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Games like Iron Harvest

If Iron Harvest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Retro Commander, SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3 and Company of Heroes 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Iron Harvest is a real-time strategy game from KING Art released in 2020, set in a dieselpunk alternate history where the Great War never ended. The game features environmental destruction, faction balance, hero unit promotions, and demands careful tactical micro-management. Players navigate a challenging and lengthy campaign alone or through online co-op, where reviewers note the campaign story proves engaging and memorable while the dieselpunk setting stands out distinctly. Players describe the mechs as feeling weighty and distinct in movement, and highlight that clever tactical positioning can overcome overwhelming odds. The game is playable on Steam Deck and holds a 75% positive rating from approximately 6,065 Steam reviews at $29.99.

About Iron Harvest: A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

2020Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 75Windowsby KING Art
Iron Harvest — Steam game cover
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Alternate history dieselpunk setting stands outCampaign story is engaging and memorableCo op campaign mode is highly praisedAtmosphericChallengingEpic

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Steam players who put hours into Iron Harvest also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Retro Commander

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Iron Harvest.

    Top pick for Iron Harvest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).

    2023StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Iron Harvest.

    Second-strongest match for Iron Harvest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.

    2018StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  3. Company of Heroes 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Iron Harvest.

    Third-strongest match for Iron Harvest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.

    2013Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op campaign with Iron Harvest.

    Ranked #4 for Iron Harvest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia.

    2009ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Stronghold Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Iron Harvest.

    Ranked #5 for Iron Harvest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!

    2012StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Wargame: European Escalation

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Iron Harvest.

    Ranked #6 for Iron Harvest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Tempest Rising

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Iron Harvest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

    2025ActionStrategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Iron Harvest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

    2019Strategy34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Iron Harvest

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Company of Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Iron Harvest.

    Reviewers of Iron Harvest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

    2006ActionStrategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Iron Harvest.

    Reviewers of Iron Harvest cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dawn of Warriors

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Iron Harvest cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Features: 1. The main world is Super Big, which gives you a huge space to explore. 2. Challenge Tower is provided. Dungeons in Challenge Tower are 100% created by program, so never "Just the same". 3. Four difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Crazy. "Crazy" means really crazy… 4.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Scythe: Digital Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Iron Harvest.

    Reviewers of Iron Harvest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!

    2018Strategy19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Iron Harvest at current Steam store prices.

  1. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Iron Harvest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Iron Harvest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Iron Harvest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Iron Harvest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Iron Harvest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Iron Harvest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Iron Harvest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. FTL: Faster Than Light

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Iron Harvest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from KING Art

Other recommendable Steam games by KING Art, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. The Book of Unwritten Tales

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Iron Harvest.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind Iron Harvest.

    In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.

    2012Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Dwarves

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Iron Harvest.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind Iron Harvest.

    A few heroes are facing hundreds of foes – are you even able to lead the coolest fantasy people to victory against the dark hordes? Explore a vast world, fight tactical real-time battles, and experience the fantastic story based on the bestseller "The Dwarves".

    2016RPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Book of Unwritten Tales 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Iron Harvest.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind Iron Harvest.

    Every world needs its heroes. However unlikely they may seem. Join Wilbur, Ivo, Nate and Critter in another classic point-and-click adventure in the wicked world of Aventásia. Help them fulfill their destiny. A destiny as yet unwritten.

    2015Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Iron Harvest.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind Iron Harvest.

    'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.

    2013AdventureSteam ↗
  5. Black Mirror

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Iron Harvest.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind Iron Harvest.

    Scotland, 1926. Following the death of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering.

    2017Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind Iron Harvest.

    Enjoy a thrilling and hilarious point-and-click adventure in the fantasy world of Aventasia

    2012IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Raven Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Iron Harvest.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind Iron Harvest.

    London, 1964. An ancient ruby is stolen from the British Museum. At the crime scene: a raven feather. Is somebody trying to follow in the footsteps of The Raven, the legendary master thief who disappeared years before?

    2018Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Battle Worlds: Kronos

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Iron Harvest.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind Iron Harvest. Shares Strategy with Iron Harvest.

    Battle Worlds: Kronos is a classic turn-based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle, Advance Wars and Panzer General. Have you ever wondered what games like that would look like today? Well, we did. As a result, we decided to develope Battle Worlds: Kronos.

    2013Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Iron Harvest

Does Iron Harvest run on Steam Deck?
Iron Harvest is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Iron Harvest cost?
Iron Harvest is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Iron Harvest have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Iron Harvest supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Iron Harvest?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Iron Harvest are Retro Commander, SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3, Company of Heroes 2.
Who developed Iron Harvest?
Iron Harvest was developed by KING Art and published by Prime Matter, Deep Silver.

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