Aether & Iron

Seismic Squirrel · 2026-03-30

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Text

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 and RPG title priced at $24.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (85% of 562 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

84%

positive of 585 reviews

Very Positive

steam's rating (official)

84/100

critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)

platinum

deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)

Playable

Steam Deck (Valve)

SteamOS: Playable

$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 18% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Estimated sales: 12k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 585 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

Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

achievements tracked

63.9%

earned "Personal Touch"

23.2%

median achievement earned by

· 63.9% of players earned Personal Touch
· 23.2% of players earned Roll With It
· 0% of players earned Purrfect

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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2026-03-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

Platform	Players tracked	Completion	Trophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)	150	1%	28

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

Census log

2026-03-30First review activity on record (week of 2026-03-30).
2026-03-30Biggest review week on record: 180 reviews (week of 2026-03-30).

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

Recent updates

2026-09-16Aether & Iron | On Sale Now and Coming To Consoles in 2027
2026-09-16Brand New Quest in Update 3, PLUS A New Digital Artbook!
2026-08-07Pick up Aether & Iron during the Cat Awareness Feline Sale!

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Similarity via IGDB.

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