Steam Hammer

Steam Hammer is a steampunk-flavored sandbox RPG that mixes resource gathering, deep crafting, and large-scale construction, letting players carve up the terrain to establish a Victorian industrial settlement. Progression revolves around specializing your character, producing gear from a wide pool of materials, and eventually taking the fight to other players with firearms, melee weapons, and airborne machines like airships and jetpacks.

Publisher: Big Way
Playerbase: Shut Down
Type: Sandbox MMO
Release Date: May 12, 2017
Pros: +Distinct steampunk theme. +Robust crafting with many resources. +Airships, jetpacks, and Victorian-style city building.
Cons: -Combat can feel awkward. -Interface is not very intuitive.

Overview

Steam Hammer Overview

Steam Hammer places you in an alternate 19th-century world where industry is the main path to power. At its core, it is a sandbox RPG built around gathering materials, processing them into usable components, and turning an empty stretch of land into a functioning industrial town. Players can approach the world alone or coordinate with others, forming guilds to divide labor and scale up from small workshops to larger community projects.

Character building leans on an open-ended skill setup, splitting attention between combat capabilities and production-focused talents. Instead of locking you into a strict class, the game encourages specialization into roles that fit the sandbox, whether that means scouting and exploration, designing and construction, industrial crafting, or focusing on conquest and PvP pressure. The end goal is often self-directed: build, expand, and defend what you have created.

The terrain is not just scenery. Steam Hammer allows terraforming, so you can reshape the landscape to suit a settlement plan, create defensive positions, or simply make resource routes more convenient. Crafting is a major pillar, with over 250 resources that can be combined to produce equipment and structures. Material choice matters because the quality of what you craft depends on the ingredients you use, rewarding players who hunt down better deposits or refine their supply chain.

As you progress, the game pushes into conflict. Airships give PvP a vertical dimension, and ranged options such as rifles, cannons, and tesla-style weaponry support skirmishes at distance, while melee tools keep close-quarters fights relevant. Jetpacks add mobility for both traversal and combat, letting players reposition quickly, clear obstacles, and pressure opponents from unexpected angles.

Steam Hammer Key Features:

  • Steampunk – a steampunk sandbox RPG set in an alternative 19th Century setting built around industry and invention.
  • Terraform – modify the terrain to match your plans, from practical building space to defensive shaping.
  • Open Class System – develop your character through an RPG-style ruleset, investing in both crafting and combat specializations.
  • Crafting – use over 250 different resources, with outcomes influenced by the quality of the materials selected.
  • PvP – real-time, non-targeting player combat using melee and ranged weapons, including airship-based warfare.

Steam Hammer Screenshots

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System Requirements

Steam Hammer System Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Operating System: Windows 7, 8
CPU: Intel Core i5 or AMD Phenom II X4 with at least 2.5 GHz
RAM: 4 GB RAM
Video Card: GeForce 460 / Radeon HD 5850 / Intel HD 4600 minimum 1024 MB RAM
Hard Disk: 10 GB or more

Recommended Requirements:

Operating System: Windows 7, 8
CPU: Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom II X6 with at least 3.5 GHz
RAM: 8 GB RAM
Video Card: GeForce 660 / Radeon HD 6970
Hard Disk: 10 GB or more

Music

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Additional Info

Steam Hammer Additional Information

Developer: SF Team
Publisher: Big Way

Producer/CEO: Konstantin Semenov
Project Manager: Andrew Gwozdev
Lead Programmer(s): Slava Troitsky, Serzh Egorov

Steam Greenlight: August 05, 2016
Kickstarter: November 15, 2016

Release Date: May 12, 2017

Shut Down: January 08, 2019

Development History / Background:

Steam Hammer was developed by SF Team and published by Big Way. The project also ran a KickStarter campaign aiming to raise $50,000, ultimately finishing at $51,538 when the campaign ended on December 15, 2016. Prior to that, the game appeared on Steam Greenlight on August 05, 2016, and later received approval on October 20, 2016. Ahead of launch, the Beta test servers were wiped on Monday, May 8th. Steam Hammer then released on Steam as an Early Access title on May 12, 2017, before eventually shutting down on January 08, 2019.