with deep themes and well-developed characters. The narrative is presented in a mysterious way, evoking emotions and exploring themes of loneliness and anxiety. The plot becomes clearer as the game progresses. | 71% |
Excellent, atmospheric soundtrack
| The game features a very good soundtrack and precise sound effects that enhance the overall experience. The music complements the tension and atmosphere, elevating the experience in certain moments and reinforcing the melancholic and somber tone. | 63% |
Generally good, enjoyable gameplay
| The game is generally good and enjoyable, exceeding initial expectations. The gameplay is decent and challenging, contributing to a positive first impression. | 25% |
Polished, well-designed levels
| The game feels complete and polished, with well-crafted level design and pathfinding. It features large and varied locations with hidden paths and secrets, incentivizing exploration and adding depth to the gameplay experience. | 16% |
Likeable characters, strong relationships
| The main character, Zoe, is interesting and well-developed, with a deeply moving journey. The drone companion, Koby, has a lot of personality and assists in combat, puzzles, and provides information, strengthening the relationship between the characters. | 15% |
Good localization and text readability
| The game features a Russian localization and full German voice acting. The translation quality is acceptable, and the text is easily readable. | 11% |
Responsive controls, fluid movement
| The game features well-designed movement systems and responsive controls, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable player experience. The controller operation is flawless, allowing for precise and intuitive control of the character. | 9% |
Rewarding progression system
| The progression system rewards you for using the game's systems and gives you something to shoot for. This point is about the game's progression system. | 8% |
Satisfying aerial takedowns
| Aerial takedowns are a highlight and provide a satisfying gameplay experience. This point is a specific gameplay element that is enjoyable. | 4% |
Excellent lighting (sometimes bugged)
| The lighting is excellent when it is not bugged. This point is a specific visual element that is generally well-done but has occasional issues. | 3% |
Similar to Remember Me/Enslaved
| The game is similar to Remember Me or Enslaved. This point is a simple comparison to other games without specific details. | 3% |