16 Best Xbox Series X/S Steampunk Games To Blow Off Steam With

21.09.2023 - 17:21 / gameranx.com / Ken Levine / Xbox Series / Best Xbox / Best / Series X

While the Steampunk aesthetic doesn’t get the same level of love that many others demand, it’s because it’s so damn hard to get right! Well, there are at least 15 titles on the Xbox Series X|S that nail the look so join us as we go through the very best of them.

Platform: PC September 18, 2023
Release Date: PS4 PS5 Xbox One XSX|S September 19, 2023

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When you look at a game like Lies of P, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the aesthetic and the Soulslike combat. But there are other elements to consider. For example, the city of Krat is full of dark conspiracies and people who need help. It’ll be your job to unravel everything that’s going on in this place and attempt to provide “comfort” to those in need.

But therein lies the twist. Will you tell the truth and give them the honesty they desperately deserve? Or will you tell a lie and see if that makes things better?

It’s your choice what you do. Jump in and see what awaits!

There’s an unquantifiable variable in The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing that makes the game shine amongst the crowd of its peers. It has an ocean of engaging quests to engage with, a striking world to explore, tonnes of loot, and a deeply engaging endgame that can keep you at the keyboard for dozens of additional hours, even when it seems like the experience can and should be over.

While the design of progression in Call Of Cthulu isn’t the game’s strength, there are many other aspects that are, namely it’s atmosphere and graphical prowess, and it’s these elements that the game leverages in some sensational ways that ensnare the player and keep them gripped despite the game’s weaknesses.

While the parallels to Bioshock will inevitably be drawn for Vaporum, it doesn’t take more another moment of inspection to realise that Vaporum actually is much more than just a wannabe Ken Levine title, and is in fact an excellent Steampunk Dungeon Crawler that demands your attention. There are some clear rough edges, but the core is solid and engaging at all times.

They Are Billions presents a Steampunk setting that merges with interesting aspects of RTS’, survival game systems, and tower defense in ways that few games have ever managed. While the story is water thin, and the structure of the missions are quite repetitive, there’s a core to They Are Billions that is uniquely its own.

If you have a fondness for all things H.P. Lovecraft then The Sinking City is already off to a solid start for you, then layer atop that a fascinating setting, and engaging investigative elements, and you’ve got a game that is worth exploring further. The game isn’t without its share of infuriating bugs that hamper the fun, but The Sinking City is a world worth pushing through those bugs