Ironclad Tactics

Ironclad Tactics

Steam Deck · unrated

Zachtronics · Deckbuilding · Sep 18, 2013

It depends on what you're after.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

69%
Mixed
624 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 127 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 624 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
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Initially, it does not feel like a Zachtronic games, except a lot of quality gameplay: cards get upgrades when they are used in particular ways, lots of challenge rewards, outstanding art, animations sounds, and a compelling story.
127 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Initially, it does not feel like a Zachtronic games, except a lot of quality gameplay: cards get upgrades when they are used in particular ways, lots of challenge rewards, outstanding art, animations sounds, and a compelling story.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It’s easy to tell every unit apart and their abilities match the visuals.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Although, I probably would never replay this game or play through a card based coop campaign game similar to this one again.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
With artwork, sound, and interface design, Zachtronics has clearly lavished their game with a great deal of time and attention.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
With artwork, sound, and interface design, Zachtronics has clearly lavished their game with a great deal of time and attention.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters127 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Co-op23 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Interface10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer42 reviews
71%
Difficulty24 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat25 reviews
72%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
1
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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