Steel Seed News

• Implemented a Field of View Offset setting, now available under the Graphics settings menu.
  
• Ultrawide support improved – wide screens now extend the horizontal view instead of cropping vertically.
  
• Added full support for PlayStation button glyphs, which can be enabled via the Accessibility settings.

• Fixed a crash when reloading levels that contain ragdolls.
  
• Fixed a crash occurring after using the rapid scan in certain scenarios.
  
• Fixed the puzzle in the Excavation Node becoming unresponsive after player death.
  
• Corrected the chessboard model visual issue.
  
• Fixed incorrect S4VI Point assignment for a T1F Drone in “Titan’s Core” (previously linked to “The Depth”).
  
• Resolved an issue causing excessive delay between in-game dialogue lines.
  
• Fixed cut-off Russian voice-over lines during certain dialogue sequences.
  
• Applied minor translation fixes across several languages.

С первого знакомства Steel Seed ощущается как симбиоз популярных игр. Авторы явно вдохновлялись Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata и Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Чем дольше играешь, тем яснее понимаешь: разработчики стремились объединить любимые идеи и концепции в одном проекте. Однако в эпоху расцвета инди-сцены такие эклектичные эксперименты, не предлагающие свежих идей, нередко оказываются не слишком увлекательными.

• Explore A Post-Cataclysmic World: From towering industrial landscapes to eerie biodomes, the world of Steel Seed is haunting, immersive and deadly. Discover a hand-crafted world and narrative that challenge the very nature of humanity.
  
• Master Stealth, Parkour & Dynamic Combat: Adapt your playstyle with a unique blend of stealth-action gameplay:
  
• Stealth & Strategy – Use shadows, distractions, and the environment to evade or take down enemies.
  
• Dynamic Combat – Face off against various enemy types and challenging bosses, each with unique abilities.
  
• Upgradeable Abilities – Customize Zoe’s playstyle with three distinct skill trees featuring 40 different upgrades.
  
• A Companion Like No Other: Zoe’s only ally is Koby, a prototype drone that’s more than just a tool, but a crucial partner, offering guidance and helping solve puzzles together. Koby is Zoe’s emotional anchor in a desolate world, creating a formidable duo in the face of any challenge.
  
• A Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Adventure: Experience a deep and compelling narrative journey with a story revised and edited by BAFTA-winning writer Martin Korda.

From its title, Steel Seed, to its premise, aesthetics and gameplay loop, Storm in a Teacup’s latest action-adventure effort could be the most video game-like game of 2025. In other words, Steel Seed feels like a game from another time—namely, the seventh generation of home consoles, which might sound like a slight against the game. Still, sometimes all you really need in life is a good romp through a neon-soaked robot hellscape, playing as one of the last surviving remnants of humanity.

For those who may not have heard of the game, Steel Seed follows the exploits of Zoe and her robot companion, Koby, as they delve (or often slide) deep into the depths of a vast post-apocalyptic world ruled by rogue robots. Steel Seed features a mix of action-oriented combat, stealth sequences peppered between high-octane parkour and cinematic set pieces reminiscent of games like Uncharted and Assassin’s Creed.

Starting with the positive, Steel Seed feels like a well-polished effort,... Read more