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

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 1,111
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 2; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 year ago; May 29, 2025

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

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

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.

Screenshots and trailer

Iron Meat system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 35
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Polish.