Powerful mission editor
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“if you're competent with the Arma editor then there is a hell of a lot of fun to be had here. There's an endless amount of possibilites”
Steam review · 31.4 h played ↗
Iron Front: Digital War Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 58%Mixed · 58%X1 Software, AWAR2012FPS · Shooter · Simulation
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
Iron Front is ArmA 2 reskinned for WW2, with strong tank combat and a flexible editor. Its campaign is buggy, multiplayer is dead and support has stopped. Skip it unless you already like ArmA.
Great for
ArmA fans who want a WW2 sandbox, tank battles and mission-editor tinkering in single player
Main risk
Buggy campaign and tutorial, dead multiplayer and an abandoned game
What players love
Immersive, realistic WW2 simulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This is a very realistic World War II simulation based on the excellent modern military simulation Arma2.”
Steam review · 17.8 h played ↗
Great tank and vehicle combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Probably the best WW2 tank sim out there. Arma has the perfect engine for it.”
Steam review · 94.6 h played ↗
Playable as ArmA 2/3 mod
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Not only are you able to play Iron Front as a mod in Arma 2 CO but Arma 3 also.”
Steam review · 169.7 h played ↗
Large maps and lots of units
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Maps are massive, large array of vehicles, even aircraft.”
Steam review · 42.8 h played ↗
Cheap on sale, fun in single player
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“For the price it sell these days, totally worth it.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Buggy campaign and broken tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“so clunky and buggy you can't even finish the tutorial mission.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Multiplayer is dead
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“There is no more multiplayer since Gamespy closed.”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Clunky controls and poor tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the controls are horrible. even when you edit it, its still ♥♥♥♥.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Poor performance and lag
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Iron Front grinds down to a clunky (not smooth) 35 fps or less during battles.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Bad AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Poor AIs are always confused by some tiny decorations on map such as trees and bushes, eventually can't even follow simple waypoints.”
Steam review · 180.4 h played ↗
Abandoned by developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The devs abandoned the game a long, loooooooooooooong time ago.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
ProcessorDual-core Intel Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM
Storage10 GB HD space
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
ProcessorDual-core Intel Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM
Storage10 GB HD space
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