Iron Harvest

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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 178 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. deathweeper
    Sep 15, 2020
    10
    Turns out it was pretty good. A really nice blend of history strategy and story
  3. 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
  4. THEOLDBUNNY
    Sep 25, 2020
    10
    Masterpiese. Every time i play it, i have orgasm. That is awesome. I really like it.
  5. 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!
  6. xfccsdacaw
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    Great game. Good story line, fun game play and it keeps me interested. Would recommend.
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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 :)
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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. ;-)
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. Zeza88
    Oct 4, 2020
    8
    Pretty game. Sick campaign. Ranked multiplayer. Weekly dev roadmaps. Really enjoying it so far.
  24. apokalipto
    Aug 18, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  25. 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
  26. MaKu7
    May 1, 2021
    8
    Maybe not the best in its genre, but still solid RTS in intriguing entourage. Worth trying, at least campaigns.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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!
  30. 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
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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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