SteamWorld Heist due out in December, game in final days of testing

Well, the robots are out of the box: as you could see in the Nintendo Direct a few moments ago, SteamWorld Heist is slated for release in December. And we are PLEASED! Not many non-Nintendo studios get to present their games in a Direct; seems like Nintendo also thinks they have a winner. ;)

As we've mentioned before, our turn-based tactical space adventure is coming to the 3DS first - simply because the 3DS community has been wonderful to us, and neither we nor they would have it any other way. We know what date and price point we want, and we'll get back to you on that in the very near future.

We're in our very last days of testing, and the finished product is rich, funny, varied, long, immersive, emergent, gritty and - in these times, can you believe it - stable. Also, with five difficulty levels SteamWorld Heist is either easy or impossibly hard: as before, we let the player decide on the strategy. Over-confident moves are likely to throw you into despair, just as reckless heroics may save the day.

What is SteamWorld Heist?
Prepare for boarding! SteamWorld Heist is a space adventure with turn-based tactical shootouts, where you aim in real time and perform awesome bullet-bouncing trick shots.

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!

Key features
- Turn-based strategy focused on skill rather than chance
- Free aiming lets you perform clever trick shots
- Master 100+ weapons
- Kind to newcomers, deep and challenging for veterans
- Randomly generated levels
- 20-25 hours of playtime, followed by New Game+
- Steampunk tunes by legendary Steam Powered Giraffe
- Fearsome bosses and a playful narrative
- 60 fps and C Stick support on New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL