Iron Harvest

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6.6

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  1. akisyake
    Jan 4, 2021
    0
    日本人でこのゲームの対応を許す人はいないはずです。
    当初は日本語も実装すると発表しており、期待してKickstarterの支援をしていたのにいざ発売となるとリリース日に日本語対応を削除しました。
    公式サイトでは未だに日本語対応とうたっており、後日実装する予定だとの発言もあります。 ゲームがどうというより、信用に値しません。    日本人でこのゲームの対応を許す人はいないはずです。
    当初は日本語も実装すると発表しており、期待してKickstarterの支援をしていたのにいざ発売となるとリリース日に日本語対応を削除しました。
    公式サイトでは未だに日本語対応とうたっており、後日実装する予定だとの発言もあります。

    ゲームがどうというより、信用に値しません。
  2. norberci
    Sep 2, 2020
    4
    This is still beta - wait a couple of months, because this game needs truckload of polish. And wait for a big sale, right now it's prices like an AAA title - which it clearly isn't. Frame rate is underwhelming on my rig - with 5 units on screen it feels like Total War with hundreds. The quality of Polish voice over is amateurish. And I hate the fact I have to finish the campaign with oneThis is still beta - wait a couple of months, because this game needs truckload of polish. And wait for a big sale, right now it's prices like an AAA title - which it clearly isn't. Frame rate is underwhelming on my rig - with 5 units on screen it feels like Total War with hundreds. The quality of Polish voice over is amateurish. And I hate the fact I have to finish the campaign with one faction to play with another, terrible, terrible design choice.… Expand
  3. Mooteddy
    Sep 3, 2020
    0
    INCOMPLETE GAME!

    THEY SELL 1/2 THE GAME AND LIE TO YOU ON STORE PAGE.

    WAIT HALF A YEAR FOR FULL RELEASE.
  4. hidrem
    Sep 2, 2020
    5
    The game is beautiful and it is a very fun casual COH like RTS with a very unique setting. The issue is the game is NOT worth the price tag they have put and the game at launch is bare bones. There is barely any content to keep you playing more than just the campaign that takes about 20hours to finish
  5. PrplHze
    Sep 3, 2020
    3
    Problem is the game is "Full Released" with missing features, Devs waited 30hrs to respond with Roadmap, with Subject to change.

    50$ for a EA game thats not going to be finished for least 2 months just to get the advertised features done. I rated a 3, for 1/3 game. Cause nothing is ever 10 thats just silly
  6. kn03ee
    Sep 2, 2020
    3
    As a Kickstarter baker and early alpha/beta tester, I cannot recommend this game to anyone at its current status. The graphic and art design of the game is great but beside campaign, the game lacks of descent strategies and system. Similar/identical infantry units for each faction, lacking unit/weapon upgrades, lack of base building elements(only 2 base structures, same on every faction asAs a Kickstarter baker and early alpha/beta tester, I cannot recommend this game to anyone at its current status. The graphic and art design of the game is great but beside campaign, the game lacks of descent strategies and system. Similar/identical infantry units for each faction, lacking unit/weapon upgrades, lack of base building elements(only 2 base structures, same on every faction as well), claims to be a slow pace RTS but its not, etc.

    More importantly, the dev “full” released the game with many key features missing/not implemented in the game yet. There are no new maps since the beta, no rank play or ladder, no coop campaign/missions, no AI improvements, no steam achievements and so on.

    This is extremely disappointing. Despite many players provide their suggestions and warnings to the dev before the full release, the dev barely changes or improves any aspects of the game. If the dev wants to keep improving or fixing the game overtime, they should brand the game as an early access title instead of publishing an unfinished game.

    As a baker, I’m really disappointed and would not recommend this game for now to anyone who is interested.    … Expand
  7. nd_
    Oct 15, 2020
    0
    Strategy that lost 90% of its steam audience in just one month! Slow, clunky gameplay, glitches, bad controls, old COH engine - unfortunately, beautiful arts often don't mean a great game.
  8. Squeze
    Oct 10, 2021
    7
    I'm updating the review after almost 1 year since purchasing the game.

    The game has now a solid player base also online, with season rewards and rankings. Not the most famous strategy game but I'm quite sure you can find someone online to play with. But, the learning curve is quite long and im playing mostly offline for that. Gameplay is slow, do not expect fast paced rts like aoe    I'm updating the review after almost 1 year since purchasing the game.

    The game has now a solid player base also online, with season rewards and rankings. Not the most famous strategy game but I'm quite sure you can find someone online to play with.
    But, the learning curve is quite long and im playing mostly offline for that.

    Gameplay is slow, do not expect fast paced rts like aoe or starcraft, especially mechs can get a solid 3 to 5 mins to go from a side to the other of a map, the problm is that units do not cap speed at the lowest one in the group so if you don't pay attention mechs will arrive when the party is already over for good. Yet, the several kind of units and mechs make every battle different and unique.

    A thing I really don't like is that the game is very badly optimized. I do run a 5700xt and ryz 2600 still can't get more than 30 fps in most of crowded situations. Is not a game that gets much better at 60 fps but a minimum of 30 would be really the standard; changing res (1440p) or quality does not change much so I guess is really a matter of optimization.
    This thing got slighty better with latest updates but still not enough.

