Ludography
66/100
Players7 ratings
76/100
Critics6 reviews
More scores
Metacritic10 critic reviews
75/100
Metacritic usersuser score
73/100
GameFAQsJust Right-Tough
3.75/5
Player reviews
72% positive774 reviews
Runs on
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
US$14.99

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2015 · Dreadbit · Indie · Puzzle

Ironcast

Puzzlequest meets FTL in this Steampunk Victorian era roguelite.

Released
26 March 2015
Platforms
LinuxNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OnemacOS
Genres
IndiePuzzleRoguelikeRole-playingStrategyTurn-based strategy
Developers
Dreadbit
Publishers
Ripstone
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
SurvivalWarfare
Country
United Kingdom
Age ratings
GRAC 15+ESRB E10+PEGI 12
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
8.5hmain story39hcompletionist

About

Ironcast is a British turn-based strategy video game developed by Dreadbit and was released for PC platforms in March 2015, PS4 and Xbox One in March 2016, and Nintendo Switch version in August 2017. The game has individual missions played through a match-three system, and features procedurally generated missions, permadeath, and staples of the roguelike genre.

Players say

Media

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Ironcast is set in a steampunk 19th century, the player commands mecha robots, Ironcasts. The player has to deploy them to repel a French invasion of Britain. Players can choose from an assortment of missions, and their successful completion will reward the player with repairs and upgrades to their Ironcast. The missions are conducted through a match-three system, with coloured tiles on the grid representing resources required for the Ironcast's operation.

Development

Ironcast was developed by Dreadbit, a studio founded by Daniel Leaver, formerly a senior designer at Media Molecule. The game was part funded through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, raising £10,183 in October 2014.

Reception

The game received a positive critical reception on PC and Xbox One, with Metacritic scores of 75/100 and 78/100, respectively, and a mixed reception on PlayStation 4, with a Metacritic score of 70/100. Christian Donlan, reviewing the game at Eurogamer described it as "tense and personable and clever". John Walker at Rock, Paper, Shotgun found it "much more tactically thoughtful than a match-3 RPG has been before", though found the game's presentation dull.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Linux26 March 2015Worldwide
Windows26 March 2015Worldwide
macOS26 March 2015Worldwide
PlayStation 41 March 2016North America · Europe 1 March 2016
Xbox One4 March 2016North America · Europe 4 March 2016
Nintendo Switch10 August 2017North America

Editions and related releases

Downloadable content
Ironcast: The Stirling Pack

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