Stormworks: Build and Rescue

geometa.co.ukOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Platforms, Genres, Release date, Working in sync, Planning ahead, Building and creating, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Physical comedy, About, Kind of game, Exploring.

• Online co-op: Multiplayer section promises cooperative play with friends on multi-crew vehicles.
• Platforms: Fact sheet lists Steam as the only platform.
• Genres: Maker calls it a physics driven sandbox simulation.
• Release date: The fact sheet gives 28 February 2018, the day early access began. Steam and the maker's own news give 2020-09-17 as the version 1.0 release, which is used here for the full release.
• Working in sync: Multiplayer section talks about complex missions that need careful planning and coordination.
• Planning ahead: Multiplayer section talks about careful planning for complex missions.
• Building and creating: The page is built around a vehicle designer where you place blocks and program behavior with a logic system.
• Tension and danger: The pitch talks about fierce oceanic storms and crisis scenarios.
• Calm and coziness: The pitch also describes calm sunny mornings next to stormy nights.
• Physical comedy: Says vehicle performance is a direct result of the design under physics, buoyancy and stability.
• About: The page is about designing vehicles and running a sea-rescue service with logistical missions.
• Kind of game: Maker calls the game a physics sandbox with a vehicle designer and adds co-op on multi-crew vehicles.
• Exploring: Missions range across open ocean, island facilities and rigs.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Sessions, Unlocks and progress, Story, Building and creating, Kind of game, Exploring, Puzzles and figuring out, Free base co-op.

• Sessions: Text describes a creative mode and a career mode where you build up a rescue service over time. User tags include Sandbox and Open World.
• Unlocks and progress: Text says career mode unlocks locations and components and pays for larger vehicles.
• Story: Text mentions an overarching plot about starting a rescue service and nothing more.
• Building and creating: User tags include Building, Base Building and Sandbox.
• Kind of game: User tags include Sandbox, Building and Physics.
• Exploring: Text says over 15,000 square kilometres of ocean and islands, and user tags include Exploration.
• Puzzles and figuring out: Text mentions a logic system and Lua-based microcontrollers. User tags include Programming and Automation.
• Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Rivalry in the group, Free base co-op.

• Steam app ID: The data identifies app 573090.
• Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
• Release status: Genres do not include Early Access, and the maker's news says version 1.0 left early access.
• Release date: Steam lists September 17, 2020, the day version 1.0 left early access.
• Platforms: Windows and Mac flags are true, Linux is false. The page lists Mac OS X 10.8 or later.
• Rivalry in the group: Categories list PvP and Online PvP next to co-op.
• Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres.

• Wikidata item: The item is labeled Stormworks: Build and Rescue and lists Steam app 573090.
• Genres: P136 is simulation video game and sandbox game.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Laughter and chaos, Rivalry in the group, Time to hang out, Friends can join mid-game.

• Most players online: Maker post of 2020-02-07 says the multiplayer max player count is being raised to 32 players with the multiplayer update. The release post does not repeat the number. This is the only maker statement found.
• Laughter and chaos: Maker says its test games, including a chase with ground, sea and air vehicles, gave a lot of laughs together.
• Rivalry in the group: Maker describes competitive test games where some players flee and the rest hunt them.
• Time to hang out: Maker says test games with the whole group gave a lot of laughs together.
• Friends can join mid-game: Players asked for public server lists so they can join games without organising a group beforehand, and the maker agrees.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game.

• Friends can join mid-game: Release post for the multiplayer update says dedicated servers appear in an Internet Games tab, so you can jump into public games.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Working in sync, Friends can join mid-game.

• Working in sync: Maker says test games had many players coordinating helicopters and ground vehicles in search operations.
• Friends can join mid-game: Describes the old behavior where the game slowed down when a player connected, so players do join games in progress.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Voice chat by distance.

• Voice chat by distance: Update of 2019-09-27 adds local voice chat. The patch note says you talk with players in your immediate vicinity.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Voice chat by distance.

• Voice chat by distance: The new microphone block picks up the voice of any nearby player who is talking with the voice chat. No page uses the words fades with distance, so this rests on the nearby-only wording.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Voice chat by distance.

• Voice chat by distance: Patch notes of 2022-05-20 fix voice chat range issues, so the chat has a range.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release status, Release date.

• Release status: Post titled Stormworks Version 1.0 Out Now, posted 2020-09-17.
• Release date: Post titled Stormworks Version 1.0 Out Now, posted 2020-09-17.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release status, Release date.

• Release status: Says Stormworks is leaving Steam Early Access with version 1.0.
• Release date: Says version 1.0 releases on September 17, 2020.

pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Exploring, About, Getting better, Time to hang out.

• Laughter and chaos: Early access piece from 2018-02-13 calls the game charmingly goofy at times.
• Physical comedy: Writer jokes about a failed jetski build and an endlessly spinning submarine.
• Tension and danger: Describes timed missions such as a sinking tanker and a runaway speedboat at night.
• Calm and coziness: Writer says not everything calls for white-knuckle heroism, after a calm water-taxi job.
• Exploring: Describes an open sea dotted with small islands that you unlock one by one.
• About: Describes jobs such as cargo deliveries, taking inspectors to a rig and rescuing stranded workers.
• Getting better: Writer says building is the hard part and that flying takes a little time to get the hang of.
• Time to hang out: Describes calm jobs such as water-taxi runs and cargo hauls between the busy rescues.

pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Building and creating, Puzzles and figuring out, Fighting.

• Building and creating: Piece from 2018-03-13 compares the blocky outer shell of each vehicle to Lego and the wiring inside to Meccano.
• Puzzles and figuring out: Developer interview says the rescue theme generated a lot of logistical puzzles.
• Fighting: Developer interview says the mission format is not combat oriented.

pcgamesn.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Tension and danger, Planning ahead.

• Tension and danger: Survival update of 2018 adds sharks, tsunamis, fire and leaks as an option.
• Planning ahead: Says the new engine fuel and power systems add a bit more strategy to missions.