Ironcast

Turn-based match-three battles with upgradeable Victorian walking war machines

Dreadbit · Published by Ripstone · Released Mar 26, 2015

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 967
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 0; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 11 years ago; Jul 1, 2015

What is Ironcast?

Ironcast is a turn-based match-three strategy game set in an alternate 1880s England under attack by walking war machines. In its roguelite campaign, you match resource nodes to power your machine’s weapons and defenses, salvage upgrades from defeated enemies, and keep rewards between runs despite permanent death.

For you if...

+you enjoy tactical combat built around match-three puzzles
+you like steampunk settings and customizable war machines
+you want a difficult roguelite with rewards between runs

Not for you if...

−you dislike restarting and repeating early missions after death
−you want puzzle outcomes with little randomness

What players say

72% of 967 reviews are positive

Players praise the match-three battles, steampunk setting, and challenge. Their most common complaints are that random puzzle outcomes can undermine planning and that repeating early missions makes progression feel grindy.