Red Dead Meets Fallout in Steam RPG Freebie

This upcoming game just got a brand new free release on Steam, and while it’s reminding me of a lot of different titles… I’m mostly just getting Mad Max vibes.

You could compare today's free Steam download to a bunch of different titles. The post-apocalyptic Fallout vibes are obvious, the crafting system is clearly Valheim-coded, and there is an element of the setting that does look a little Red Dead Redemption.

However, if you show me a post-apocalyptic game set in a sandy, barren landscape, my mind is immediately going to Mad Max (which, to be clear, is a compliment).

Steel Ark is an upcoming action adventure and base building RPG on Steam, developed and published by 4Tale Production.

The entire premise of the game revolved around your newly acquired train, which operates as a moving base that you can use to protect yourself from the elements in the post-apocalypse.

Gamers are buzzing for its arrival (4Tale Production, Valve)

Way back when I heard about this game for the first time, I remember wondering exactly what the rest of the gameplay loop was going to be like. Having a train sounds cool and all but, what do in the rest of the game?

Well, we can finally find out for ourselves, because the devs just released a new demo for Steel Ark.

Unfortunately, the review score on the demo is a little mixed (quite literally). As of writing, it currently has a Mixed review score, with only 69% of reviewers recommending it.

Here’s what folks are saying about the overall experience.

“The game is good. I enjoyed the little demo”, writes Steam user LazyZomboro.

Download the demo now (4Tale Production, Valve)

“My only problems I had were I got stuck between the train and platform, and the volume on the buggy is EXTREMELY loud with no way to turn it down. I had the all the volumes down at 1 and it still blew my ear drums out. Still a 9/10 thou.”

“Game looks promising. The buggy is kinda buggy aha... Engine sounds of the buggy was so loud even after I turn down all the sounds from the setting, I have to turn the sounds down from the windows. Overall, love the concept of the game. Will look forward for it!” commented Steam reviewer B.

To be fair to the devs, they did tout the demo as more of a proof of concept than a slice of the story, so the reviews criticising it for its overall length do feel a bit unfair.

Hopefully, they’ve got more than enough time to iron out the kinks ahead of its October 2026 release.