Steelrising (2022)

**Steelrising (2022)** plunges players into a breathtakingly reimagined 1789 Paris, where King Louis XVI's tyrannical reign is enforced by legions of fearsome automatons. As Aegis, a unique mechanical marvel crafted to protect the Queen, you are thrust into the heart of the French Revolution, tasked with battling your way through the burning city and single-handedly changing the course of history. This challenging action-RPG demands deadly precision and strategic combat, requiring you to master dodges, parries, and devastating attacks against relentless mechanical foes and colossal boss machines. Beyond its demanding combat, **Steelrising** offers a rich experience of exploration and character customization. Navigate revolutionary Paris using Vaucanson's ingenious contraptions, from carriages and grappling hooks to secret passages, uncovering the city's multi-layered secrets. Forge your own path by upgrading Aegis's extraordinary skills, allowing you to embody a ruthless warrior, a disciplined bodyguard, a graceful dancer, or a master of elemental arts, tailoring your playstyle to each encounter. Interacting with pivotal historical figures like Marie-Antoinette, Lafayette, and Robespierre, each with their own ambiguous agendas, adds further depth to this compelling narrative of an alternative history where the fate of the French Revolution rests in your mechanical hands. It rightfully belongs on any "Best games by Spiders" list for its ambitious narrative, engaging combat systems, and the studio's signature approach to crafting intricate worlds and player agency.