Ironcast

Ironcast
DeveloperDreadbit
PublisherRipstone
DirectorDaniel Leaver
ProducersDaniel Leaver
Mark Pittam
DesignersDaniel Leaver
Edmund Alcock
Ben Porter
ProgrammerChristopher Butler
ArtistAmber Jones
WritersDaniel Leaver
Edmund Alcock
Ben Porter
ComposerEdward Hargrave
EngineUnity
Platforms
Release
  • Microsoft Windows, Linux, OS X
  • March 26, 2015
  • PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • March 1, 2016
  • Nintendo Switch
  • August 10, 2017
GenresMatch-three, roguelike, turn-based strategy
ModeSingle-player

Ironcast is a British turn-based strategy video game developed by Dreadbit and was released for PC platforms in March 2015, PS4 and Xbox One in March 2016,[1] and Nintendo Switch version in August 2017.[2] The game has individual missions played through a match-three system, and features procedurally generated missions, permadeath, and staples of the roguelike genre.

Gameplay

Ironcast is set in a steampunk 19th century, the player commands mecha robots, Ironcasts. The player has to deploy them to repel a French invasion of Britain. Players can choose from an assortment of missions, and their successful completion will reward the player with repairs and upgrades to their Ironcast. The missions are conducted through a match-three system, with coloured tiles on the grid representing resources required for the Ironcast's operation.[3][4][5]

Production

Ironcast was developed by Dreadbit, a studio founded by Daniel Leaver, formerly a senior designer at Media Molecule.[1] The game was part funded through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, raising £10,183 in October 2014.[6][7]

Reception

The game received a positive critical reception on PC and Xbox One, with Metacritic scores of 75/100 and 78/100, respectively, and a mixed reception on PlayStation 4, with a Metacritic score of 70/100.[8][9][10] Christian Donlan, reviewing the game at Eurogamer described it as "tense and personable and clever".[4] John Walker at Rock, Paper, Shotgun found it "much more tactically thoughtful than a match-3 RPG has been before", though found the game's presentation dull.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Jeffrey Matulef (2016-03-01). "Ironcast comes to consoles this week". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  2. ^ "Ironcast Storms Nintendo Switch On 10th August". Ripstone. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Lena LeRay (2015-03-25). "Ironcast brings steampunk mechs and lots of depth to the match-3 RPG genre". Indiegames.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  4. ^ a b Christian Donlan (2015-03-31). "Ironcast review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  5. ^ a b John Walker (2016-03-20). "Wot I Think: Ironcast". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  6. ^ Dreadbit (2014-09-02). "Ironcast: Turn-based Steampunk Mech Combat". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  7. ^ Konstantinos Dimopoulos / Gnome (2014-09-06). "Kickstarter Pick: Ironcast (Dreadbit)". Indiegames.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  8. ^ "Ironcast for PlayStation 4 reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  9. ^ "Ironcast for PC reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  10. ^ "Ironcast for Xbox One reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-09-03.

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