    FOR:
    COMPANY of Heroes lovers
    Scythe Boardgame Lovers
    Steampunk Lovers
    Slow Mek that goes bzzz lovers
    Calm people

    NOT FOR:
    Quick rts players (aoe, starcraft etc)
    Multiplayer leaderboard addicts
    Colours lovers
    60 fps lovers    … Expand
  9. TheBiasedBear
    Jan 9, 2021
    0
    Boring and uninspired. For a game that supposedly took its inspiration from COH and is trying to woo that particular crowd, it learned nothing from it and is bereft of all the things that made COH popular. The comparison with the vaunted COH franchise is only skin deep, the aesthetics in terms of color palette seems similar and IH has a cover system as well but that's about it. No powersBoring and uninspired. For a game that supposedly took its inspiration from COH and is trying to woo that particular crowd, it learned nothing from it and is bereft of all the things that made COH popular. The comparison with the vaunted COH franchise is only skin deep, the aesthetics in terms of color palette seems similar and IH has a cover system as well but that's about it. No powers you can use on the map and far less unit variety - VERY LITTLE difference when it comes to infantry from the various factions. For example, the anti armor unit is the same for each faction. No difference in terms of range, damage, firing rate, etc. Even the weapon used is the exact same graphic model, only the soldier model is different. Speaking about the cover system, it is not as deep as COH's. COH is able to create dynamic cover on the fly from explosions(eg craters) and wreckage. IH cover is only limited to preset pieces or sandbags that you can build.

    Don't get me started on the skirmish AI. It is dumb as a brick even on the highest difficulty. It literally stops fighting early on if you so much as make an effort to play. Google and you can find a lot of such feedback from others. Even COH's easy AI makes a greater effort than IH's highest difficulty. The AI in the campaign is the same as well but it seems more adept because it can do shenanigans such as spawning large groups of enemies out of nowhere and ignore population capacity restrictions - ie highly scripted.

    For some weird reason, the devs decided that it would be okay to have "input delay". If you order a unit to move to a particular spot, it takes a few seconds to register it. Same goes for attacking as well.

    The multiplayer community is very small. Trying to find anything other than 1v1 will take a long time. For some reason, this game is server based only. That's to say, we can only play multiplayer through their servers, no peer to peer. I know they do not have a server in Australia or anywhere near my country because my ping is 300+ms. My mate lives in Perth and I Sydney but we both have to endure the same horrid latency that results in the worsening of the aforementioned input delay. I have seen some talk that they only have servers in Germany where the company is located

    I would have held off my review to see if it went anywhere but since the community manager thinks the game is in a good enough state for him to go on the game's reddit to beg for positive reviews on metacritic, I decided to oblige him, though not with a positive one. Those bunch of positive reviews in the same period as mine were also made in response to that particular begging thread. Mate, if your game is good, it will receive praise from many in due course without needing you to beg for them. Begging for one is just putting the cart before the horse, not forgetting that it is poor form as well to beg for praise.

    It may become good one day but today is not that day.    … Expand
  10. BaldwinE
    Sep 14, 2020
    8
    I am very undiceded on which score I should give the game.

    On one side, I do enjoy many parts of the game: + The visuals and designs of the mechs are great as well the voice over. + Gameplay mechanics are not deep yet still quiet skill based in execution. + The pace of the MP games is dynamic, does not stale often. + Campaign us overall very enjoyable. For my taste a little bit    I am very undiceded on which score I should give the game.

    On one side, I do enjoy many parts of the game:
    + The visuals and designs of the mechs are great as well the voice over.
    + Gameplay mechanics are not deep yet still quiet skill based in execution.
    + The pace of the MP games is dynamic, does not stale often.
    + Campaign us overall very enjoyable. For my taste a little bit rushed and a bit too little world building but not to a significant amount.
    + Season challenges are a nice little addition
    + The challange missions are quit challenging, need a bit of skill and a plan
    + Devs did listen on community feedback about maps, appreciate that one. They have goten much better from the garbage state they were in beta, half of them have still serious issues.

    On the other side, the game released as an Alpha/Early Acces, basic features not complete, many parts not polished:
    - Nonexistent AI. Just a script that breaks 30 sec into the match.
    - Blatantly did not release on many plattforms and for example the GoG version suffered platform releated issues.
    - Stem Store page was on release not up to date at all and still.
    - Achievements are all over the place and they did the Steam achivements not on release!? After the release was already delayed by almost a year, that is.
    - Had several issues with cutscenes skipping and voice over in wrong leguages, minor though.
    - More then half of their balance patches are poorly thought out. One unit that was too powerful was just deleted from any play by making it weaker and more expensive at the same time (Grozas Exosuits). Other unit was bad and was made into even something worse (Medics). Some mechs are just seriously bad overall and the was a small attempt to make only one of them, for some godforsaken reason, better but did nothing. That outcome was obvious, even by just looking at the numbers.
    - The game was not made with a clear idea how the tech progress should be. The reserve system is extremely prone to fall into a meta (it did already) and in most games it takes a lot of in game choices away, instead of countering oponents play one has to rush Reseves just because they are 3 times the resource value.
    - Devs do not posses the ability for hotfixes, I guess this is an internal workflow issue. Two units are currently completely overtuned and nothing is done about it. (Michal and Nakavalnya)
    - Co Op is a farse. It is just two people controlling the same army as in single player campaign mode. More then half the missions turn very questionable since there is a limited amount of units to use and one has to keep them together, there is just not enough micro for both players. It makes the experience ultimately worse. Even frckn hot keys are shared but one player does not get campaign progress!?
    - The ability to reverse move mechs is to this day not in the UI and thus not usable for people who use primarily the mouse (in this low micro game, it is totally an option, as well as WASD camera pan). And more importantly, new players just don't know about it.
    - I have yet not seen a single person who likes the comeback mechanic of getting 50 Victory Points for a decap of a flag. It was pure garbage in the Demo and is now still an afterthought. It does not actually work as a comeback mechanic but rather just outright takes any suspense out of many close late game fights.
    - Custom games search is just a check box, no lobby browser. People joining and leaving left and right since there is no way to see the setting previously/filter and one can be stuck in a loop of joining the same not wanted lobby.
    - there are a some unlockables like mech skins but one can only get them by playing versus a nonexistent AI. Forcing people to grind a bsolute garbage if they want that unstead of playing againdt other people and enjoying the game.
    - The patchnotes are not released on purpose, i put this under poor decisionmaking. Sometimes I feel the reason for this decision was that the devs have no overview of this already very simplistic game and just hope that if there is something broken, that people just won't find out about it.

    As of my backround: I have played well over 100 hours since the beta released, played through the campaign, the challenges, all MP maps in all modes, discussed and watched competivie play.

    That being said, I still do like the game and enjoying it for what it is. Still having hope that those negative points will be adressed properly. At the moment I can only recommend the game to either campaign players (who do not care about achievements, 1/3 of them don't work) or people who want to dive into a frsh multiplayer experience (raw in many parts and no ranked yet).

    Funny enough I rated it a 7 when I wrote this piece but then looking at all the minus points I took it down by 1.

    The core idea of the game and the potential of Gameplay mechanics: 9/10
    How the release went, Devs ability to make the right calls at this moment: 4    … Expand
  11. TheEqualiz3r
    Sep 9, 2020
    0
    This game is the perfect show what happens when the developers totally fail to understand and listen to there community. The community said that they want a game with a deep strategy, A lot of micro, and a lot of strategic options. Instead we got....... This.... Let me explain.

    Compared to the wildly praised Men of war Assault Squad games this game is a complete joke. It feels like we    This game is the perfect show what happens when the developers totally fail to understand and listen to there community. The community said that they want a game with a deep strategy, A lot of micro, and a lot of strategic options. Instead we got....... This.... Let me explain.

    Compared to the wildly praised Men of war Assault Squad games this game is a complete joke. It feels like we are back in 2015 with how the units seem to be stuck together in a "Blob". You can't split them up and god help you if you try any micro what so ever. This is CoH in a Steam punk setting where you send blobs of troops against each other and just hope that one of them get a better dice roll to defeat the other. (More on that later)

    Compare that to Men of War games where you could split up a squad of 8 soldiers into 8 separate soldiers (if you wanted) and move them around separately, But not in this no, Here we go with the old CoH gameplay where everyone is stuck in a "blob" together. Its sad to see in a game from 2020.

    Also this dice throw regarding dmg in this is a complete joke, Once again, Compare this to men of war where units actually die IF they get shot. That means that there is no longer two squads standing on each side of a waist high stone wall shooting eachother in the face for 1 minute before one of the squads loose 2 soldiers. Its a complete joke.

    What more, Compare to MEN OF WAR you can't micro what so ever, You can't pick up enemy weapons, you can't go up to "mech,s" and look at there inventory and maybe take the heavy MG off the mech and use it yourself or go up to a dead soldier, Grab his gun and some granades he havent used and throw them back at the enemy.

    Men of War is THE kind of Strategy game this game SHOULD have been. Sadly its not and this is just a broken mess ala CoH. This could have been a damn MOD for CoH if anything.

    Like in Men of War. You can go up to a destroyed tank, Grab the heavy MG from it and then use it yourself as a heavy MG from the wall you are hiding behind, But no not in this.. Here we are stuck in 2015 still.

    That the devs of this game don't understood the possibilities of this game and what they could do with it was just sad to witness. But hey. Some devs are just not good at what they are doing. These devs are those kind of ppl.    … Expand
  12. kiauniulizdas19
    Sep 3, 2020
    0
    It is pain to play it. Units are unresponsive, abilities have terrible delay times, it's no fun at all. It looks good though, but good graphics cannot beat terrible gameplay. I do not recommend it.
  13. Koshaker
    Sep 5, 2020
    0
    One more russophobian game. good job.
    that else i can say? an absolutely trivial game that doesn't represent anything. Perhaps stylish robots and that's it. There is nothing more to look at
  14. Qyon
    Sep 3, 2020
    1
    I feel like they released this game to take advantage of people been stuck at home because covid. Should of gorn into early access or just delayed the release also not worth 50 Euro. im sure they devs will continue to update and add more content they have some sort of roadmap, but also a good passinate dev team wouldnt release a half finished game and expect people to pay full price out ofI feel like they released this game to take advantage of people been stuck at home because covid. Should of gorn into early access or just delayed the release also not worth 50 Euro. im sure they devs will continue to update and add more content they have some sort of roadmap, but also a good passinate dev team wouldnt release a half finished game and expect people to pay full price out of hope. Save yourself the time and money and just go play COH sadly.… Expand
  15. No02
    Jan 11, 2021
    8
    Pros
    Good campaign
    Coop content
    Challenge missions
    Awesome theme
    Regular updates. 1-2 month atm
    Active Community
    Fun pvp
    Devs active in forum and discord, communicating on posts. Ranked ladder and seasonal rewards
    Console version in the works for 2021.
    Decent matchmaking time for multiplayer at normal hours.
  16. dr_yev
    Jun 3, 2021
    0
    The game suffers from two issues: originality and performance.

    Gameplay-wise the only thing it succeeds in is making me want to reinstall COH2. IH offers no improvement to that formula and it also has less depth. The friendly AI is bad, the cover system does not always work and the mechs, while cool, do not offer much of a new mechanic. The number of units one can comfortably    The game suffers from two issues: originality and performance.

    Gameplay-wise the only thing it succeeds in is making me want to reinstall COH2. IH offers no improvement to that formula and it also has less depth. The friendly AI is bad, the cover system does not always work and the mechs, while cool, do not offer much of a new mechanic. The number of units one can comfortably control is similar to tactical games (your xcom, wasteland and the like) rather than an RTS, where you might control dozens of units. But, there is not enough control to justify a focus on so few units at a time, therefore, the experience is limited. Even the first COH offered better control and an experience that did not feel limited. Furthermore, UI suffers from quality of life issues that have been solved for at least a decade in the RTS world. For instance, why can't I shift click unit portraits to combine units? That's just silly.

    But, I suppose, if you are new to this type of RTS, it is not terrible, per se. I'd give it maybe a 7 based on originality and gameplay.

    Performance is another story. This game does not deserve to have such terrible performance. It's by no means ugly, but it does not look THAT much better than 10 year old games. I won't bore you with the details but my benchmark-level PC runs the game at around 50 FPS with not much going on; when explosions start, the game becomes unplayable; even clicking around menus results in noticeable performance dips. This is the first modern title to have this issue (one exception being RE Village but that has significant ray tracing and a documented memory leak). Folks with older graphics cards and CPUs are reporting almost exactly the same problem, with similar FPS, which suggests poor optimization rather than a hardware issue. Given that we're now in DLC territory, it seems that the game will never be properly optimized and that's a giant FU to customers.    … Expand
  17. D3D11
    Nov 15, 2020
    8
    Awesome RTS game.

    If you're fan of the genre, you not going to be disappointed. But keep in mind, you really need to polish your strategic skills to be successful, because this game is not easy.

    There are missions so incredibly hard even on medium difficulty, that you going to sweat blood while you finish it.

    Don't hesitate if you like the genre.
  18. Waupaca
    Jan 23, 2021
    10
    Old school RTS. Similar to Company of Heroes with maybe a hint of Dawn of War. Genuinely feels like Relic made the game. I'm having a great time playing it -- better than I thought!
  19. Zeza88
    Oct 4, 2020
    8
    Pretty game. Sick campaign. Ranked multiplayer. Weekly dev roadmaps. Really enjoying it so far.
  20. kyleb2112
    Mar 14, 2021
    3
    I wanted to like it, but it's just so damn CLUNKY. Everything feels un-responsive. It's like you're constantly prodding all your units to do their job while they fight to just stand there. I gave up on trying to use grenades--they just don't ever happen for some reason. If you ever hit the RETREAT button, your entire army will run all the way across the map back to your base while youI wanted to like it, but it's just so damn CLUNKY. Everything feels un-responsive. It's like you're constantly prodding all your units to do their job while they fight to just stand there. I gave up on trying to use grenades--they just don't ever happen for some reason. If you ever hit the RETREAT button, your entire army will run all the way across the map back to your base while you have zero control over them. You're just a spectator for like5 full minutes. Who's idea was that? In a very early mission you have to protect a train, but it's got literally ONE hit point. I instant-failed that mission 8 times because single men got through and shot the train. It suggested I build bunkers, but the game won't let you do that if you're maxed out on the number of you infantry (for some reason). So I had to intentionally kill a bunch of my men to build the bunkers to pass that stage. This is when the game was still trying to teach me how to play it! That's when I realized this thing wasn't tested enough for me to spend time on.… Expand
  21. MaKu7
    May 1, 2021
    8
    Maybe not the best in its genre, but still solid RTS in intriguing entourage. Worth trying, at least campaigns.
  22. polishmonkey
    Jan 8, 2021
    10
    Rating the game on its own, not on CoH 2. It does a great job of being a fun RTS with great story. It is fairly casual in multiplayer making it a great game for someone looking to get into RTS. Additionally Kingart has been doing a great job fixing bugs and listening to the community.
  23. RunicTie
    Jan 8, 2021
    10
    Amazing CoH-like rts game (meaning it resembles the mechanics of company of heroes [a superb game series if you haven't played it] closely while also maintaining its own unique identity)

    This game is fun for both the casual rts player who doesn't play many of these types of games and for experienced rts players. For the casual player, it offers a good campaign with well done cinematic    Amazing CoH-like rts game (meaning it resembles the mechanics of company of heroes [a superb game series if you haven't played it] closely while also maintaining its own unique identity)

    This game is fun for both the casual rts player who doesn't play many of these types of games and for experienced rts players.
    For the casual player, it offers a good campaign with well done cinematic scenes and good voice acting especially when playing in "native languages" mode. As well as a skirmish and scenarios mode that is full of challenges, rewards and unlockables. With plenty of new stuff being added through a season system which is free to participate in and you get all your rewards, no paywalls once the game is yours. Which is a breath of fresh air in today's dev cycle of games.

    For the vets, it has casual multiplayer, and ranked multiplayer. A good amount of maps(with definitely more coming) and a variety of game modes. Each faction has its own deep tactical/unit pool and almost every match requires different tactics and units depending on your opponents play style. Unlike games like starcraft, if you are down, or lose a few large battles you are most certainly not out! The matches are a bit lengthier and there is a great comeback potential if you re-organize yourself and truly outwit your opponent, the game is balanced and fair overall.

    I can highly recommend this game for anyone who enjoys rts, or even wants to get started in it. I suggest getting the deluxe edition as it will give you access to future dlc, as well as a current dlc campaign that's been released already. Finally, sadly no match history or theatre mode yet but i'm sure the devs will be adding these things in the future as it's still a very new game from a relatively small studio. They definitely deserve our support :) This game has amazing potential for the future, and is still currently a great game to play.    … Expand
  24. Matrix4333
    May 29, 2021
    0
    Feminist propaganda, it is now every game. I can't play a single game without feministic remarks. This **** is so annoying! There is a reason why gamers hate feminists... Don't put this **** into games, no one wants to play and see it every game and nothing else... Stop ruining games, games are for entertainment not for pushing political agenda...
  25. 2SK3TCHY
    Sep 3, 2020
    8
    A learning curve from games like CoH and DoW.
    needs work but as its core - its a fun experience, especially the campaign
  26. xfccsdacaw
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    Great game. Good story line, fun game play and it keeps me interested. Would recommend.
  27. SRKNZ
    Oct 21, 2020
    0
    For me the biggest shortcoming in this game is its awkward, counter intuitive controls. I don't understand too why the opening campaigns are focused on foot soldiers? It really sucks the excitement out of the game.

