Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

 3DS
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 69
  3. Negative: 5 out of 69
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  1. GamesBeat
    Apr 16, 2015
    49
    A disappointing outing from a developer that has made some of Nintendo’s most exquisite games.
  2. Metro GameCentral
    May 13, 2015
    40
    The ingredients are there for a transcendent action strategy but the reality is that Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. is disappointingly mundane and only fitfully entertaining.
  3. Digital Spy
    May 10, 2015
    40
    If you're going to attempt to make a mark on a genre that already boasts an exacting pedigree you must - one, introduce new ideas, and two, execute the established rules better than your peers. Code Name S.T.E.A.M does neither and, as a result, fails to secure itself a place in its turn-based landscape.
  5. GameSpot
    Mar 11, 2015
    40
    Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. offers the most frustrating kind of steampunk: It brushes up against potent themes, but then turns its back on them in favor of pure aestheticization.
  6. Polygon
    Mar 14, 2015
    35
    So, there's my deep dark secret, I didn't finish Code Name STEAM. Sneer all you want, but the credit scroll would literally have to include a treasure map to a working jetpack before I'd consider finishing this brutally misguided, horrifically dull debacle.

Awards & Rankings

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#27 Best 3DS Game of 2015
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#10 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2015
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#19 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2015

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 144 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 109 out of 144
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 144
  3. Negative: 22 out of 144
  1. vitalemrecords
    Mar 14, 2015
    10
    Intelligent System's take on XCOM - the game is so much fun - and online death matches are SO TENSE - If you like Advance Wars and ValkyriaIntelligent System's take on XCOM - the game is so much fun - and online death matches are SO TENSE - If you like Advance Wars and Valkyria Chronicles - you will love this game - my only complaint about the entire experience is the "resign" button being placed right on the bottom of the touch screen - it is problematic - that is about it… Full Review »
  2. kazRium
    Mar 14, 2015
    8
    A fun game if you like turn based strategy. I have read reviews that say the game's too difficult, which is nonsense. It is challenging,A fun game if you like turn based strategy. I have read reviews that say the game's too difficult, which is nonsense. It is challenging, but not in an unfair way.… Full Review »
  3. saxo27
    Mar 15, 2015
    10
    The official critics of this game really are off the mark. The game is fun, unique, strategic and infused with charm. If you like strategyThe official critics of this game really are off the mark. The game is fun, unique, strategic and infused with charm. If you like strategy games then you will very much enjoy this game. The loading times for enemy battles are not a problem at all. It is almost like when you place chess against an AI, you need to allow the AI to compute what it will do. This down time gave me, at least, a little time to think of my next moves. Now, the game isn't that difficuly--due to restore points--but it takes a little bit of planning and thought. Again, the enemy AI time allows you to do this. It is a fun strategy game that shows continues to showcase how Nintendo platforms have the most original and unique games out. Enjoy!… Full Review »
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