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real-time strategy
Iron Marines
By Ironhide Game Studio, released 1 Jan 2017
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- macOS
What it is
Iron Marines is a real-time strategy game from Ironhide Game Studio, sending troops into battles across alien worlds. Players command soldiers, mechs and aliens, recruit and train heroes, and take on missions against hostile forces. Troops can change roles during combat, such as switching from ranger to sniper or from flamethrower to missile launcher. Bombs, mines, support units, turrets and other special weapons offer further ways to respond to a fight. The campaign includes 21 missions across three worlds, with objectives such as attacking, defending, rescuing civilians and hacking supercomputers. Iron Marines released on Steam on May 15, 2019, for Windows, macOS and Linux. Its listed features include single-player, Steam Achievements, Trading Cards, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The Steam genre tags also include Action, Casual and Indie.
What players like, and what they don't
- 21 campaign missions across three worlds
- Troops can change roles during combat
- Includes heroes, mechs and aliens
- Available on Windows, macOS and Linux
- Single-player only
- Listed Steam features do not include multiplayer
Who it suits
It suits players who want single-player strategy missions in sci-fi settings, with flexible troop roles and a range of battlefield tools.
Iron Marines centers on compact strategy missions and adapting your forces as battles unfold. Its single-player campaign and sci-fi setting are the main draws for players choosing it.
