Iron Marines

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

Ironhide Game Studio · Released May 15, 2019

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 1,886
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 13 in 30 days
Playing now: 13; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

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

78% of 1,886 reviews are positive · 76% of 13 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Iron Marines system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

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: 76
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

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.