What a week for strategy gaming - not only have we had to deal with the release of Crusader Kings 3 and the impending release of a new Total War: Three Kingdoms expansion, but Iron Harvest has also joined the scrum as of yesterday.
The steampunk Company of Heroes wannabe has been in the works for a while now, but has always been very clear as to when it wanted to release - the 1st of September, 2020 (or 1/9/20). This is a homage to the 1920+ universe where the game is set, a timeline where the first world war kind of never ended, and everyone decided to up and invent steam-fuelled mechs.
We wonder if sticking to this deadline has proven more of a hindrance than a quaint marketing stunt. Launching at the same time as other strategy heavy-weights is always a tricky proposition (assuming gamers have limited time and funds), but if the Steam reviews are to be believed then the game could have done with a bit longer to develop.
Iron Harvest Review
Our own review for Iron Harvest is still in the works, as review code was provided too late to really give us enough time to get an article done properly. Other websites have published reviews in the interim, however, so here is a selection of interesting pieces for you to look at:
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Iron Harvest Review
Strategy Gamer News Bulletin - July 24th, 2020
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