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Iron Marines

Sci-fi real-time strategy with troops that change roles mid-battle

Ironhide Game Studio · Released May 15, 2019

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Reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 1,855
Recent reviews
Mixed
42% of 19 in 30 days
Players
13
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 6, 2025
Minimum PC
OpenGL 3.0 compliant with…
1 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Iron Marines?

Iron Marines is a single-player, 2D real-time strategy game in which marines fight alien forces across distant planets. You command squads and heroes through campaign missions on three worlds and separate special operations, changing troop roles during combat and completing objectives such as holding positions and rescuing civilians.

For you if...

  • +you like commanding squads in sci-fi strategy missions
  • +you enjoy changing troop roles during combat
  • +you want a solo campaign with separate challenge missions

Not for you if...

  • −you want multiplayer strategy instead of a solo campaign
  • −you prefer extensive base building and resource management

What players say

77% of 1,855 reviews are positive · 42% of 19 in the last 30 days

Players praise the mission variety, upgrades, and boss fights. Common complaints include awkward squad selection and targeting, replaying missions to earn upgrades, and uneven difficulty.

Players over time

▼ -64% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 23 players on Oct 3, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202613
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Sep 25, 202614
Sep 24, 20267
Sep 23, 202613
Sep 23, 20264
Sep 22, 20266

How many players finish Iron Marines?

19% of Steam players have unlocked «Interstellar», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Iron Marines screenshot 1

Iron Marines system requirements

Minimum: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with…, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Dual Core CPU
Graphics
OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

Recommended

Graphics
OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

Does Iron Marines have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Iron Marines run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
76
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.

Does Iron Marines 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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