
SteamWorld Build
SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.
















About SteamWorld Build
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About the Game
Break ground on a new frontier as the planet dies around you…
The world is ending and you need to escape! Thankfully Astrid knows there is untapped technology deep in the mines that can help you. But in order to get to it, you’ll need to grow your Steambot town, manage your resources, open your mines and explore the shadowy depths below. Have you got what it takes to escape this crumbling rock?
SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld universe. It offers a unique and accessible entry to both genres, alongside charming hand-drawn art and a delightful soundtrack.

Intuitive City Building: Easily construct and manage your city with simple controls and a user-friendly interface.
Dungeon Exploration: Navigate hand-crafted mines, overcome puzzles, and claim valuable treasures. But beware! Dangers lurk in the darkness.
Strategic Resource Management: Balance your resources to ensure your city thrives and your residents stay productive.
Charming SteamWorld Aesthetic: Immerse yourself in the beloved SteamWorld universe with its distinctive art style and whimsical characters.
Relaxing Gameplay: Enjoy a laid-back yet fulfilling experience with four difficulty levels, five base maps, and six additional themed maps to explore, including:
- Jingle Bolts
- Dorado Quest
- Mechanical Meadows
- Crash Site
- Steam Wave
- Skull Valley
- Steam Fright
Story
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Be the architect of a SteamWorld mining town! Break ground and raise houses for your steambot citizens, keep them fed and provide some rootin'-tootin' entertainment. There's an abandoned mine sitting under your town, and it’s rumored to be filled with ancient tech that holds the key to escaping the impending doom. Stimulate new residential tiers to join the quest to dig deeper, unearth untold riches and ultimately help them to hightail it off the planet! As you go hunting deeper and deeper in the mine after riches, eventually something will start hunting you back. Defend your workers from creepy creatures and keep the walls from caving in as you explore the deeper levels of your mine.
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Game details
- Developers
- The Station
- Publishers
- Thunderful Publishing
- Release date
- Dec 1, 2023
- Genres
- Simulation, Strategy, City Builder, Casual, Relaxing, Economy, Singleplayer, Resource Management, Cartoony, Colorful, Controller, Cute, Management, Family Friendly, Western, Atmospheric, Building, Steampunk, Sandbox, Capitalism, Base Building
- Modes
- Single-player
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Steam features
- 28 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- Themes
- Science fiction, Sandbox, 4X
- Camera
- Isometric
- Series
- SteamWorld
- Engine
- Unity
Languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| French | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| German | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Spanish (Spain) | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Japanese | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Korean | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Russian | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
System requirements
Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 8400
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Ratings
Steam Deck & Linux
Steam Deck Playable
- Some text is small and hard to read
- Everything works with the default controls
- Shows Steam Deck button icons
- Runs well with the default graphics settings
- SteamOS: Playable
- Steam Machine: Verified
ProtonDB: Platinum · 16 reports See reports
DLC & editions
Also on Steam
- SteamWorld Build Mechanized DLC
- SteamWorld Build Soundtrack
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