While the Iron's Hot
Crafting adventure about smithing, solving puzzles, and rebuilding a village
Bontemps Games · Published by Balor Games · Released Dec 5, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 225
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 3
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Dec 7, 2024
What is While the Iron's Hot?
In this combat-free crafting adventure, you play a journeyman blacksmith on the island of Ellian, working toward mastery. You gather resources, smelt and shape metal, assemble items to solve puzzles and open new paths, and rebuild a ruined blacksmiths’ village.
For you if...
- +you enjoy relaxed exploration without combat or deadlines
- +you like discovering recipes through hands-on crafting
- +you want quests and village rebuilding to guide progress
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action combat to a slower crafting loop
- −you dislike repeated smithing minigames and resource-gathering errands
What players say
82% of 225 reviews are positive
Players praise the relaxed pace, recipe discovery, and range of crafting tasks and quests. The most common complaint is that repeated smithing minigames and fetch quests become grindy. Some players also report bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
While the Iron's Hot system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275, 896 MB or AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1 GB
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Notes
- 1080p @ 60 FPS
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64 bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 - i7 Quad Core
- Graphics
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX 750Ti / AMD Radeon R9 270x
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 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
- 41
- 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, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian.
Tags
- Adventure
- Crafting
- Wholesome
- Puzzle
- Relaxing
- Exploration
- Story Rich
- RPG
- Pixel Graphics
- Fantasy
- 2D
- Colorful
- Medieval
- Simulation
- Building
- Life Sim
Recent updates
- Dec 7, 2024 · While the Iron's Hot - Hotfix #3
- Jan 10, 2024 · While the Iron's Hot - Hotfix #2
- Dec 15, 2023 · While the Iron's Hot - Steam Hotfix #1
- Jun 16, 2023 · While the Iron's Hot Demo - New Update Live Now!
1 DLC available.
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