Ditching the house exploration of the unique, SteamWorld Heist 2 is a swashbuckling ways journey that locations you within the footwear of Captain Leeway. He takes to the Nice Sea along with his ragtag group of Steambots to unravel the water disaster, cope with the oppressive navy making issues worse, and show he can stay as much as his legendary title. The sport’s writing is undoubtedly charming and has you rooting for the crew. This additionally extends to the varied taverns and areas discovered on the Nice Sea, that are crammed with enjoyable, humorous characters that by no means outstay their welcome, and make the world really feel lived in.
The gameplay loop breaks down into two sections. There’s an overworld during which you traverse the waters in your submarine. This contains battling navy ships (and maybe even different enemies) as you discover the seas to seek out missions. Whereas it is cool to seek out hidden areas and shortcuts, that is most likely the weakest a part of the sport – particularly the additional you get into the journey.
The opposite half, and the principle occasion of the sport, are the turn-based battles. These are 2D tactical fights that includes the identical issues that made the unique recreation so nice. This time round, there are six distinctive lessons accessible, which is sweet by itself, however the place it actually shines is the cog system, which lets you degree up in a single class and switch among the talents to a different, resulting in some lethal combos (the Engineer’s cowl is implausible for the Sniper, for instance). You can too recruit particular Steambots from taverns, who in flip have their very own distinctive talents so as to add an additional layer. These are backed up by a novel variety of mission sorts, equivalent to capturing a selected piece of loot in time, beating a boss, or simply merely surviving.
SteamWorld Heist 2 does all the things the title implies. It has the copious quantities of appeal and robust world-building discovered within the wider sequence, whereas constructing and enhancing on the wonderful gameplay basis launched within the unique SteamWorld Heist. This seafaring journey is not one you must miss in the event you’re after some top-tier ways, and the enhancements over the unique make the almost-10-year wait greater than price it.