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Iron Meat

Side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter against mutants and multi-phase bosses

Ivan Valeryevich Suvorov, Retroware · Published by Retroware · Released Sep 25, 2024

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 1,111
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 11 in 30 days
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
May 29, 2025
Minimum PC
Integrated GPU
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Iron Meat?

Iron Meat is a 2D side-scrolling shooter set in a world overtaken by an interdimensional biomass unleashed by experiments on the Moon. As Vadim, you shoot mutated people and machines, dodge bullets, and fight bosses across nine levels. You can play alone or in two-player couch co-op.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy fast shooting and dodging barrages of bullets
  • +you like boss fights with multiple phases
  • +you want couch co-op and unlockable character skins

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer slower combat with fewer projectiles to dodge
  • −you avoid gory imagery and mutated monsters
  • −you want exploration rather than a sequence of action levels

What players say

97% of 1,111 reviews are positive · 90% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the shooting, boss fights, and soundtrack. Some say the campaign is short, while others report unreliable controls or problems with a second player's inputs.

How many players finish Iron Meat?

46% of Steam players have unlocked «To Fight Another Day», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Iron Meat system requirements

Minimum: Integrated GPU, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64-Bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-4300 or equivalent
Graphics
Integrated GPU
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 or 11 64-Bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-5700 or equivalent
Graphics
Discrete GPU
Memory
8 GB RAM
DirectX
Version 12

Does Iron Meat have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Iron Meat run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
35
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Polish.

Does Iron Meat use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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