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Iron Meat

Ivan Valeryevich Suvorov · Retroware · 2024-09-25

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 25, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 26, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 26, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Sep 26, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Sep 26, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 26, 2024 (Xbox One)

Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.

Iron Meat is a $19.99 Action game released in 2024, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 1108 reviews).

2
playing now
97%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
4.70★
PlayStation Store rating (376 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

As Vadim, exterminate the Meat, an iron-ravenous mass consuming Earth, and unearth the cataclysmic horror behind scientist Yuri’s experiments on Mars. Overcome mutated victims and machines, evade bullet barrages, and blitz across forest, city, and sky in seven levels infested with meaty brutality.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 24 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (274 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 22k–50k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,108 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$15.99-20%
Microsoft Store$15.99-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $13.99 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 49 of 89 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26726720242026Week of 2024-09-26: 267 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-10: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-27: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 16:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 10 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$13.992024-09-262026-10-152024-09-26 — best price $17.992024-11-11 — best price $15.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-20 — best price $19.992025-03-01 — best price $19.992025-04-17 — best price $19.992025-06-12 — best price $19.992025-07-21 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-08 — best price $19.992026-02-16 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $13.992026-04-03 — best price $19.992026-04-30 — best price $19.992026-05-17 — best price $19.992026-06-16 — best price $19.992026-07-17 — best price $19.992026-08-05 — best price $15.992026-08-24 — best price $15.992026-08-30 — best price $19.992026-09-03 — best price $19.992026-09-07 — best price $19.992026-09-11 — best price $15.992026-09-15 — best price $15.992026-09-19 — best price $15.992026-09-23 — best price $19.992026-09-27 — best price $13.992026-10-01 — best price $13.992026-10-05 — best price $13.992026-10-09 — best price $15.992026-10-13 — best price $15.992026-10-15 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
97.1%
earned "Anyway, I Started Blastin'"
46.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-09-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6408%35
PS5 (PlayStation)53725%35
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)3055%35
PS4 (PlayStation)12437%35
Switch (Nintendo)230%0

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

Player tags

2DActionArcadeHorrorLinearShooterControllerPlatformerShoot 'Em Up2D Platformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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