    A nice idea but controls and pacing quickly ruined it for me. In my opinion this should really have been held back until more time was spent on ironing out these issues and    For me the biggest shortcoming in this game is its awkward, counter intuitive controls. I don't understand too why the opening campaigns are focused on foot soldiers? It really sucks the excitement out of the game.

    A nice idea but controls and pacing quickly ruined it for me. In my opinion this should really have been held back until more time was spent on ironing out these issues and taking additional feedback from BETA game players.    … Expand
  28. Cabost88
    Sep 3, 2020
    9
    I love the game. It has a great story and fun gameplay. The voice acting and sound effects are really good. The graphics are amazing. It could use some more maps thou.
  29. Nemyue
    Sep 6, 2020
    5
    It's basically a casual and reskinned version of Company of Heroes.
    The campaign is very dull. Multiplayer is just like CoH but simpler.
    I was skeptical when they were making the game like 5 years ago and it did not surprise me. Is it based on a famous novel or something? CoH is not a popular genre and dev added even less popular factors like dieselpunk and alt-history into it. Nice    It's basically a casual and reskinned version of Company of Heroes.
    The campaign is very dull. Multiplayer is just like CoH but simpler.
    I was skeptical when they were making the game like 5 years ago and it did not surprise me.
    Is it based on a famous novel or something?
    CoH is not a popular genre and dev added even less popular factors like dieselpunk and alt-history into it. Nice effort, dev. but it just won't work.    … Expand
  30. night4
    Sep 11, 2020
    3
    The English voice acting is absolutely HORRIBLE. The game is too bright with no option to reduce that. If there's snow, you can't see anything at all because it's just pure blinding white.

    But worst of all, the game has all these cool looking mechs... and you don't get to use them. You play as some girl.

    Oh also, the game released missing half the features it was supposed to have. Stay away.
  31. R6xLEMONx
    Jan 8, 2021
    10
    Big thick jigglin diesel bots hooo yeah unga bunga oh yeah spirtin oil everywhere hoooooo boy oh god I think I'm gonna *oof* oh yeah it's game time with non-stop updates improving the game oooo yeah baby god **** yeah
  32. DrJackill
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    Мне, как человеку который изголодался по стратегиям и по дизельпанку, игра понравилась. Но всё же она на любителя и многим не зайдёт.
  33. Sjalka
    Sep 4, 2020
    6
    I am into Steampunkt/Dieselpunk aesthetics .. and the visuals of this game are fairly good indeed - that is .. the units.

    The visuals of the maps ... well - not so much (for a 2020 game) - the maps feel barren, plain, offer very little depth (like elevation, tactical line of sight and similar) Resource points are way, waaay too simple - and units seem to be a little unbalanced.    I am into Steampunkt/Dieselpunk aesthetics .. and the visuals of this game are fairly good indeed - that is .. the units.

    The visuals of the maps ... well - not so much (for a 2020 game) - the maps feel barren, plain, offer very little depth (like elevation, tactical line of sight and similar)

    Resource points are way, waaay too simple - and units seem to be a little unbalanced.

    There is little in terms of cost effective base defense - while the mechs/mechanized units are not "special" enough (meaning they are fairly cheap and build very quickly .. so they feel like throw away units) - however, the infantry is of course much cheaper ... but almost totally useless - unless they have higher levels.

    All in all, it just feels like this is just 10% of the content (units, research, technology etc. ) that "should" be in such a game. Less than half a dozen mechs and less than half a dozen infantry types along with just very few (and not to original) heroes is not enough.

    This is a nice BAREBONES base game ... and it might be really amazing when 90% of the rest of its content arrives...    … Expand
  34. philipmc
    Jan 8, 2021
    10
    Great story mode, really fun gameplay and awesome visuals. Just started the multiplayer and am having a blast there as well. More content would be good but as I hear it thats on the way. 10/10 would recommend
  35. Eljolly
    Jan 8, 2021
    9
    Wonderful. It is a slow paced real time strategy in which the chose of the units and positioning matters above anything else.
  36. Alorien
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    Прекрасная игра и RTS. Нужно немного влиться в сеттинг и историю и ощущаешь насколько эта игра свежий глоток в мире RTS.

    Уверен, что игру допилят до уровня китов РТС. Вообще, все выглядит очень вкусно и обещает быть еще вкуснее :)    Прекрасная игра и RTS. Нужно немного влиться в сеттинг и историю и ощущаешь насколько эта игра свежий глоток в мире RTS.

