Iron Harvest

Unbelievable campaign coupled with competitive multiplayer make Iron Harvest an old world hit.

Command World War 1-era mechs in this spectacular and dramatic RTS.

A well thought out real-time strategy game that has been able to capture the feeling of a post-war dieselpunk reality, sometimes hampered by gameplay mechanics and pacing issues. King Art Games has put out great strategy games that, with some more budget and time, could’ve been one of the all-time greats in the genre. If you like Company of Heroes or the strategy genre in general, this is a game you should play. And if you like historic punk settings, then I really want to emphasize how great the atmosphere in this game is. It’s depressing and beautiful. It’s what I want to see from a game set...

Iron Harvest doesn't feel like an RTS for seasoned players of the genre. Much like its mechs, some parts of it feel clunky. But past its rusted exterior, inside Iron Harvest is a fun and entertaining time sink. It's one of the few titles I've played this year where I can totally get lost in a match. Just start it up and poof, suddenly an hour is gone. You get so wrapped up in your strategies, enemies attacking your resources, your units, that even with a real-time clock in the top right I found myself up in the early morning playing at points. While it won't provide the blistering fast gamepla...

Iron Harvest leverages its unique setting and strong design into an impressive and memorable RTS.

The world of 1920+, what Iron Harvest is set in, is an interesting one. Set in an alternate timeline, post-World War One, you have a story and world inspired by the oft-forgotten Polish-Soviet war of 1919-20, the one that halted the Bolshevik advance west as the Polish (with Ukrainian support) halted and countered a Soviet advance that reached as far as Warsaw.

While Iron Harvest is a fun game, it still has some kinks to work out. For those on the fence, wait for a few patches before checking it out.

Iron Harvest isn’t perfect, but it is an engaging journey into a new world that’s fun to explore. The factions are crazy and their units even crazier, yet the threat of death still feels very real. It’s a shame some of the functionalities of playing let the game down, and its lack of tactical options do hold it back. However, I still found myself having a great time; its mechanics aren’t perfect, but its world is a joy to get lost in.

As found in many good RTS games, the potential for mastery of Iron Harvest's mechanics is immense, but it can also be plenty of fun to turn down the difficulty, crank up the starting resources, and watch the big robots fight. Against a high-difficulty AI with a wide array of units, players will need to be clever, quick, and good at micro-managing units, taking advantage of cover and unique abilities to turn the tide. For RTS or other strategy fans, the game is definitely worth checking out, but those who find themselves primarily interested in the setting and not the focused gameplay may want ...

Overall, Iron Harvest presents a fascinating alternate reality of which I’d like to see more. The war is intense, the maps are rather pretty, and the units are an escalating maelstrom of steel and steam from which delightfully concepted war machines come into play. The battles are intense and the deployment of armaments can make one feel giddy in the rush of it as bullets and shells fly and explode. That said, some unfortunate aspects distract from the experience. The game’s increasing technology tree makes cover-based tactics a questionable proposition, the slowness can make downtime between ...

Iron Harvest’s incredible presentation and scrappy, dynamic battles can’t always save it from uneven mechanical depth and arbitrary-feeling limitations. A celebration of the some classic RTS, but not an evolution of it.

“An enjoyable real-time strategy game held back by a lack of polish and content.”