The Steampunk Zone

Games mixing steam-era machinery, brass technology, alternate history, and fantasy.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

ShipShaper: Falconeer Chronicles - ShipShaper is a creative game about the simple joy of designing ships. Nothing more. Nothing less. Export to Bulwark, 3D print, or use in your own games with a free commercial license.
Chrono CCG - Players say: Build a deck of evolving agents, trade card plays with rivals, and shift persistent timelines to reshape turn-based battles. Players like: Strategic Card Combat · Timeline Shifts · Agent Transformations ·
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Chrono CCG is an indie game from genre veterans where time-traveling agents battle for control of history. Timelines shift mid-match, agents evolve, and deep strategy meets accessible play. For the community, by the community.

Steel Artery: Train City Builder - Hardcore city-building sim in a fantasy steampunk world. Manage multi-racial colonies with hundreds of autonomous citizens, balance their needs, grow the economy, build logistics, and travel a vast world carrying out the Emperor’s orders.
Clockwork Ambrosia - Design your own arsenal in Clockwork Ambrosia, a steampunk metroidvania in the vein of a run-and-gun platformer. Join Iris, an airship pilot who must combat an army of deadly robots and monsters, and experiment with over 100 rule-based weapon mods and armors to prevail through this wild adventure!
Kristala - Players say: Play a feline warrior in a cursed dark-fantasy world, combining deflecting combat, clan magic, stealth, parkour, and exploration. Players like: Feline Fantasy Setting · Challenging Combat · World Exploration ·
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Kristala is a dark fantasy ARPG featuring challenging combat, fluid parkour, and deep exploration. Master the ancient magic of the Sacred Six Kristals and uncover the source of a mysterious curse in a thrilling, story-driven adventure.

Snow Ash - Snow Ash is a post-apocalyptic, wasteland-themed card-based trading and survival game. In this snow-covered world, you’ll take on the role of a messenger, braving blizzards to deliver goods between scattered shelters. In the biting cold and swirling snow, where will your journey lead?
Clockwork Cleanup - Clockwork cleanup is a auto-battler game where your actions are dictated by tiles of various shapes placed in a grid. Defeat waves of enemies to save the factory!
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Dec 8, 2025
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Slyders - Slyders is a survivor-like, roguelite bullet-hell FPS where you fight overwhelming hordes of enemies and unleash a ridiculous arsenal of upgrades. You’re Aryx, a fearless fox freedom fighter on his supersonic battle turtle who aims to liberate Sky World from evil.
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Nov 24, 2025
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Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure - A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.

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Skyborn - Players say: Mechanic Claret Spencer is swept into a conflict under the winged Skyborn in this steampunk, turn-based JRPG. Players like: Tactical Threat Combat · Story And Characters · Classic JRPG Feel ·
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Life under the iron rule of the winged Skyborn race isn’t so bad for Claret Spencer, the star mechanic of a successful airship repair shop, present her with broken machinery and she’s sure to fix it. She’s one of the fortunate ones, not all who live under the watchful eye of the Skyborn are so lucky…Little does she know that her stable,...

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Feb 21, 2014
87% 👍
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Machinarium - Players say: Guide Josef, a discarded robot, through a hand-drawn mechanical city by solving puzzles and finding a way to rescue his girlfriend. Players like: Hand-Drawn Art · Atmospheric Robot City · Creative Puzzles ·
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Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

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Oct 16, 2009
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Dream Engines: Nomad Cities - Players say: Build an automated flying city, defend it from escalating Dream Plagues, and relocate across generated biomes to find resources. Players like: The mobile-city concept and mix of city building, automation, survival, and defense feel distinctive. · Managing resources, planning production, and adapting the city to new locations appeals to players who enjoy factory and base-building systems. · Some players enjoy the setting, art style, atmosphere, or story. ·
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A survival city-building game with flying cities. Build, automate, and defend a flying city that travels between procedurally generated maps to survive in a wacky, nightmare-infested, post-apocalyptic world full of strange science and dreams.

BORE BLASTERS - Players say: Pilot a drilling gyrocopter through underground biomes, mining treasure and fighting creatures to fund upgrades between runs. Players like: Satisfying Mining Combat · Upgrade Progression · Memorable Soundtrack ·
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Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.

Airship: Kingdoms Adrift - Players say: Build an airship trading company in a postwar archipelago, balancing commerce, industry, fleet upgrades, and tactical sky battles. Players like: Deep Ship Customization · Tactical Airship Combat · Trading and Exploration ·
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Welcome to Suthseg! As the newly commissioned airship captain, forge a mercantile empire across the archipelago, until the great powers of Europa turn their attention toward it. Build up a fleet, chart trade routes, establish industries, and explore the frontier at your airship's helm!

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Sep 21, 2023
75% 👍
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Firmament - Players say: Explore three mysterious Realms, operate their machinery with a carried interface, and solve puzzles alongside a cryptic apparition. Players like: Beautiful Realm Design · Mechanical Puzzle Solving · Immersive Atmosphere ·
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Firmament is a new puzzle-adventure game by the legendary game studio behind the best-selling games Myst and Riven. Featuring deep storytelling and world-building, discover the story of this seemingly abandoned world as you explore and unlock the mysteries of 3 unique Realms… and beyond!

