Ironcast

Ironcast

Steam Deck · unrated

Dreadbit · Match 3 · Mar 26, 2015

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

72%
Mostly Positive
967 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 122 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 100 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 98 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 54 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 967 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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The presentation is superb, the theme is fantastic, and the story itself is excellent.
122 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The meta-progression is fine for this kind of game, but the actual unlocks are completely absurd, with the typical one being a 2% increase in this or that - I can imagine how disheartening it is to be struggling against the game for so long that you keep accruing levelups, but the unlocks are so pathetic that they're not exactly encouraging you to keep trying.
100 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
My rig can run BG3 fairly smoothly so it should be able to handle a game with 2D graphics and match 3 mechanic.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Excellent sound effects and sound design
13 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 love4 themes
Story and characters122 reviews
Gameplay100 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization8 reviews
38%
Interface8 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat98 reviews
67%
Difficulty54 reviews
46%

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. 4 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 $2.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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