SteamWorld Heist 2 Brings More Ricochet-Centric Tactics Action This August

Another SteamWorld game is on the horizon, as Thunderful has announced SteamWorld Heist 2 is coming very soon. The sequel to the turn-based tactical game will release on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch on August 8.

Like the first installment, SteamWorld Heist 2 stars a ragtag group of Steambots who do battle in narrow, multi-level 2D corridors with a unique ricochet trick-shot mechanic to take out enemies. This time you're led by Captain Leeway and his crewmates. The heroes are looking into a crisis that corrupts the water and corrodes their mechanical limbs. They'll fight against factions like the high-powered (and blinged out) Navy or the cultist Rattlers who have started replacing their mechanical parts with organic bones that won't rust.

SteamWorld Heist 2 will feature an interactive world map that has you exploring the tropical high seas in a submarine-like vessel and coming into encounters with enemy ships, including naval battles with its own equipment to customize. Thunderful told GameSpot that an interactive map was one of the ideas it had originally planned for the first SteamWorld Heist, but it ultimately had to be cut. As in the first, the ship is also your home and upgrade hub.