    Уверен, что игру допилят до уровня китов РТС. Вообще, все выглядит очень вкусно и обещает быть еще вкуснее :)
  37. ReckerReis
    Sep 17, 2020
    10
    Upgrade from the Company of Heroes system, original and fantastic background, the only great new RTS and no nazis to obvius bad guys. Awesome
  38. deathweeper
    Sep 15, 2020
    10
    Turns out it was pretty good. A really nice blend of history strategy and story
  39. Grinnagain
    Sep 13, 2020
    8
    An intricate and cleverly imaginative campaign, fun and exciting core gameplay with innovative use of battlefield scavenging for tactical variation. Definitely one to keep an eye on - Still needs work in areas.
  40. hobbs3
    Nov 29, 2020
    8
    Been playing for about a month now, can't get enough. First RTS I've played in some years, and although it's a fair bit different than what I'm used to, I love the streamlined approach. The campaign is fantastically done. Great cutscenes and voice acting and fun missions (although a bit slow to start). A large step above what I'm used to from RTS games as far as quality of the campaign.Been playing for about a month now, can't get enough. First RTS I've played in some years, and although it's a fair bit different than what I'm used to, I love the streamlined approach. The campaign is fantastically done. Great cutscenes and voice acting and fun missions (although a bit slow to start). A large step above what I'm used to from RTS games as far as quality of the campaign. The 40+ hour campaign makes this game well worth the money. The challenges are a lot of fun also. Generally, I play RTS for the multi-player and I enjoy Iron Harvest gameplay quite a lot. Multiplayer is missing some QOL features such as spectator mode and replays but the devs are committed to implementing new features and these are in the works. Something new every week and multiplayer has been a big focus. As well as improving gameplay in general. There's already been significant progress made from when the game was released. Pretty great community on Discord and even competed in my first tournament which was a lot of fun!

    Now there are some bugs and it's not perfect but is well worth the money and a pretty great game. Great to have a new RTS universe and game to get in to.    … Expand
  41. Dahlian
    Sep 3, 2020
    9
    Iron Harvest, is a fun RTS that takes some inspiration from coh and dow, but does enough to set itself apart. It's not perfect and a little rough around the edges, but considering they are a indie studio making a big and reasonably polished rts it is nothing short of a miracle considering that its a kickstarter game.

    Singleplayer wise its a good game, ai is a bit lacking but has alot of    Iron Harvest, is a fun RTS that takes some inspiration from coh and dow, but does enough to set itself apart. It's not perfect and a little rough around the edges, but considering they are a indie studio making a big and reasonably polished rts it is nothing short of a miracle considering that its a kickstarter game.

    Singleplayer wise its a good game, ai is a bit lacking but has alot of good content. Full singleplayer campaign with all factions, challenge maps that are quite difficult. Cutscenes arent the best but it's still a engaging story with fun characters. It's not exactly shakespare but it just has that right amount of cheese to be entertaining.

    It's graphics and sound design are great, it is a cacophony of grinding metal, artillery shells and screams of war, it's simply lovely.

    Gameplay wise It does not have as advanced mechanics as coh but it also doesn't have alot of the same frustrations when it comes to the multiplayer balance, or stale meta.

    It has settings like showing damage numbers and xp gain that helps unmask dps. It doesn't have much hidden mechanics like Coh or dow 2 does.

    I see some people complain about input lag but coming from coh 2 and dow 2 it's not that much difference, it's about the same.

    Alot of the multiplayer battles is a bout positioning and how you micro your infantry, you don't need high apm to do so but do need to have keen awareness of the flow of this game which is somewhat slower than most RTS. This is a good thing as in the lategame things can get extremely hectic if your fighting good players. The missions themselves are great, and on hard is a decent challenge.

    As I mentioned it is a bit rough, it needs some more polish. Luckily the devs have already released a roadmap detailing things coming after launch as well as being very communicative with players through discord.

    The price is a bit steep, but considering it has a fleshed out campaign, challenge missions and a reasonably balanced multiplayer i'd say it is worth it if your keen on RTS games. It's a diamond in the rough, it's a solid base to keep improving upon.    … Expand
  42. kmcouse
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    first off i was a backer so i was there form the start and there maybe flaws but in the world doesn't have flaw other than that it the start of the rebirth of the RTS and it a fantastic RTS. If you like campaigns then its ready if you are here for multiplayer then you may want to wait a few weeks
  43. THEOLDBUNNY
    Sep 25, 2020
    10
    Masterpiese. Every time i play it, i have orgasm. That is awesome. I really like it.
  44. KarakACG
    Sep 7, 2020
    9
    Best SP RTS campaign since Starcraft 2. Amazing art style, cool story and a fresh feeling alternate universe. Must buy for RTS friends.
  45. PrincessRose
    Jun 23, 2022
    6
    The game is alright, sort of fun with a good story.
    Though the voice acting isn't very good and Anna's voice is way too loud even when turning the volume right down.
    But the game does have problems, I occasionally get fatal simulation errors and game has to close. I am not sure what causes it, only happens sometimes. I also really hate the stealth missions which should not be in a    The game is alright, sort of fun with a good story.
    Though the voice acting isn't very good and Anna's voice is way too loud even when turning the volume right down.

    But the game does have problems, I occasionally get fatal simulation errors and game has to close. I am not sure what causes it, only happens sometimes.
    I also really hate the stealth missions which should not be in a RTS game, they are just annoying. I am also the kind of person that reviews every game I play after I finish playing it and really hate when developers think it's a great idea to invade my game play with a pop up asking me to review the game, I find that unecessary and intrusive and it's like invading my space. I was on the fence whether to recommend the game or not and that helped me decide that I can't recommend a game when they put a annoying pop up in the game, it should not be there.

    The story and concept of mechs is the only good thing about the game as it's not a very good RTS. Sandbagging is almost pointless as it gets destroyed very quickly and your own mechs can destroy it by walking through it. I don't use mines at all as it take up a population slot and isn't effective. I've had my own troops just stand there and complain they are being attacked and they don't defend themselves. Infantry are almost useless and it's better to just use mostly mechs, exosuits, engineers and gunners.

