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Keicee · Published by Keicee
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Two buttons. Pure, explosive speed. A lightning-fast action roguelite you play with just two buttons. Forge your own combat style with builds that shift every run, and chase that rush of pure dopamine through gorgeous visuals.
Action, Indie · 2026 · More free games
About this game
⚡ Two Buttons. Relentless Speed.
Remember the thrill of cutting down hundreds of enemies with just two fingers? I've reawakened that feeling — and built a roguelite around it.
No tangled controls. Just two buttons standing between you and the horde closing in from every side. Beneath that dead-simple input lies a razor-sharp battle of timing that pushes your reflexes to their absolute limit.
Your hands react before your mind can catch up. Kills erupt across the screen, and the dopamine hits fast. One run in, and "just one more" becomes impossible to resist.
🎨 Directed by an Award-Finalist Eye
The art in this game comes from the art director behind a Steam Awards "Outstanding Visual Style" finalist — that same proven eye, now poured into a single, focused experience.
Every action is brought to life by silky-smooth 2D sprite animation, rendered frame by frame with a touch of retro pixel soul. Every slash, dodge, and takedown unfolds like a moving illustration.
🎲 A New Build Every Run — Roguelite at Its Core
No two runs are ever the same. The builds you choose mid-run completely reshape your abilities, turning every attempt into a fresh fight.
- Weapon Fusion — Combine the weapons you find on a run to unlock entirely new powers.
- Relic Unlocks — Collect and unlock relics between runs to gradually shape your own playstyle.
The real fun begins the moment you discover your perfect build among countless combinations.
👤 Made by One Pair of Hands
Every piece of this — the feel, the fluid animation, the ever-shifting builds — was crafted by a single developer. Experience what one person's obsession can build.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 64 bit
- Processor: Intel I3-7100 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Steel Maiden - Patch 0.1.5
New Features- A victory or defeat sequence now plays when you clear a stage or go down.- The Survival Ranking now shows the rival ranked one place above you directly above your own record, along with how many more kills you need to catch up. Bug Fixes- Fixed an issue where the HUD and the result screen were displayed larger than intended on wide displays such as 21:9 and 32:9.- Fixed an issue on super-ultrawide displays such as 32:9 where areas outside the background were exposed and enemies appeared on-screen. The visible horizontal range is now capped at 21:9.- Fixed an issue where the highlight scaling on the Options screen was smaller than on every other screen.- Fixed an issue in Yes/No confirmation dialogs where hovering "Yes" left the default "No" highlighted at the same size. Hovering now moves the actual selection, so pressing confirm always triggers the option you can see highlighted.- Fixed an issue where the background music would cut out during play.- Fixed an issue where attacking during a weapon pickup animation played no attack animation, leaving the character striking from an idle pose.Read full article on Community Announcements (Keicee)Patch NotesOfficial
Steel Maiden - Patch 0.1.4
New Feature- Finishing off an evading enemy now has a chance to leave its severed arm behind. Pick it up and throw it like any other weapon.- Survival mode no longer loops a single background track. Each time a track ends, a different one takes over. Bug Fixes- Fixed an issue where development debug keys were left active in the build, allowing certain key inputs to interfere with normal progression.Read full article on Community Announcements (Keicee)Patch NotesOfficial
Steel Maiden - Patch 0.1.3
New Feature- The Survival Ranking now resets every Sunday at midnight Pacific Time (simultaneously worldwide). The ranking panel shows a countdown to the next reset.Bug Fixes- Fixed an issue where input was accepted while being knocked back after taking damage, causing an unintended move or attack and breaking hit reactions from then on.- Fixed an issue where fighting a boss on top of a Napalm pillar of fire made every enemy vanish and locked all controls.- Fixed an issue on Steam Deck where on-screen button prompts were shown as Xbox controller buttons.- Fixed an issue where deflected enemy projectiles vanished instead of landing on the ground while the Vacuum Collector relic was equipped.Balance- Napalm's pillar of fire now damages bosses that take multiple rounds to defeat. It deals no damage during a melee exchange with a boss, and some bosses can still only be defeated in melee combat.Read full article on Community Announcements (Keicee)Patch NotesOfficial
Steel Maiden - Patch 0.1.2
Bug FixesFixed an issue where enemies would not move at all after spawning in certain situations.Fixed an issue where enemy spawn rate and movement speed became abnormally fast or slow under certain regional system language settings.Fixed an issue where enemies would stop moving after pausing and resuming during certain cutscenes.Fixed an issue where the game would freeze if "Hoero! JigokuZanmato" triggered during Beat It Mode or a boss fight.Fixed an issue where EXP orbs along your path were not collected when moving quickly with a Counter Dash.Fixed an issue where the play timer kept running while the game was paused.Fixed an issue where rapidly clicking the mouse as the level-up screen appeared could select a card unintentionally.Fixed an issue where kanji characters were not displayed in the Survival Ranking.Fixed an issue on Steam Deck where directional input in menus was occasionally ignored.Fixed an issue where controls stopped responding when two or more controllers were connected.BalanceIncreased the difficulty of the early levels to make the opening more intense.Read full article on Community Announcements (Keicee)Patch NotesOfficial
Steel Maiden - Patch 0.1.1
Summary — This update targets the two things that hurt a run most: enemies that stopped behaving like enemies, and scores that didn't reflect what you actually pulled off. Alongside those fixes, the counter's reach has been extended so that going for the risky read finally pays what it should.FixesTracked down and removed the cause of enemies freezing in place, resolving cases where they stopped moving entirely or spawned far slower than intended.Fixed Heaven or Hell's kill multiplier not being applied to leaderboard records.Fixed a freeze that could occur when Hoero! JigokuZanmato activated during a boss fight — its activation and boss QTEs can no longer overlap.BalanceCounter range increased from 4 to 8. The old reach was short enough that the reward never justified the risk.Known IssuesNo win/lose presentation plays after a stage ends.On Steam Deck, the screen must be tapped once before play can begin.UI scales up excessively at 32:9 resolutions.Read full article on Community Announcements (Keicee)
