Iron Harvest

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  1. apokalipto
    Aug 18, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Zeneko90
    Jun 2, 2022
    6
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. 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!
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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...
  17. 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
  18. MaKu7
    May 1, 2021
    8
    Maybe not the best in its genre, but still solid RTS in intriguing entourage. Worth trying, at least campaigns.
  19. 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
  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. 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!
  22. 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. ;-)
  23. 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.
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. 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.
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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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