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Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight SteamWorld Heist Review
Published 3/25/2018
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SteamWorld Heist
Join Captain Piper Faraday, smuggler and occasional pirate, as she recruits a rag-tag team of steam-driven robots and sets out on a daring adventure. With your hearty crew you’ll board, loot and shoot your way through enemy spaceships. Overcome the challenges of the vast frontier by upgrading your robots with unique abilities, weapons – and even stylish hats!
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Strategic / planning-heavyDefining · Curated baseline
Systems / mechanics-drivenDefining · Curated baseline
Loot / progression-drivenDefining · Curated baseline
Whimsical / playful / lightheartedStrongly · Curated baseline
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Critic avg
86
32 scored reviews
Total coverage
32
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Score range
80–100
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Signal shape
Mostly aligned
Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 86 across 32 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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32 included scored reviews
90–10014 reviews · 44%
80–8918 reviews · 56%
70–790 reviews · 0%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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William Murphy
GameSpaceGameSpace SteamWorld Heist Review
Published 12/27/2017
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85
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalMichael Jordan
Niche GamerSteamWorld Heist Review – Needs More Cat Pimp Hats
Published 11/28/2016
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95
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalDonald Theriault
Nintendo World ReportSteamWorld Heist (Wii U eShop) Review
Published 10/26/2016
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95
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalLiam Cook
Cubed3SteamWorld Heist (PS Vita) Review
Published 10/14/2016
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90
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalThomas Whitehead
Nintendo LifeReview: SteamWorld Heist (Wii U eShop)
Published 10/3/2016
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90
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalBrian Dumlao
Worth PlayingPC Review - 'SteamWorld Heist'
Published 8/24/2016
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90
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalBogdan Robert Mateș
NoobFeedSteamWorld Heist Review
Published 7/22/2016
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82
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn Whitehouse
ZTGDSteamWorld Heist (PS4) Review
Published 6/30/2016
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90
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlex Stinton
Push SquareReview: SteamWorld Heist (PS4)
Published 6/29/2016
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80
-6 vs critic avg
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