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The Chaos Engine

App ID 242530
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Rebellion
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 28970735
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 00:27:38 UTC ()
Release Date 29 August 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()

Prepare for the dark world of The Chaos Engine, a steampunk Victorian age in which one or two players must fight the hostile creations of the Chaos Engine across four dynamic landscapes and take part in the ultimate battle.Choose from six hard-nailed mercenaries each with their own unique weapons and skills.

Additional Information

Developer Abstraction Games
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metacritic_name The Chaos Engine
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controller_support partial
metacritic_score 40
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-chaos-engine
state eStateComingSoonNoPreload
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/242530/
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
checkpkgstate Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Rebellion
Store Release Date 29 August 2013 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 29 August 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 29 August 2013 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1377759600)
Store Asset Modification Time 27 November 2019 – 14:16:06 UTC () (1574864166)
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Detected Technologies (?) Ogg SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 13 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 118702
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
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    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 11 June 2013 – 18:14:10 UTC (), in changelist #233515
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes

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Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 0 players right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 93 all-time peak 1 August 2013
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Store data

  • 906 followers
  • 289 positive reviews
  • 138 negative reviews
  • 67.68% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 651 24-hour peak
  • 846 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • Mixed
  • 64.83% SteamDB Rating
  • 289 67.7% positive reviews
  • 138 32.3% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
29 August 2013 – 17:00 Steam Release -
1 December 2013 – 19:00 Humble Bundle: Yogscast's Dwarven Dairy Drive -
8 January 2015 – 19:00 Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Bundle: Mastertronic -
15 January 2016 – 17:00 Groupees: Remute X -

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The Chaos Engine had an all-time peak of 93 concurrent players on 1 August 2013.

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