Iron Harvest

Good campaign, Company of Heroes inspired gameplay and great choice of story theme make for a very compelling RTS experience we haven't seen in years. Campaign is probably one of the best ones in strategy games in recent times.

It's a fun game for the type that likes Company of Heroes or Warhammer Dawn of War 2. Some features are a bit clunky like mech positioning and some I feel are completely missing like formations. But overall, a very fun game and a really cool concept. And I miss RTS games with more fleshed out building but I understand this is more combat and tactic focused.

a lot of cons are kind of minor, but i cannot in good conscience start this with pros, as i normally would, as the game definitely needs much more work. from other reviews dont have a ton of optimism for this game to really come to par. some good pros though. Cons: -no tips or direction how to build base structures first time im able? -cover system is janky, especially with army size of troops. -graphics arent the strong suit for an RTS or iron harvest, so close in cut scenes dont make a ton of sense. -seems pretty mild for diversity of firepower in single factions, even with mechs, kind of the same general 3 units. -voice acting is not a strong suit. -menus like hitting esc are wicked laggy. -the post great war timeline is getting played out a bit too much. -not very complex. The worst drawback: -Online is a must, even in campaign (why? lol?) so thats kind of insane, also if for whatever reason your net is still up but game loses connection, better hope you save often, as if you even LOSE connection for WHATEVER reason in campaign, its full crash back to menu, cannot continue. you will lose a substantial amount of game progress by this. how this game is where it is with such a huge problem, i dont understand. Pros: -Nice concept of game for RTS with the steam punkish post great war mechs. -overall visuals are good -overall audio is good -both solo and multiplayer -not very complicated Conclusion: i highly suggest getting on sale or the extra discount code, full price while not completely unwarranted for what you get isnt exactly most bang for your buck. its a fun RTS game with some good concepts and can certainly be fun to play, but some aspects feel unfulfilled or generic. i am not up to date on the game and its promises or updates, but if the team can really fix some of the major issues, i can see this being well worth it. until then id suggest buy at your discretion.

One of the best strategy games I played in last few years!

I really wanted to like Iron Harvest, from the beautiful artwork drawn by Jakub Rozalski, to the steampunk mechs, this should had been an easy win. Sadly, it just didn't come together. Compared to Company of Heroes, the game it clearly tries to emulate, Iron Harvest falls short in many aspects. The mechs which are a substitute to tanks, feel clunky and unresponsive, as do most of the units in this game. It's like I'm battling their bad pathfinding more than I'm fighting the enemy. Despite there being 4 distinct campaigns, they all end up feeling samey and repetitive. It's nice that every mission has cutscenes, but the voice acting in them is subpar. Multiplayer is dead. "Eurojank" does not excuse the terrible performance still present years after release. My advice is to stick to Company of Heroes, Dawn of War, World in Conflict - much better experiences than this.