Tails of Iron
Hand-drawn 2D action RPG with punishing fights against frogs
Odd Bug Studio · Published by United Label · Released Sep 17, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 15K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 144 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 25
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Oct 18, 2022
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Tails of Iron?
This side-scrolling action RPG follows Redgi, heir to a rat kingdom invaded by the Frog Clan. You travel between areas for story and side quests, fight enemies and bosses with weapons, dodges, and parries, and collect blueprints for new equipment.
For you if...
- +you like hand-drawn fantasy settings and narrated stories
- +you enjoy boss fights built around dodges and parries
- +you want a short, single-player action adventure
Not for you if...
- −you want fast, forgiving combat without careful timing
- −you dislike revisiting areas to finish side quests
- −you expect the hardest difficulty to feel fair
What players say
88% of 15,154 reviews are positive · 84% of 144 in the last 30 days
Players praise the art, music, narration, and story. Many complain that combat feels clunky, dodges and hitboxes seem unreliable, and side quests involve too much backtracking. Players tackling the hardest difficulty often describe its fights as unfair.
Screenshots and trailer
Tails of Iron system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Processor: 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 660 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
- Graphics
- GeForce 960 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
- Memory
- 8 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
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 36
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
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
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Korean.
Tags
- Action RPG
- 2D
- Souls-like
- Adventure
- Action-Adventure
- Story Rich
- Combat
- Difficult
- Singleplayer
- RPG
- Action
- Fantasy
- Dark Fantasy
- Atmospheric
- Medieval
- Metroidvania
Recent updates
- Oct 18, 2022 · Hot Fix 1.2
- Feb 24, 2022 · Linux Support
3 DLC available.
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