Creative gadget combos and emergent stories
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game is designed to produce awesome gameplay stories.”
Steam review · 13.6 h played ↗
Heat Signature
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%Suspicious Developments2017Stealth · Roguelike · Action
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A clever, replayable stealth-action sandbox where pausing time and chaining gadgets creates great emergent stories. Skip it if you tire of repetition or dislike permadeath and RNG-gated difficulty.
Great for
Creative problem-solvers who like short roguelite sessions and Hotline Miami-style tactics with pausable gadgets
Main risk
Missions and ships feel samey after several hours, and permadeath plus armored/shielded enemies can feel grindy
What players love
Great replayability and depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“120 hours in and i am still messaging my friend about cool details and interactions I accidentally found.”
Steam review · 120.2 h played ↗
Pause-and-plan time mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Thanks to the pause funktion it feels like turn based but still delivers the real time realism”
Steam review · 20.4 h played ↗
Short, pick-up-and-play sessions
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“It's a great game when you want to sit down a play something only for a short amount of time.”
Steam review · 100.2 h played ↗
Tight design and satisfying gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The best way I can describe this game is "tight".”
Steam review · 43.6 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and stylish look
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“The soundtrack is stunning, the controls are tactile”
Steam review · 36 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive missions and samey ships
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Just the same grids of rooms over and over, with barely anything to make any one mission stand out over another.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Permadeath and losing gear feels punishing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“could have been good, but losing all your equipment after dying ruins it.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Poor tutorial and unexplained systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“I get angry at how lacking the tutorial and explanation of the systems in the game remains even years after it released.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Tiny UI, bad zoom and no resolution options
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“unintuitive controls, atrocious UI scaling, and an inability to zoom in enough on larger displays”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Shielded/armored enemies need specific gear
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“about an hour in everything has shields and armor and you need to grind for specific equipment to deal with them”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support400 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
Processor1.7GHz dual-core CPU
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 5000 or better (GeForce and Radeon tend to be better)
Storage400 MB available space
OSWindows 7
Processor1.7GHz dual-core CPU
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 5000 or better (GeForce and Radeon tend to be better)
Storage400 MB available space
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