    I mostly liked playing the campaigns but not enough that I want to play it more than once or try for all platinum medals, I don't even like it enough to want to buy the DLC.
    By the Saxony missions I felt sick of the game.
    it's an ok game but could be a lot better and I feel like I don't care if I never played the game.    … Expand
  46. KinG_AnTeZ
    Sep 5, 2020
    5
    Che dire, una scopiazzata di Coh e Dow2, campagna non male multiplayer che lascia perplessi.. mappe 1v1 fatte male, le unità di fanteria uguali per tutte le fazioni, Bugs, Bilanciamenti delle elite e mech quasi inesistenti, base building quasi inesistente (puoi costruire il workshop, barrack e i bunker niente di più), gioco lento e prevedibile sia offline contro l'Ai sia online date cheChe dire, una scopiazzata di Coh e Dow2, campagna non male multiplayer che lascia perplessi.. mappe 1v1 fatte male, le unità di fanteria uguali per tutte le fazioni, Bugs, Bilanciamenti delle elite e mech quasi inesistenti, base building quasi inesistente (puoi costruire il workshop, barrack e i bunker niente di più), gioco lento e prevedibile sia offline contro l'Ai sia online date che ogni fazione ha praticamente le stesse unità cambiano solo le forme dei mech. Pro single player non male, community abbastanza ampia, prezzo accettabile... nient altro se cercate un gioco per il single player da giocare 10-15 ore prendetelo se cercate un gioco competitivo o comunque da giocare online lasciate perdere. Voto 5.5/10… Expand
  47. gancu
    Jan 11, 2021
    10
    Game is awesome. Devs delivered exactly what was promised. Contact with playerbase is exemplary. Game is in constant development. It is musthave for the World of 1920 fans.
    Maps, unit design and voice acting is marvelous. I am in love with this game, so my short review may not be objective. ;-)
  48. xixox2222
    May 2, 2021
    0
    такую игру поискать надо такое говно я ещё не видел самая худшая стратегия по моему управление топорное сюжет калл после 1 часа игры я нафиг весь звук вырубил меня задолбали эти возглосы я не хотела и т д вобщем моё сугубо личное мнение говно лучше купить в тылу врага 2 чем эту парашутакую игру поискать надо такое говно я ещё не видел самая худшая стратегия по моему управление топорное сюжет калл после 1 часа игры я нафиг весь звук вырубил меня задолбали эти возглосы я не хотела и т д вобщем моё сугубо личное мнение говно лучше купить в тылу врага 2 чем эту парашу
  49. Bitek
    Nov 25, 2021
    7
    I bought the game for single player campaign and after 10 hours into the game I think that the game is good. The story is cool, mech units, heros with special abilities are all awesome. This is definitely one of more unique RTS games that came out in a long time BUT this game is no starcraft by any means. The game lacks depth and complexity of the best RTS games.
    I think being limited to    I bought the game for single player campaign and after 10 hours into the game I think that the game is good. The story is cool, mech units, heros with special abilities are all awesome. This is definitely one of more unique RTS games that came out in a long time BUT this game is no starcraft by any means. The game lacks depth and complexity of the best RTS games.
    I think being limited to only one base is the biggest shortcoming of this game. Nonetheless this game has unique settings and its fun but it might not be challenging enough for some players. I still recommend this game and check out Jakub Rozalski's artwork.    … Expand
  50. AiredaleMan
    Sep 20, 2021
    0
    Such an interesting theme, beautiful art and graphics, yet dialog is written in such a dull and tedious manner that it's annoying to listen to. Where the plot is central to the game, when it's so badly executed I don't see much worth to this game.
  51. PicklRick
    Sep 12, 2020
    6
    I was really looking foward to this game, but I would not call it a complete disappointment. There is definitely a lack of gameplay involed, somewhat like anthem it is a little bit purposless for me, but really enjoyed the campaign! The multiplayer is also fun but got bored of the game after the first couple days.
  52. dafunkk
    Jun 27, 2021
    7
    There's no need to call this game an RTS. It's technically real-time but the way it plays reminds me far more of a CRPG than a modern RTS. Similar to Myth II in terms of some mechanics, that's meant as both a great compliment and a definite criticism (that game is 20+ years old afterall)

