IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?

Developer: Nick Nieuwoudt, Dominik Latos
Publisher: Nick Nieuwoudt, Dominik Latos
Franchise: IRON NEST
Release date: Aug 6, 2026
Store page updated: Sep 8, 2026
Price: $19.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

89.5/ 100

Based on 373 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive 97% of 2,656

All time 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive 98% of 13,876

“fun game with no performance issues and customization options”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

+1.77

Strategy +2.67

“wants complex ballistics calculations with projectile physics, drag, and manual firing solutions” (28)

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Story & World

+1.90

World +3.47

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Content Volume

+0.11

Variety -0.79

“little complexity introduced, most missions repetitive efficiency tests” (21)

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Visuals & Sound

+3.60

Audio +3.58

“machine sounds crank, whine, click; satisfied feeling pulling lever for best THUNK/BOOM” (46)

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Multiplayer

+1.77

Playing together -0.29

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Fairness

-0.39

Monetization +1.96

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Tech & Ops

+0.20

Developer support +1.66

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