Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
Released Jul 2024
Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.
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Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder launched on July 16, 2024 as a complete, self-contained game. Metamorphosis Games described it as years in the making, and all evidence points to it shipping as a finished product with no post-launch content additions planned.
Following launch, the team was active through October 2024, releasing a series of patches that addressed bug fixes, soft-lock issues, quality-of-life features (like a fast-forward option for cutscenes and screen shake toggle), and localisation improvements for Simplified Chinese. The last developer communication was on October 3, 2024.
The only DLC listed is the game's official soundtrack, released on July 31, 2024 — a common accompaniment to a game launch, not a sign of ongoing content development. No expansions, season passes, or additional story content have been announced at any point before or after launch.
The developer has not communicated any plans for additional game content, and there are no unreleased DLC entries on the store. The post-launch activity was purely maintenance and polish work consistent with a studio wrapping up a shipped title. As of June 2026, developer communications have been silent since October 3, 2024, with no outstanding commitments to fulfill.
Evidence
Only DLC listed is the official soundtrack, released two weeks after launch. No game content DLC or expansion passes exist.
Game launched on July 16, 2024 as a full release after years of development. No mention of post-launch content plans.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Fireshine Games
Achievements
36
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Join Aletheia and a vibrant cast of characters as they race to discover the secrets of the Steam City of Canaan. Clobber armies of Clockwork golems and hunt horrors that slither through depths once forgotten. Thwart the twisted schemes of Canaan’s corrupt overseers, the nefarious Comitium. Fight for mankind’s survival and reveal the dark and dangerous truths riveted into the very foundations of the Steam City.
Step into the shoes of Aletheia and tread the path of the Soldner, an elite mercenary of Irkalla who lives one job at a time. Take up the sword and gun, combining a slew of melee combos and deadly gunplay in staggering feats of skill that will leave your enemies reeling.
Chase down a frenzied mutant charging through the grimy stalls of the Irkallan Black Market, leap across the molten pools blazing in the eternal furnace of Fornax, and fight off hordes of blood-drunk Raiders that prowl the fathomless depths of the Scrap Sea in search of their malignant god.
Canaan is vast, and inside its swirling steam lie innumerable mysteries waiting to be unraveled. After a routine job goes awry, Aletheia sets out on an epic journey to uncover ancient enigmas threatening the very foundations of the Steam City. Challenge powerful new rivals and catch up with old friends as you carve your path through Canaan. Take on side jobs to earn a bit of extra scrap and delve into a history lost to the vagaries of time.
Or maybe you’d just like to wash down your worries at Vincent’s Pub and listen for a rumor or two…
Dash, dodge, and double-jump to keep out of harm’s way and stay in one piece. Wield a furious and fearsome array of abilities and grow stronger with each foe you defeat.
Spend experience points to unlock new skills and trade scrap for accessories to customize your build and go toe-to-toe with some of the most formidable creatures to ever lumber beneath the copper sky.
Hear that? The clang of a hammer stinging blood-red steel… The sinister murmur of heresies rushing through ancient pipes… Riddles echoing through vaulted halls of marble and madness. Sounds like fate has a job in store for you, Soldner—it’s time to earn your scrap.
“Thine trembling works of Reason naught but ingots gleaming darkly by the light of a cindered heart—for what art thine flesh before the mother’s touch of flame?”
- Dreams of the Steam Saint Anais, XXXIV, iii
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Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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