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2020 · Adventure · Indie

Iron Danger

Iron Danger is a tactical combat game with a unique time manipulation mechanic. A never before seen combination that combines the tactical depth of turn-based games with the exciting action of real-time games.

Released: 25 March 2020
Platforms: Linux PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox Series X/S macOS
Genres: Adventure Indie Real-time strategy Role-playing Steampunk Strategy Tactical Turn-based strategy
Developers: —
Publishers: Daedalic Entertainment
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Fantasy
Country: Finland
Age ratings: PEGI 16 GRAC 15+USK 16 CLASS_IND 12 ESRB T ACB M
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish (Spain), Turkish
Time to beat: 12hmain story16hcompletionist

About

Iron Danger is a steampunk action role-playing video game developed by Action Squad Studios and published by Daedalic Entertainment. The game is set in a fantasy steampunk world inspired by Finnish folklore and especially the national epic, Kalevala. The central game mechanic is trance mode, dubbed by some as a version of "save scumming", where the player can rewind time and retry moments of the game at the player's command. The game was released for Windows on March 25, 2020, and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on August 16, 2023.

›Story

EPIC SCALE, PERSONAL STAKES

Iron Danger is a fully story-driven game, in which the action flows from the choices of the heroes and the events that surround them. The fate of an entire world is in your hands, and you will grapple with cosmic magic, terrifying monsters, and colossal war machines to save it. But you’re not a conquering warrior or master of sorcery by birth: you have to grow into your destiny step by step, and you can’t do it alone. Along your journey, you’re joined by companions with their own goals, backgrounds, abilities and personalities.

They will guide and protect you, but also bring challenges of their own, and their lives are ultimately also in your hands. Together, you engage in epic struggles and make magical discoveries, but just as important are the relationships you form along the way.

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Reception

The PC version of Iron Danger received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. PCGamesN's review said, "Save scumming is not only okay – it's now an elegant puzzle-solving game mechanic".

Iron Danger was awarded the Creative Achievement Of The Year at Finnish game Awards 2021.