We didn't get a chance to sample the campaign in co-op, but the story is good enough to maintain interest and playing a quick battle against a human player or even a reasonably challenging AI provides all the frantic, rapid-clicking, unit-managing fun that an RTS game should. The campaigns are meaty enough to dig into, and there are no glaring omissions in the multiplayer features. The game offers three full campaigns to play through, one for each faction, PvE skirmishes and challenges, and competitive multiplayer with casual, ranked, and custom modes. All of these units, plus the environments and buildings they wreak havoc in, are modeled and animated extremely well, making Iron Harvest about as gorgeous as a top-down strategy game can be. To make matters more interesting, diesel-powered mechs are the primary weapons of war in this setting, from light, mobile anti-infantry mechs to towering mobile artillery behemoths that can single-handedly turn the tide of an entire battle. The conflict is based on the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1920, and involves Rusviet and Saxony both encroaching on Polanian land for territory and resources, only to meet the scrappy Polanian resistance and vie with each other as well. The setting is Iron Harvest's strong point. However, the developers assured reviewers that the issues were largely accounted for in more up-to-date versions. Some known bugs were present in the stable review build of the game, such as the AI focusing all resources on already downed hero units. Game Rant was provided with a Steam copy of Iron Harvest prior to release, but anyone who was interested had a chance to try out Iron Harvest in the open beta. RELATED: Millions of People Claimed Total War: Troy on Epic Games Store Outside of the target demographic, though, Iron Harvest likely won't draw too many eager new fans. However, beyond the novelty of its setting and units, Iron Harvest is also nothing entirely new in the realm of RTS games, playing much like a " Company of Heroes-lite." It will be worth picking up for strategy fans, or for new RTS players who want an accessible yet deep strategy game to dig into. ![]() Solid strategy games can be hard to come by these days, and fans of classic RTS titles will likely find that this game is exactly that. The game doesn't do anything to revolutionize the RTS genre, but it is a solid example of good strategy gameplay in a cool, unique setting. Players will command massive diesel-powered mechs, colorful hero characters, and hapless infantry units in a medium-complexity RTS with robust campaigns and engaging multiplayer. It has a well-realized dieselpunk setting dubbed "1920+" by its makers, with fictionalized versions of Poland (Polania), Russia (Rusviet), and Germany (Saxony) acting as the three factions of the game. Iron Harvest could be called a dark twist on post-WWI Europe, if the reality weren't already just as dark.
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