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Ironcast

3.4 out of 5
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Turn based strategy combat set against a rich and interesting alternate 1880's history.
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About Ironcast

About this game

Inspired by Victorian era science fiction writers such as H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, Ironcast is set in an exciting alternative history; a time when refined men and women in top hats and bonnets commanded gigantic walking war machines, laying waste to the enemies of the British Empire! Take control of a 7 meter tall walking vehicle called an Ironcast and face off against an invading force of enemy Ironcast in order to defend 1880's Victorian England.

Battles are fought by generating resource nodes which in turn drive the Ironcast's various weapons and systems. You must choose how to spend these nodes wisely, either offensively in order to cripple and destroy your opponents, or defensively, if they suspect a barrage of incoming weapons fire is due.

Features:

  • Turn based strategy combat set against a rich and interesting alternate 1880's history.
  • Roguelite campaign mode where death is permanent but with persistent rewards from one game session to the next. Drive back the invading forces and press forth for victory!
  • Hand painted art style.
  • Inspired by the steampunk genre and Victorian science fiction.
  • Loot new technology and upgrade abilities from the wrecks of fallen enemies.
  • Customise your Ironcast with a range of unique weapons and defensive systems. Over 50 different unlockable items will ensure an almost limitless number of combinations.
  • Passive Augmentations allow players to modify their Ironcast's weapons and abilities.
  • For PC, Mac and Linux.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
March 26, 2015
Developer:
Dreadbit
Publisher:
Ripstone
Rating:
ACB rating of 6
ESRB rating of 10
PEGI rating of 12
Supported Languages:
English
Link:
Genre:
Match 3
Themes:
Steampunk
Mechs
Features:
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards

Steam Cloud

Singleplayer

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows XP
  • Processor: Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70 Ghz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon X850 XT
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 @ 3 Ghz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: OS X 10.5.7
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.13 Ghz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: OS X 10.10 "Yosemite"
  • Processor: Intel i7 (4980Q) @ 2.8 Ghz
  • Memory: 8 MB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2GB
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (32bit)
  • Processor: Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70 Ghz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon X850 XT
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 @ 3 Ghz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Critic Reviews

75

Softpedia

85 / 100
"Ironcast is a small game that manages to integrate some very cool mechanics in engaging ways and the fact that, at its core, it embraces the impact of dying associated with...

Hooked Gamers

50 / 100
"Ironcast certainly is a little bit of fun, initially. But as you grind your way through mundane turn based battles, one mission feels like the next."

Ragequit.gr

80 / 100
"A must-buy for the Match-3 genre fans. Ironcast is a game where you will enjoy playing battles between war machines. For this you will have to use your resources right and...
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Ironcast Statistics

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0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
4.35%
Easy
4.35%
Just Right
34.78%
Tough
47.83%
Unforgiving
8.7%
Don't Ragequit! 47.83%  of players consider this game to be Tough

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
13.64%
Played It
27.27%
Halfway
4.55%
Beat It
45.45%
Conquered It
9.09%
Completionist! 9.09%  of players have Conquered It

Ironcast User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 5 ratings
80% of users would recommend this.
3.4

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Not Recommended

Phantom
Thx, I hate it. The match 3 machanic is made more complex by having to think about what you want to match/ what you need. The ressources are very limited tho, i regularly ran out of what i needed and even once ended up in the situation that there was only one very sh*tty option of what i was able to connect. With only three moves each turn I was then very limited with what i was able to do with my remaining ressources. The fights are all very difficult, there is only the distinction between medium and hard, i didn't even try the hard ones as the medium ones already destroyed me. The upgrading system is sh*t, you have to spend the majority of your scrap on repairs and you have to wait way too long to get new blueprints. The permadeath sysstem doesn't make me want to try again, as neither the fights nor the enless walls of text game me anything to look forward to.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are you ready for a challenge? 9% of GameFAQs users said Ironcast is Simple or Easy. 35% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 57% of GameFAQs users said Ironcast is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to PEGI, Ironcast is suitable for players aged 12 and above.
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows XP
  • Processor: Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70 Ghz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon X850 XT
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 @ 3 Ghz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Minimum:
  • OS: OS X 10.5.7
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.13 Ghz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: OS X 10.10 "Yosemite"
  • Processor: Intel i7 (4980Q) @ 2.8 Ghz
  • Memory: 8 MB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2GB
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 9 hours.
60% of critics on Metacritic recommend Ironcast. The Metascore is 75 out of 100.
Ironcast was released on March 26, 2015
Yes, Ironcast supports MacOS.
Yes, Ironcast supports Linux.
Ironcast is published by Ripstone
Ironcast was developed by Dreadbit
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Ironcast as Match 3
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Ironcast as Steampunk
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Ironcast as Mechs

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Ironcast © 2015 Ripstone Ltd. Developed by Dreadbit Ltd. “Ironcast” is a trademark of Ripstone Ltd. All rights reserved.

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