Iron Danger is a steampunk action role-playing video game developed by Action Squad Studios and published by Daedalic Entertainment.[1] The game is set in a fantasy steampunk world inspired by Finnish folklore and especially the national epic, Kalevala. The central game mechanic is trance mode, dubbed by some as a version of "save scumming", where the player can rewind time and retry moments of the game at the player's command.[2] The game was released for Windows on March 25, 2020, and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on August 16, 2023.[3][4]
| Iron Danger | |
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| Developer(s) | Action Squad Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Daedalic Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen[1][2] |
| Programmer(s) | Heikki-Pekka Noronen[1] |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | Windows March 25, 2020 PS5, Xbox Series X/S August 16, 2023 |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Reception edit
Iron Danger received "mixed or average reviews".[5] PCGamesN's review said, "Save scumming is not only okay – it's now an elegant puzzle-solving game mechanic".[6]
Iron Danger was awarded the Creative Achievement Of The Year at Finnish game Awards 2021.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c Lehtonen, Miikka (March 2020). "Iron Danger". Pelaaja (209): 28–32.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b Watson, Eric (2020-02-10). "This tactical RPG mixes real-time combat and rewinding to make you a time traveling mage". PCGamer. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Iron Danger for PC launches March 25". Gematsu. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Iron Danger now available for PS5, Xbox Series". Gematsu. 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Iron Danger". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Save scumming is great, and Iron Danger proves it". PCGamesN. 2020-03-26. Archived from the original on 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "The Finnish Game Awards 2021 – sympaattinen tapahtuma, jossa yksi nimike putsasi pöydältä isoimmat palkinnot". Konsolifin. 2021-11-14. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
External links edit
- Official website
- Spence, Codi: If I could turn back time. Gaming Trend. March 22, 2020.
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