Steep is an extreme sports video game developed by Ubisoft Annecy and published by Ubisoft. It was released worldwide on December 2, 2016 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Developed by Ubisoft Annecy beginning in 2013, it was their first original game. It is set in the Alps, where players can participate in several winter and extreme sports disciplines, namely skiing, snowboarding, paragliding and wingsuit flying. With later downloadable content, mountains in Alaska, Japan and Korea were also included in the game and rocket-powered wingsuit flying, sledding, basejumping, and speed riding were incorporated as additional sports. Furthermore, two of the game's expansions allowed the player to take part in the Winter X Games and the 2018 Winter Olympics. The game places a great emphasis on online multiplayer, focusing on competing in various winter sporting challenges with other players online.
Developed by Ubisoft Annecy beginning in 2013, it was their first original game. It is set in the Alps, where players can participate in several winter and extreme sports disciplines, namely skiing, snowboarding, paragliding and wingsuit flying. With later downloadable content, mountains in Alaska, Japan and Korea were also included in the game and rocket-powered wingsuit flying, sledding, basejumping, and speed riding were incorporated as additional sports. Furthermore, two of the game's expansions allowed the player to take part in the Winter X Games and the 2018 Winter Olympics. The game places a great emphasis on online multiplayer, focusing on competing in various winter sporting challenges with other players online.
Gameplay
Steep is an online multiplayer extreme sports game set in an open world environment of the Alps, which can be explored freely by players. Later downloadable content (DLC) also included and Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley), as well as Japanese and Korean mountain ranges into the game. Korea features the venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County. The game can be played from either a first-person or third-person perspective. The game also utilizes camera angles similar to GoPro during races, via a sponsoring deal. The four main activities available in the game include skiing, wingsuit flying, snowboarding, and paragliding. With later DLC, rocket-powered wingsuit flying, sledding, basejumping, and speed riding were also incorporated. Players can switch between these activities by using the game's menu wheel.
Minimum Requirements
- CPU: Intel Core i5 2400s at 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-4100 at 3.6 GHz
- CPU SPEED: Info
- RAM: 6 GB
- OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10(64bit versions)
- VIDEO CARD: GeForce GTX 560Ti or Radeon R7 260X
- PIXEL SHADER: 5.0
- VERTEX SHADER: 5.0
- DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 1536 MB
Recommended Requirements
- CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K at 3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 at 4.0 GHz
- CPU SPEED: Info
- RAM: 8 GB
- OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10(64bit versions)
- VIDEO CARD: GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 390
- PIXEL SHADER: 5.1
- VERTEX SHADER: 5.1
- DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 4096 MB
