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Iron Marines

Ironhide Game Studio · 2019-05-15

SteamGOG

ActionCasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 15, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 14, 2017 (iOS), May 15, 2019 (Mac), May 15, 2019 (Linux), Sep 14, 2017 (Android)

Real-time strategy battles in amazing sci-fi worlds! Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens to face the greatest challenges in hostile alien worlds. The galaxy needs you!

Iron Marines is an Action, Casual, Indie, Strategy game released in 2019, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 1880 reviews).

24
playing now
78%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (157 downloads)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

24 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Iron Marines is a 2017 real-time strategy video game developed by Ironhide Game Studio. It was released on September 14, 2017, for iOS and Android, and for Windows, Linux and mac OS X via Steam on May 16, 2019. In the game, players act as the commander of the Iron Marines, a military group tasked with saving a space colony from extraterrestrial invaders. To fight off the invaders, the player is given control of a powerful "hero" unit which they must use to complete a variety of missions. In addition to the hero unit, the player is given control of a number of other units such as mechs and soldiers. The game was well received by critics on release.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 24 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 73 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 47k–113k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,880 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Fanatical (2023-01-16) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 32 of 85 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12412420192026Week of 2019-05-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4042026-09-14 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 11 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 12 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 11 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 8 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 22 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 18 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 21 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 16 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 13 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 40 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 25 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 22 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 28 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 14 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 26 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 19 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 24 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1697May 2019Aug 2026May 2019 — avg 169 · peak 484Aug 2019 — avg 16 · peak 33Nov 2019 — avg 31 · peak 133Feb 2020 — avg 19 · peak 48May 2020 — avg 17 · peak 38Aug 2020 — avg 17 · peak 41Nov 2020 — avg 22 · peak 56Feb 2021 — avg 22 · peak 53May 2021 — avg 16 · peak 36Aug 2021 — avg 18 · peak 40Nov 2021 — avg 26 · peak 103Feb 2022 — avg 20 · peak 47May 2022 — avg 17 · peak 45Aug 2022 — avg 24 · peak 64Nov 2022 — avg 20 · peak 53Feb 2023 — avg 17 · peak 45May 2023 — avg 15 · peak 37Aug 2023 — avg 20 · peak 109Nov 2023 — avg 20 · peak 59Feb 2024 — avg 14 · peak 46May 2024 — avg 11 · peak 27Aug 2024 — avg 14 · peak 43Nov 2024 — avg 12 · peak 37Feb 2025 — avg 10 · peak 31May 2025 — avg 13 · peak 43Aug 2025 — avg 7 · peak 17Nov 2025 — avg 11 · peak 33Feb 2026 — avg 8 · peak 19May 2026 — avg 8 · peak 23Aug 2026 — avg 14 · peak 36
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$4.492019-05-162026-10-142019-05-16 — best price $14.992020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-05-11 — best price $14.992020-06-13 — best price $13.492020-07-17 — best price $13.492020-08-09 — best price $14.992020-09-01 — best price $13.492020-09-23 — best price $13.492020-11-26 — best price $11.012020-12-23 — best price $11.012021-03-02 — best price $13.492021-04-08 — best price $13.492021-05-02 — best price $13.492021-06-07 — best price $14.992021-10-03 — best price $14.992021-12-01 — best price $11.012022-02-21 — best price $14.992022-06-07 — best price $13.492022-08-26 — best price $11.012022-12-02 — best price $13.492023-02-26 — best price $11.012023-05-06 — best price $14.992023-09-11 — best price $4.492023-11-23 — best price $11.012024-02-11 — best price $14.992024-03-22 — best price $11.012024-06-13 — best price $11.012024-09-10 — best price $7.492024-12-03 — best price $13.392025-01-29 — best price $11.012025-06-05 — best price $7.492025-08-18 — best price $14.992025-10-27 — best price $5.242026-03-16 — best price $14.992026-08-17 — best price $11.222026-09-08 — best price $5.252026-09-23 — best price $14.992026-10-08 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3222026-05-28 — 6 pageviews2026-06-01 — 5 pageviews2026-06-05 — 11 pageviews2026-06-09 — 7 pageviews2026-06-13 — 5 pageviews2026-06-17 — 10 pageviews2026-06-21 — 4 pageviews2026-06-25 — 32 pageviews2026-06-29 — 4 pageviews2026-07-03 — 12 pageviews2026-07-07 — 3 pageviews2026-07-11 — 12 pageviews2026-07-15 — 8 pageviews2026-07-19 — 5 pageviews2026-07-23 — 9 pageviews2026-07-27 — 11 pageviews2026-07-31 — 2 pageviews2026-08-04 — 8 pageviews2026-08-08 — 7 pageviews2026-08-12 — 7 pageviews2026-08-16 — 9 pageviews2026-08-20 — 11 pageviews2026-08-24 — 10 pageviews2026-08-28 — 10 pageviews2026-09-01 — 4 pageviews2026-09-05 — 6 pageviews2026-09-09 — 8 pageviews2026-09-13 — 5 pageviews2026-09-17 — 5 pageviews2026-09-21 — 14 pageviews2026-09-25 — 15 pageviews2026-09-29 — 12 pageviews2026-10-03 — 21 pageviews2026-10-07 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
91.9%
earned "Let the Rookie Win"
33.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,04610%76

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

Player tags

2DRTSIndieSpaceActionAliensCasualComedySci-fiCartoony

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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