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Operation STEEL cover art

Operation STEEL

Undermog Games · 2022-01-26

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 20, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 27, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!

Operation STEEL is an Action and Indie game released in 2022, priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 0 .. 20,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 86 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-15

93%
positive of 86 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 41% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.7k–3.9k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 86 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2024-10-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120222026Week of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$3.992022-01-272026-10-082022-01-27 — best price $12.742022-05-02 — best price $11.242022-06-24 — best price $10.492022-08-18 — best price $9.742022-10-10 — best price $8.992022-11-22 — best price $8.992022-12-22 — best price $7.492023-02-13 — best price $8.992023-03-16 — best price $7.492023-04-24 — best price $7.492023-09-25 — best price $5.992023-11-21 — best price $7.492023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-02-19 — best price $7.492024-03-14 — best price $7.492024-05-13 — best price $5.992024-06-19 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-10-21 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $4.992026-06-08 — best price $3.992026-06-25 — best price $4.992026-10-01 — best price $4.992026-10-08 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed Input1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-01-27 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DArcadeSci-fiDifficultControllerHand-drawnRogue-likeRogue-liteSoundtrackBullet Hell

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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