    Hit-or-miss voice acting, poor AI and clunky gameplay keep a good game from being more than decent.
  53. LordTiger
    Nov 5, 2021
    5
    Iron Harvest is an average RTS game with some original ideas but unfortunately, it suffers from glitches, clunky gameplay, and annoying cutscenes.
  54. Skyyfall
    Oct 20, 2022
    7
    an interesting game with a not bad setting. technically, the game still needs to be worked on. I expect a continuation, since the finale is not finished
  55. KepasaAmigo
    Jul 11, 2021
    6
    For a game that is free on xbox gamepass its ok, lets give it 6/10 for tryin. would not buy it thooo
  56. apokalipto
    Aug 18, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  57. Gorbunov2004
    Mar 25, 2021
    6
    Сюжет так себе интересная история альтернативы 1 мировой войне всё то что отвечает за стратегию идеально но мне не понятно зачем в игру жанра стратегия добавлять элементы стелса. Если я захочу поиграть в игру жанра стратегия поиграю в игру жанра стратегии если захочу поиграть в игру жанра стелс я буду играть в игру жанра. Стелс но мне кажется не стоит совмещать Эти эти два жанра потомуСюжет так себе интересная история альтернативы 1 мировой войне всё то что отвечает за стратегию идеально но мне не понятно зачем в игру жанра стратегия добавлять элементы стелса. Если я захочу поиграть в игру жанра стратегия поиграю в игру жанра стратегии если захочу поиграть в игру жанра стелс я буду играть в игру жанра. Стелс но мне кажется не стоит совмещать Эти эти два жанра потому что они просто несовместимы.… Expand
  58. shaolinstyle36
    Jan 8, 2021
    9
    Just discovered this game a couple weeks ago and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I'm a big fan of the RTS genre and this is a great new addition to my library of strategy games. Love the historical fiction dieselpunk theme. Well executed. Only thing that would make it perfect for me would be the inclusion of the dead persistent bodies so you could you see all your carnage. I understand thatJust discovered this game a couple weeks ago and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I'm a big fan of the RTS genre and this is a great new addition to my library of strategy games. Love the historical fiction dieselpunk theme. Well executed. Only thing that would make it perfect for me would be the inclusion of the dead persistent bodies so you could you see all your carnage. I understand that would be difficult since it's already a highly detailed game, but persistent corpses are one of the coolest features in RTS games.… Expand
  59. Tbaker18
    Jan 8, 2021
    8
    I really enjoy the lore, the animation, and the factions. Developer is responsive to feedback and seems to be constantly improving the game. Outside of multiplayer, this game desperately needs an AI overhaul (as of writing this, you can beat the hardest difficult AI enemy with ease) to really grab my attention.
  60. MetacriticIsBia
    Jun 1, 2021
    4
    What they blatantly stole from Company of Heroes, works. Everything else is well below sub par. Weapon ranges make no sense, units (yours and enemies) will run right into groups of opposing units, especially when retreating (which you will do alot), the enemy can compute mass multitasking orders far faster than you can so prepare to be constantly assaulted by units before you can even getWhat they blatantly stole from Company of Heroes, works. Everything else is well below sub par. Weapon ranges make no sense, units (yours and enemies) will run right into groups of opposing units, especially when retreating (which you will do alot), the enemy can compute mass multitasking orders far faster than you can so prepare to be constantly assaulted by units before you can even get a full base built...never mind actual units fielded, unit pathfinding is utterly abysmal (units will stand right next to enemies and "dance" in place instead of attacking. This entire game is terribly optimised. The second Train mission is neigh unbeatable because of terrible unit range (you have a MASSIVE train cannon but it has a 20ft range...so it's useless). Just avoid this game unless it's on extreme sale (14.99 or less)… Expand
  61. Heretic721
    Jun 20, 2021
    8
    Just finished Iron Harvest! Definitely a throw back to the original RTS of the world. Put in a original alternative reality shortly after World War 1. A great modernization of the genre!
  62. Zeneko90
    Jun 2, 2022
    6
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  63. GreppoTV
    Nov 8, 2022
    8
    GreppoTV Games Review in 100 Wörtern
    Iron Harvest ist ein klassisches Echtzeit-Strategiespiel mit interessantem Setting. Ihr steuert gewaltige Dieselpunk-Mechs in einem alternativen Universum der 1920er nach einem Weltkrieg. Im Basis-Spiel sind die Kampagnen der beteiligten Fraktionen enthalten. Ihr könnt die Geschichte also aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln erleben. Die Story an sich hat    GreppoTV Games Review in 100 Wörtern
    Iron Harvest ist ein klassisches Echtzeit-Strategiespiel mit interessantem Setting. Ihr steuert gewaltige Dieselpunk-Mechs in einem alternativen Universum der 1920er nach einem Weltkrieg. Im Basis-Spiel sind die Kampagnen der beteiligten Fraktionen enthalten. Ihr könnt die Geschichte also aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln erleben. Die Story an sich hat gute Ansätze, verfällt aber gelegentlich in den Kitsch amerikanischer, patriotischer Billig-Filme. Die Grafik weiß zu dennoch überzeugen und auch der Sound passt sich harmonisch in das Spiel. Besonders positiv sticht dabei das Map-Design heraus mit schön gestalteten Karten. Ein insgesamt solides RTS-Game mit recht hübscher Grafik, interessanten Kampf-Mechaniken, aber auch mit gelegentlichen unfreiwilligen, albern-kitschigen Story-Momenten.
    8/10 – GreppoTV    … Expand
  64. Lezzly
    Jun 1, 2023
    7
    Do tej gry miałem kilka prób, ponieważ i nie mogłem się przekonać do RTS'ów mimo to, że mocno chciałem, no i nie mogłem jej ogarnąć. W końcu po czasie postanowiłem zagrać i porządnie ją przejść. Początki były ciężkie, ponieważ na co dzień nie obcuję ze strategicznymi produkcjami. Przez całą przygodę czułem, że nie mam kontroli nad moimi jednostkami. Finalnie rozgrywka polegała na zrobieniuDo tej gry miałem kilka prób, ponieważ i nie mogłem się przekonać do RTS'ów mimo to, że mocno chciałem, no i nie mogłem jej ogarnąć. W końcu po czasie postanowiłem zagrać i porządnie ją przejść. Początki były ciężkie, ponieważ na co dzień nie obcuję ze strategicznymi produkcjami. Przez całą przygodę czułem, że nie mam kontroli nad moimi jednostkami. Finalnie rozgrywka polegała na zrobieniu jak największej liczby żołnierzy i robotów, żeby ruszyć nimi na jedno miejsce i gra przechodziła się sama. Sam motyw modernistycznej wojny jest interesujący, ale nie jest mechanicznie nie wiadomo jak doskonały. Taki przeciętniak dla początkujących, lecz weterani strategii nie będą zadowoleni.… Expand

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#58 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 53
  3. Negative: 0 out of 53
  1. Riot Pixels
    Apr 1, 2021
    59
    Iron Harvest is a typical KING Art production, intriguing and appealing at first, but having spent some time with it, you notice the shoddy workmanship and a heap of technical problems.
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  2. CD-Action
    Nov 16, 2020
    80
    It’s a solid, very pretty and well-balanced RTS in the vein of Company of Heroes and Dawn of War II. Its most important quality though is that it managed to retain the atmosphere and allure of the unique dieselpunk 1920+ universe it’s set in. [11/2020, p.74]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 21, 2020
    75
    As promising as Iron Harvest’s setting is, the story just can’t keep up, while gameplay is a straight copy/paste from Company of Heroes 2. [Issue#248, p.50]
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