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight - Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper!
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Nov 20, 2015
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One Way: The Elevator - One Way: The Elevator is a creative point-and-click game developed by CottonGame. You need to find a blue sphere in each scene to power an elevator to travel upward.
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Aug 13, 2020
94% 👍
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LIT: Bend the Light - Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.
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May 15, 2020
94% 👍
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Shardpunk - Players say: Lead a survivor squad through a rat-overrun Capitol, fighting turn-based battles, scavenging supplies, and racing for shelter. Players like: Tactical Squad Combat · Survival Resource Pressure · Pixel Art Style ·
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The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run! Shardpunk mixes turn-based tactical strategy with RPG, survival, and resource management as you gather your team, scavenge for resources, fight enemy hordes, and seek shelter to live another day.

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption - Players say: Guide rogue-in-training Shawn through university life by day and haunted-castle exploration, skill-building, and optional combat by night. Players like: Humor and Charm · Adventure RPG Blend · Interesting Characters ·
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Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is a humorous fantasy role-playing adventure game by Lori and Corey Cole, creators of the acclaimed Quest for Glory series. As the Rogue Shawn O'Conner, players will make friends, explore a haunted castle, and use their Rogue skills for fun and profit.

Leo’s Fortune - HD Edition - An award-winning platform adventure game where you hunt down the cunning thief who stole his gold. Beautifully hand-crafted levels bring the story of Leo to life, offering a journey full of challenges. Revisit this classic adventure as it celebrates its tenth anniversary.
Airships: Lost Flotilla - Airships: Lost Flotilla is a steampunk autoshooter where you fight your way through waves of enemies on your way to a safe harbour. Destroy your foes, harvest wreckage, and upgrade your ship.
Disney's Treasure Planet: Battle of Procyon - Disney's Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon is a 3D RTS game focusing on space combat.
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Feb 24, 2015
93% 👍
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Éalú - A cozy, handmade stop-motion adventure... unless the maze takes a darker turn... Guide your wooden mouse through a labyrinth full of puzzles & unknown dangers in search of an exit to a happier place.
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Oct 2, 2025
93% 👍
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Ad Fundum - Players say: Pilot a dieselpunk mining mech, sell the ore you collect, and upgrade your rig to explore deeper, more dangerous underground regions. Players like: Satisfying Mining Loop · Mech Upgrade Progression · Motherload Nostalgia ·
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Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?

Duskpunk - A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Dishonored - Players say: Framed for an empress’s murder, Corvo hunts those responsible across plague-struck Dunwall with stealth, weapons, and supernatural powers. Players like: Flexible Mission Routes · Dunwall’s Atmosphere · Replayable Level Design ·
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Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Opus Magnum - Players say: As an alchemist-engineer, program mechanical arms and tracks to turn reagents into products, then refine each machine for efficiency. Players like: Open-Ended Solutions · Satisfying Optimization · Mechanical Animations ·
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Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!

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Dec 7, 2017
97% 👍
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SteamWorld Dig 2 - Players say: Steambot Dorothy digs through an earthquake-shaken underworld, mining ore and unlocking tools as she searches for a missing friend. Players like: Satisfying Mining Loop · Rewarding Exploration · Meaningful Upgrades ·
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SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Gloomwood - Players say: As a kidnapped doctor in a cursed Victorian city, sneak, scavenge, and improvise routes through a first-person horror maze. Players like: Gothic Atmosphere · Interconnected Levels · Flexible Routes ·
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Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

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Sep 5, 2022
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BioShock™ - Players say: After a plane crash, explore a decaying underwater city, uncover its past, and fight with firearms and genetic powers. Players like: Atmospheric Rapture · Engaging Story · Creative Combat Combos ·
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BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

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Aug 21, 2007
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SteamWorld Dig - Players say: As robot miner Rusty, carve through a buried frontier, sell ore for upgrades, and descend past hazards toward the mine’s secrets. Players like: Satisfying Digging Loop · Rewarding Tool Upgrades · Relaxed Exploration ·
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SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.

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Dec 5, 2013
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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - Players say: As rookie lawyer Ryunosuke, investigate murders in 19th-century Japan and England, then challenge evidence in court. Players like: Interconnected Story Payoff · Memorable Character Cast · Standout Music ·
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Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.

SteamWorld Heist - Players say: Lead Captain Piper’s robot pirate crew through turn-based ship raids, aiming each shot yourself and banking bullets off cover. Players like: Manual Ricochet Aiming · Charming Art And Music · Distinct Crew Abilities ·
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Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!

Marfusha:Sentinel Girls - Players say: A conscripted guard shoots back enemy waves at a border gate, spending her heavily taxed pay on weapons and upgrades. Players like: Cute Pixel Characters · Fast Simple Combat · Bleak Worldbuilding ·
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A high-tempo shooting game with simple controls! Upgrade your character with cards and defend the gates from your enemies.

Jamestown - Players say: Pilot a steampunk ship across colonial Mars, dodging bullet barrages solo or with up to three local co-op partners. Players like: Local Co-op Fun · Art And Sound · Precise Controls ·
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Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.