If you’re still mourning Titanfall, another shooter on Steam could provide some relief. It has 95% positive reviews and is available for the bargain price of €2.
Which game is being referred to? The game in question is Severed Steel: A single-player shooter that was released on September 17, 2021, on Steam. It offers fast-paced, action-packed gameplay and destructible environments, allowing you to maneuver as skillfully as in Titanfall.
During the Summer Sale on Steam, you can save 90% on Severed Steel: Instead of €20.99, you currently only pay €2.09.
You can watch a trailer for the game here:
A Steam review of Severed Steel refers to it as “Titanfall Lite”, and at least with respect to the gameplay, this comparison seems to hold true:
- Like in Titanfall, you can run up walls here and access completely new positions from which to take out enemies
- You move so quickly at times that it almost looks like you’re flying through the level
Severed Steel also offers enough unique features. The game’s setting is more inspired by cyberpunk, and the soundtrack delivers dark electro beats. And there’s also the fact that your one-armed protagonist cannot reload her weapons – every shot should count.
The game has a story, which you can finish in about 3 hours according to the website howlongtobeat.com. Long-term replayability, on the other hand, can be provided by the level editor, which allows you to create your own challenges.
“Titanfall Lite” with its own strengths but also weaknesses
How is the game being received? Since its release, around 6,000 players on Steam have left their reviews. These are “extremely positive”, with a full 95% of the reviews recommending the game:
- cubism writes in his review: “Fun experience with ~3 hours worth of content in the campaign alone, as well as multiple additional gamemodes to play around with afterward.”
- Steam user Onigiri describes Severed Steel as follows: “To describe this game in one word, I would like to call it “HARD”. The movement is very fluid, the OST slaps, you can destroy everything and there’s parkour and f’in bullet time.”
Even the positive reviews emphasize that the game is not perfect: Shooting doesn’t feel as good according to Steam user M’aiq the Liar and the highest difficulty level is not properly balanced, says Steam user Hosenbund.
Whether you can overlook these issues, you have to decide for yourself. The entry barrier is currently minimal, and if necessary, you can use the refund policy on Steam within the first two hours.
Whether there will ever be a new Titanfall remains questionable. Although Titanfall 2 is considered one of the best shooters of recent years, EA is said to have canceled a third installment in April 2025. You can read more about this in our article on MeinMMO: Many big gaming studios are focusing on new shooters with frustration mechanics – but EA is now pulling the brakes and firing 300 employees
