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The Chaos Engine

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App ID 242530
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Rebellion
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 39323160
Last Record Update 29 September 2026 – 23:10:31 UTC ()
Release Date 29 August 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
❓ 65.63%
455 reviews
0
In-Game
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💥 Action 👾 Retro 🤝 Co-op 🧷 Steampunk 🗺️ Top-Down

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
gamedir ValveTestApp242530
metacritic_name The Chaos Engine
icon empty string
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
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 3
  • test_timestamp: 13 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 118702
  • steam_machine_tests:
    0 ↴
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  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported1
    hdr_support0
    requires_proton_soundfonts0
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

Tags

💥 Action 👾 Retro 🤝 Co-op 🧷 Steampunk 🗺️ Top-Down 🕒 Classic 🔫 Shooter 🖼️ 2D 👤 Singleplayer 📼 1990's 👥 Local Co-Op 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up

Categories

Single-player Co-op Shared/Split Screen Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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last_modified27 November 2019 – 14:17:49 UTC
timestamp27 November 2019 – 14:17:49 UTC

Trailer 13316 ↴

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 20:05:42 UTC

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
242531 Windows Chaos Engine Win32 229.24 MiB 0 B
242532 Linux Chaos Engine Linux 229.74 MiB 0 B
242533 macOS Chaos Engine Mac 269.94 MiB 0 B

Redistributables

ID Configuration Size DL.
228983 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2010 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
229020 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980OpenAL 2.0.7.0 Redist No size

Total size on disk is 728.91 MiB and total download size is 0 B.

Total size on disk is 229.24 MiB and total download size is 0 B, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Built Time Updated
public 118702 24 September 2013 – 14:47:27 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
markdlcdepots 1
privatebranches 1
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