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Aether & Iron cover art

Aether & Iron

Seismic Squirrel · 2026-03-30

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 31, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 31, 2026 (Mac)

Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.

Aether & Iron is a 2026 Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG game priced at $24.99, with an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (85% of 527 reviews).

85%
positive of 527 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
84/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 64 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 58% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (180 reviews).
  • · Top 40% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 527 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2026-03-31)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13913920262026Week of 2026-03-30: 139 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-04-06: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-04-13: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-20: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-27: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-04: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-15: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$19.992026-03-312026-08-102026-03-31 — best price $19.992026-04-13 — best price $24.992026-06-05 — best price $19.992026-06-19 — best price $24.992026-06-25 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-08-03 — best price $19.992026-08-10 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
63.9%
earned "Personal Touch"
23.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1501%28

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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