Steel Seed

GamingBoltMatthew Carmosino

8/10

The paper-thin melee combat doesn't take away from the polished and satisfying stealth that Steel Seed so brilliantly excels at. Thanks to snappy controls and intricately crafted level design featuring an array of mechanical obstacles, the 3D platforming is very fun and varied throughout this post-cataclysmic indie title. The narrative is surprisingly decent too, especially with how it encourages exploration through the collection of various data logs hidden about. If you're up for some fun platforming, well designed stealth, and sci-fi vibes, Steel Seed is well worth diving into.

TheSixthAxisTuffcub

8/10

Steel Seed starts strong with an atmospheric cut scene with cinematic camera angles and a tease of something special. A woman is trapped in a lab, seemingly undergoing a medical procedure, with a scientist in the background who seems to be battling to save her life. While the rest of the game doesn’t reach these dramatic heights, it’s a solid, if generic, stealth action game which I really enjoyed playing.

WCCFtechFrancesco De Meo

8/10

In the recent past, we have seen the rise of titles heavily inspired by gaming greats that offer an enjoyable time thanks to the high quality of their experiences, which makes it easy to see past the almost complete lack of innovation. At the same time, some of these games allow fans of genres that don't see much representation nowadays to experience more of what they love. This is exactly what Storm in a Teacup's Steel Seed is: a very solid action-adventure game that immediately brings the Uncharted series, and in turn, other games that have been heavily inspired by it, like the Star Wars Jed...

Gaming NexusRob Larkin

7.5/10

Steel Seed doesn't do anything particularly new, but it does recreate tried and true gameplay and traversal elements and wraps it in a stunning presentation. I have trouble with the final act as I think it falls a bit short of the promise the first two acts build up to, but overall the complete package is a pretty good game marked by solid mechanics and progression. It settles into a core loop but encourages you to explore options to play that out, and for the most part offers a pretty cool narrative wrapping neat ideas into a gorgeous bit of world building.

Analog Stick GamingJeff Young

7.5/10

With humanity on the brink of extinction, Zoe wakes up to find that she has been long asleep and within the frame of a new cybernetic body. With her allies in Koby and S4VI, she’ll attempt to resurrect the human race and stop a robotic threat from stopping her.

GameGrinAriel Chloe Mann

7/10

Steel Seed has a lot of fun aspects, but does fall short in some important parts, such as gameplay and music.

Metro GameCentralNick Gillett

6/10

An ambitious and visually arresting double-A adventure, that blends Assassin’s Creed’s stealth with Halo’s epic scenery, but which is compromised by a litany of minor technical issues.

But Why ThoMick Abrahamson

6/10

Steel Seed defines humanity, even if it spells it out. There’s little nuance, and the twists about its story aren’t at all surprising.

VGChartzLee Mehr

5.5/10

While Storm in a Teacup's about-face from mechanical simplicity is audacious, Steel Seed is something I'm more compelled to admire than recommend.It's rather fitting how Steel Seed's protagonist, Zoe Archer, is uncomfortably strapped to an operating table at the beginning.  [...]

Loot Level ChillMick Fraser

5.5/10

While there are moments in Steel Seed where it feels quite enjoyable, the overall package is fairly forgettable.

WellPlayedAsh Wayling

5/10

The blend of stealth and action in a mysterious sci-fi setting held so much promise. It's genuinely disappointing, then, to find a game that feels like it never quite coalesced…a bit like a seed that never quite sprouted.

WayTooManyGamesKyle Nicol

4/10

The combination of stealth-like action and Soulslike combat should have been a surefire way to win me over in an instant. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is one of my all-time favourite games, yet nothing has come close to replicating it since. Steel Seed, as an indie game, was never going to reach the same heights, obviously, but featuring a cyberpunk aesthetic in a decaying world, we could have had, at the very least, a mild contender. Unfortunately, Steel Seed just doesn’t hit the mark. To be ...