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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.
Review82.74%  1189  248
GenresSimulation, Strategy
DeveloperThe Station
PublisherThunderful Publishing
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Cloud
  • Family Sharing
Release dateDec 1, 2023
Supported OSWindows
Steam Deck Compatibility
Playable

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All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

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This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

LanguagesEnglish*, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
*languages with full audio support
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    Game tags
    City Builder312Relaxing305Casual302Sandbox299Economy293Singleplayer283Resource Management276Cartoony269Colorful263Cute261Management258Family Friendly256Atmospheric246Western244Building238Steampunk236Capitalism229Base Building228Mining221Controller216

    Last update: 2025-01-09 (General data), 2025-01-09 (Steam Deck compat.), 2025-01-13 (Review data)

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