
Teardown is an exceptional Action/Strategy that raises the bar for the genre.
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Verdict
96%
Steam
83
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (96% positive from 123K reviews)
Healthy player count of 4,065 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (83/100 critic average)
Standout indie gem
No significant drawbacks reported
Teardown is a 2022 sandbox game with puzzle and action elements. Developed and published by Tuxedo Labs, the game revolves around the owner of a financially stricken demolition company, who is caught undertaking a questionable job and becomes entangled between helping police investigations and taking on further dubious assignments. Teardown features levels made of destructible voxels, and the player follows the campaign through consecutive missions. In most missions, the player must collect or destroy objects connected to a security alarm that triggers a timer. The player has unlimited time to prepare and is given upgradable tools, vehicles, and explosives to create a path within the level that allows them to complete the objectives and reach a getaway vehicle before the timer runs out.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 2d ago
This is a very gratifying game. It can be kind of hard on the missions sometimes—cuz yeah, it actually has a story—and it's nice to see that, although there is also a sandbox mode and community maps/mods that make me want to play the game even more. If you ever try it, definitely try the "piano fall" mod! Otherwise said, the game is fun, and now that they added multiplayer, it's perfect. It's definitely in my top three for physics-based gameplay, right around Brick Rigs and BeamNG.drive.
Bought this game thinking I was going to do some professional heists. Instead, I spent 30 minutes figuring out how to destroy a building with a forklift. The game basically lets you commit crimes while pretending it’s strategy. “Okay, I’ll make a careful plan.” 5 minutes later: “WHAT IF I JUST BLOW UP THE ENTIRE BUILDING?” Physics are amazing, destruction is satisfying, and my plans somehow get worse every time I play. 10/10. Would commit property damage again.
Planning the ultimate demolition heist never gets old, especially when you get to carve your own custom escape routes through fully destructible environments. The physics-based sandbox chaos is an absolute blast, though the rigid mission timers can occasionally cramp your creative style. Still, if you've ever wanted to bulldoze a building just to steal a safe, this is your game.
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