Tactile, immersive machinery
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Things that should be heavy feel heavy without feeling clunky.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%Nick Nieuwoudt, Dominik Latos2026Immersive Sim · Simulation · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A tactile, atmospheric dieselpunk artillery game with superb sound and a satisfying firing loop. Skip it if you want depth or variety, since many find it repetitive and simple.
Great for
Fans of tactile machinery, triangulation puzzles and atmosphere who want a short, meditative campaign
Main risk
The plot, dial in, fire loop gets repetitive and shallow after a few hours
What players love
Superb sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This game is the poster child for good sound design. The deafening shots and every metallic creak make the Iron Nest feel incredible.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
Charming cat and humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Bonus points for the cat, i enabled the option in the menu so it can come upstairs and sometimes i have to chase it away since it likes to sleeps on the map.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Satisfying triangulation and firing
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Plotting a shot for a target you can't see and hitting it feels dreamy good.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Runs well on modest hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“Runs smooth on my fairly old rig even at max setting.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive core loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“After about 30 minutes you'll have seen everything the game has to offer you in terms of mechanics and now it's just "do it faster, do it more times in a row."”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Too easy and shallow simulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Playing this game *looks* like I'm operating a dangerous war machine, but it *feels* like mundane data entry into the world's loudest computer.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Bugs and softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The game has serious bugs. I've had two soft locks from two different missions.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Phantom Battery and difficulty spikes
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“This is a good game except for the Phantom Battery mission, which is a brick wall.”
Steam review · 28.2 h played ↗
Impossible or bugged medals and achievements
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“many in-game medals are straight impossible to obtain.”
Steam review · 44.5 h played ↗
No mid-mission saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“there is NO SAVE FUNCTIONALITY! The whole point in buying this game is I thought it would be something chill I can pick up and put down easily”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support5 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit processor and operating system
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-8350
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel UHD / AMD Vega 8
Storage5 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit processor and operating system
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 580 8GB
Storage5 GB available space
OS64-bit processor and operating system
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-8350
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel UHD / AMD Vega 8
Storage5 GB available space
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