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Iron Harvest
After World War 1 farmers found a plethora of unexploded ordnance, barbed wire, weapons, shrapnel and bullets while ploughing their fields. They called it the Iron Harvest. Iron Harvest is a real-time strategy game (RTS) for Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC, set in the alternate reality of 1920+.
Details
- Released
- September 1, 2020
- Developer
- King Art Games, KING Art
- Genres
- Action · Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Sport · Strategy
- Publisher
- King Art Games, KING Art, Deep Silver
How it plays
Up to 2 players
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Iron Harvest Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Overall, Iron Harvest 1920 is a solid title to buy and play. It is available on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 right now for $49.99 USD. It gives you the story of a role-playing game with the fun factor of a AAA RTS title. Once you get past the length of the first few missions and into the meat of the story you will see just how big it can get.
Unbelievable campaign coupled with competitive multiplayer make Iron Harvest an old world hit.
A well thought out real-time strategy game that has been able to capture the feeling of a post-war dieselpunk reality, sometimes hampered by gameplay mechanics and pacing issues. King Art Games has put out great strategy games that, with some more budget and time, could’ve been one of the all-time greats in the genre. If you like Company of Heroes or the strategy genre in general, this is a game you should play. And if you like historic punk settings, then I really want to emphasize how great the atmosphere in this game is. It’s depressing and beautiful. It’s what I want to see from a game set...
I'm not certain, but I think my first experience of Iron Harvest was the paintings that inspired the game. Back when I quite regularly scrolled through pages
Iron Harvest 1920+ is an RTS game developed by KING Art games and published by Deep Silver. The game features a single-player campaign mode, a multiplayer mode, a skirmish mode, and also has several scenario challenges. Funded through Kickstarter in late 2018, the game has a dedicated team of developers behind it, many of whom have worked on games like The Witcher, Scythe, and Viticulture. Driven by the desire to innovate and make a boundary-pushing RTS game for the biggest fans of the genr...
Iron Harvest doesn’t reinvent the wheel — it doesn’t have to. Instead, the game is a celebration of the sub-genre’s tried-and-true design. It is a student of the greats that came before it, taking and presenting that core gameplay experience in a way that is familiar, but also exceptionally engaging.
As a package, Iron Harvest has a fair bit on offer, with more promised. Whether or not the extensive roadmap for future content is a lure or a worry will depend on you. Currently, Iron Harvest’s three campaigns, co-op and multiplayer provide enough meat on the bones to justify entry for most RTS fans. Those expecting depth and complexity may be left a little cold. Nagging issues aside, Iron Harvest is still a good slice of fun that has bursts of brilliance. It’s just a shame AI issues often rear their head.
While Iron Harvest is a fun game, it still has some kinks to work out. For those on the fence, wait for a few patches before checking it out.
It’s always nice to see a classic RTS released these days. Especially when it’s in the vein of Company of Heroes/Dawn of War, both of which remain personal favorites. Nowadays, with the genre dominated by 4x titles, even a run of the mill game seems special. And sadly though I wish I could say more, Iron Harvest is very much a run of the mill RTS. It does a decent job, especially during the early campaign, of channeling its spiritual predecessors. But give it time, especially in its lackl...
Overall, Iron Harvest presents a fascinating alternate reality of which I’d like to see more. The war is intense, the maps are rather pretty, and the units are an escalating maelstrom of steel and steam from which delightfully concepted war machines come into play. The battles are intense and the deployment of armaments can make one feel giddy in the rush of it as bullets and shells fly and explode. That said, some unfortunate aspects distract from the experience. The game’s increasing technology tree makes cover-based tactics a questionable proposition, the slowness can make downtime between ...
Iron Harvest isn’t perfect, but it is an engaging journey into a new world that’s fun to explore. The factions are crazy and their units even crazier, yet the threat of death still feels very real. It’s a shame some of the functionalities of playing let the game down, and its lack of tactical options do hold it back. However, I still found myself having a great time; its mechanics aren’t perfect, but its world is a joy to get lost in.
“An enjoyable real-time strategy game held back by a lack of polish and content.”