Aether & Iron
A narrative RPG with dice-based choices and turn-based car combat
Seismic Squirrel, Chaos Theory Games · Published by Seismic Squirrel · Released Mar 30, 2026
AdventureCasualIndieRPGStrategy
As of Oct 28, 2026: Lowest price ever: $17.49 (-30%)
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 553
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 18 in 30 days
- Players
- 7
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 weeks ago
- Sep 29, 2026
Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)
What is Aether & Iron?
This single-player RPG follows smuggler Gia “Eight-Shot” Randazzo through an alternate-history New York as she takes jobs and fights barons. You navigate conversations and skill checks, develop your crew’s abilities, and customize aether-powered vehicles for tactical battles. Your decisions shape mission outcomes and the ending.
For you if...
- +you prefer dialogue-heavy adventures over combat-focused role-playing
- +you enjoy pulp noir narration and Art Deco settings
Not for you if...
- −you want to grind battles between story missions
- −you dislike dice rolls determining success in social situations
What players say
83% of 553 reviews are positive · 77% of 18 in the last 30 days
Players praise the writing, worldbuilding, and voice acting. Some criticize the vehicle combat as basic or frustrating.
Screenshots and trailer
Aether & Iron system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 950, 8 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10 or newer, 64-bit
- Processor
- AMD FX 8300 / Intel Core i3 8300
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 950 / Radeon R X 460
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or newer, 64-bit
- Processor
- Ryzen 5 1600X / Intel Core i5 8600K
- Graphics
- Radeon R9 280 / GeForce GTX 1650
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Aether & Iron have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Aether & Iron run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 28
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Spanish - Spain, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Polish.
Does Aether & Iron 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- RPG
- Tactical RPG
- Story Rich
- Choices Matter
- Alternate History
- Visual Novel
- Party-Based RPG
- Female Protagonist
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Point & Click
- Strategy RPG
- Hand-drawn
- Singleplayer
- Turn-Based Combat
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Noir
Recent updates
- Sep 16, 2026 · Brand New Quest in Update 3, PLUS A New Digital Artbook!
- Aug 3, 2026 · Major Update: 1.2.105
- Jul 6, 2026 · Patch Release: 1.1.666
- Jun 8, 2026 · Aether & Iron Update Roadmap 2026
- Jun 1, 2026 · Patch Release: 1.1.391
2 DLC available.
