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Ironcast
Inspired by Victorian era science fiction writers such as H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, Ironcast is set in an exciting alternative history; a time when refined men and women in top hats and bonnets commanded gigantic walking war machines, laying waste to the enemies of the British Empire! Take control of a 7 meter tall walking vehicle called an Ironcast and face off against an invading force of enemy Ironcast in order to defend 1880's Victorian England.
Battles are fought by generating resource nodes which in turn drive the Ironcast's various weapons and systems. You must choose how to spend these nodes wisely, either offensively in order to cripple and destroy your opponents, or defensively, if they suspect a barrage of incoming weapons fire is due.
Steam User 4
A great game that was very well executed.
Steam User 5
Ironcast is a game I constantly find myself returning to YEARS after being given a code for it.
Its the perfect game to play when your mind needs a break from endless walls of text or heavy involved action games. You can easily play it casually or spend time creating different strategies and play styles for each commander and ironcast combo.
I would highly recommend picking this hidden gem up and giving it a try yourself.
Steam User 4
One of my all time favorite puzzlers. It combines resource management, mechs, abilities, combat, choice, and rolls it all into very replayable, roguelite campaigns. I own it on PC and Switch. I keep seeing it on sale on Humble, which is what prompted me to write this. It's about $2 at the moment. Even at full price though, it's very much worth every penny. Game doesn't get enough love. Treat yo self. THEN ENJOY YOUR NEW ADDICTION.
Steam User 2
The Shin Megami Tensei of match three games.
Brutally unforgiving.
Equally rewarding.
Steam User 2
Super cute game that combines matching with strategy, and reminds me of good tabletop card games. Not too easy, but not constant death like a lot of roguelikes.
Steam User 5
Ironcast is not too deep, it's unfair and the plot isn't really noteworthy, which is normal for the genre. It's also a fairly well-built, stylish and memorable game that could bring up to a few dozen hours worth of semi-casual steampunk excitement to anyone who'd give it a chance. In any case, you could call it a steaming pile of shit if you won't like it. Who'd pass by such an opportunity? I almost wish I didn't like it! Not really, I don't even care for puns, including this one. What was I thinking?
Anyway, despite being based on a seemingly braindead, RNG-based Match-3 system and belonging to the most beaten, tired, my favorite Rogue-lite genre, the game is fun, unique and, most importantly, varied enough to last you for quite a few runs. Them fights have the satisfactory audio-visual oomph, gems represent different resources that are challenging to manage; there's a meaningful meta-progression, a bunch of pilots and mechs, all of which kept me entertained for 30 hours.
P.S. The game eats up a bit more resources than it should for some reason, or at least it did when I played it on a budget 2012 PC a few years back, so be wary of that if you have a potato.
Curator
Steam User 2
Absolutely phenomenal game. A solid Rogue-lite, and a solid match-3 game. Plenty of different builds and there are some challenging fights. One can sink many hours into this game very easily. I only wish their was some form of multiplayer versus mode where you, perhaps, had a certain amount of points to build an Ironcast or Steam Tank and then could go up against a friend or whoever. Actually, I do wish you could unlock the Ironcast that looks like an old-fashioned camera, or play as a Steam Tank. Overall, It's a good game, solid mechanics, fun gameplay. Check it out if you can.