Steel Worker
| Steel Worker | |
|---|---|
 Arcade flyer | |
| Developer | Taito |
| Publisher | Taito |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Release | |
| Genres | Puzzle, strategy |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Steel Worker[a] is a 1980 puzzle-strategy video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released in Japan in March 1980 and Europe the same year.[1] It is similar in gameplay to DMA Design's Lemmings which came 11 years later. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, as well as their Arcade Archives 2 series for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in September 2025.[2]
Gameplay
[edit]The player must help a construction worker navigate through levels while he does high-altitude work to prevent him from falling to his death.[3] The player can place scaffolding leading the worker in both directions, diagonal pathways or stairs. One platform helps connect the levels while obstacles such as falling girders must be avoided. Levels end when the worker reaches his destination, though causing him to fall three times will end the game.[4]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 41. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ↑ Yarwood, Jack (September 17, 2025). "Taito's Early Lemmings-Like Construction Game 'Steel Worker' Is Coming To Arcade Archives". Time Extension. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
- ↑ "高所の建設現場で足場を設置して, ワークマンが事故に遭わないように導こう.「アーケードアーカイブス スチールワーカー」, 9月18日配信". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2026.
- ↑ "【アケアカ】「スチールワーカー」高所作業員が落下しないように足場設置で導こう.1980年生まれのタイトーパズルゲー【9/18配信】 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2026.