Steel Empire

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Steel Empire
Genesis box art
Developer(s)	HOT・B Mebius (3DS, NS)
Publisher(s)	Sega Genesis JP: HOT・B NA/EU: Acclaim Entertainment[a] Game Boy Advance JP: Starfish (ja) EU: Zoo Digital Publishing Nintendo 3DS JP: Starfish SD NA: Teyon
Composer(s)	Noriyuki Iwadare Yoshiaki Kubotera Isao Mizoguchi
Platform(s)	Genesis, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS
Release	Genesis JP: March 13, 1992 NA: May 19, 1992[1] PAL: 1992 Game Boy Advance JP: May 13, 2004 PAL: August 12, 2005 Nintendo 3DS JP: March 19, 2014 NA: July 31, 2014 EU: December 17, 2015 Windows WW: September 13, 2018 Switch WW: TBA 2023
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

Steel Empire (originally released as Koutetsu Teikoku (鋼鉄帝国) in Japan, and otherwise known in various English materials as The Steel Empire or Empire of Steel) is a horizontally scrolling shooter released on the Sega Genesis in 1992. Versions for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo 3DS were released in 2004 and 2014, respectively. The game is scheduled for release on the Nintendo Switch in 2023.

Steel Empire is notable among shoot 'em ups for its unique aesthetic designs. Mostly low-tech in nature, with it being set in a late-19th century alternate world, the game's aircraft, weaponry, power-ups, environments, enemies and bosses are heavily stylized adding strong steampunk elements to the style, themes and visuals of the game. Steam power, propeller-based aircraft, biplanes, dirigibles and heavily armored steam trains with giant cannons play large roles as the game's protagonists and opponents.

The original leaked Japanese arcade beta version (now rare, with its source code believed lost), the Mega Drive version and the GBA remake were all critically well received.

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