- Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Puzzlequest meets FTL in this Steampunk Victorian era roguelite.
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Plot-driven, grave, unpretentious and cool.
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Nintendo LifeMitch VogelAug 20179/10All told, Ironcast is one of the most in-depth and engaging match three puzzlers that we've seen. The game's pitch is a bit of a tough sell — it's clearly trying to juggle a lot of different genre elements — but Ironcast somehow manages to pull it all off in a way that is uniquely innovative and frustratingly addicting. The various elements being fused here make for a game that is endlessly replayable, but not at the cost of becoming repetitive or boring. We would strongly recommend that you pick up Ironcast if you're looking for a game that can be a good time sink, but can also be comfortably played in short bursts. Do yourself a favour and try this one out.
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PS3Blog.netSep 201790/100Ironcast is a must-have on the Nintendo Switch. Its gameplay is highly addictive, and it can have you playing for hours at a time before you realized how much time you've spent with the game. It's an excellent pick up and play release on Nintendo Switch thanks to the nature of this hybrid console, and one you should definitely check out today.
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GamestyleBradley MarshApr 20159/10Ironcast is a wonderous puzzle game that blends perfectly with other genres to create a stunning experience.
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunJohn WalkerMar 2015The story is a touch blandly presented, but hardly an important factor in the scheme of the game. It's completely novel, and that's a rare thing to say about any game, and even rarer to conclude it succeeds in its originality.
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PlayStation LifeStyleJowi MeliFeb 20166/10Ironcast has a fascinatingly complex base game, filled with myriad details to keep track of and a brilliant sense of strategy. Unfortunately, while serious tacticians will find themselves enjoying the nightmarish difficulty, anyone looking for a lighter challenge will be left in the dust, as permadeath and a merciless RNG slow progress to an unsatisfying crawl. That may seem like a personal problem rather than a serious criticism, but there is so much richness here that a lot of players will probably never get to see — repeating the same missions over and over again is only fun for so long, and "so long" is exactly what I said to Dreadbit's fiendish genre-blend.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Dreadbit
- Publisher
- Ripstone
- Released
- March 26, 2015
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 12 ratings.
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