Ironlights

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 177 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

E McNeill · Action · Apr 9, 2020

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
26
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Ironlights?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 147 sampled reviews

Based on 177 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 147 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise62% are divided0% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
37 of 147 sampled reviews raised it
Ironlights is a virtual reality dueling game created by E McNeill that sets itself apart from most VR melee titles through a combat system built on restraint, timing, and tactical awareness rather than chaotic motion.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
36 of 147 sampled reviews raised it
There is a pretty comprehensive tournament mode for singleplayer as well as online PVP modes.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
31 of 147 sampled reviews raised it
Ironlights offers multiple combat archetypes, each with unique weapons, defensive tools, and playstyles.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat37 reviews
Multiplayer36 reviews
Gameplay31 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
80% still recommend
Story
89% still recommend
Graphics
100% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
75% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Tracked Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • VR Only

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$19.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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