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third-person shooter
Iron Brigade
By Double Fine, released 1 Jan 2011
- Microsoft Windows
- science fiction video game
What it is
Iron Brigade is a third-person action and strategy game from Double Fine, released on Steam in 2012. Players join the Mobile Trench Brigade to defend humanity against the Monovision threat, combining mobile firepower with stationary defenses. Trench customization offers thousands of possible loadouts, and the campaign moves through Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. The listed content also includes the Rise of the Martian Bear campaign, which adds a Martian setting and new Monovision enemies. That expansion content has four defense missions, two survival missions, and a boss mission, alongside more than 80 new pieces of loot. Steam lists single-player, multiplayer, co-op, and online co-op, making it playable alone or with others. Other listed features include full controller support, captions, Steam Cloud, achievements, leaderboards, and Remote Play on TV. The listed platform is Windows. Double Fine developed the game; its publishers include Double Fine Productions and Xbox Game Studios.
What players like, and what they don't
- Combines mobile firepower and stationary defenses
- Thousands of possible trench loadouts
- Single-player, co-op, and online co-op
- Martian campaign adds missions and loot
- Full controller support and captions
- Windows is the only listed platform
- No price information is listed
Who it suits
It suits players who want to combine a mobile combat unit with fixed defenses, and groups looking for co-op play. Players who enjoy loadout customization may also value its many trench configurations.
Iron Brigade blends third-person shooting and defense missions, with campaign settings across several regions and a Martian follow-up. Its co-op options and trench loadouts make it suitable for group play and customization.
