Iron Meat

Iron Meat

Steam Deck Verified

Ivan Valeryevich Suvorov · Side Scroller · Sep 26, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

On sale at $15.99, but it has been as low as $13.99.

97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
70% of themes are praise20% are divided10% are caveats
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The OST is adrenaline pumping, and I like the enemy/boss designs.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay wise, I like the weapon upgrades.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
What I mean is that this game is really cool, I'll give you 3 reasons to buy it: 1. if you like 2D Platform games, it's for you; 2. it has almost perfect graphics; 3. it's a game where the game mechanics can also help you complete it, and the achievements are easy to do.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It goes SO HARD: the graphics, the art design, the sound, the music, the story and progression.. it's just so good!
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
*Iron Meat* also supports couch co-op, making it a great game for multiplayer fun.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I would only want to play the game with a controller.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Audio85 reviews
Gameplay65 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Story and characters29 reviews
Co-op21 reviews
Controls14 reviews
Multiplayer6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty62 reviews
95%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat25 reviews
92%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $15.99 (−20%). The lowest we've tracked is $13.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $15.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.