Iron Danger Explained

Iron Danger
Developer:	Action Squad Studios
Publisher:	Daedalic Entertainment
Director:	Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen
Programmer:	Heikki-Pekka Noronen
Engine:	Unity
Released:	Windows March 25, 2020 PS5, Xbox Series X/S August 16, 2023
Genre:	Action role-playing
Modes:	Single-player

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]}

Reception

Iron Danger received "mixed or average reviews".^[5] PCGamesNs 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]

External links

• • Spence, Codi: If I could turn back time. Gaming Trend. March 22, 2020.

Notes and References

1. Iron Danger. Pelaaja. Lehtonen. Miikka. March 2020. 28–32. 209. 2020.
2. Web site: This tactical RPG mixes real-time combat and rewinding to make you a time traveling mage. 2020-02-10. 2020-03-22. PCGamer. Watson. Eric. 2020-03-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322190031/https://www.pcgamer.com/this-tactical-rpg-mixes-real-time-combat-and-rewinding-to-make-you-a-time-traveling-mage/. live.
3. Web site: 2020-01-30 . Iron Danger for PC launches March 25 . 2023-09-16 . Gematsu . en-US.
4. Web site: 2023-08-16 . Iron Danger now available for PS5, Xbox Series . 2023-09-16 . Gematsu . en-US.
5. Web site: Iron Danger . . . 2021-01-24 . 2020-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128180046/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/iron-danger . live .
6. Web site: Save scumming is great, and Iron Danger proves it. 2020-03-26. PCGamesN. 2020-04-04. 2020-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200316002706/https://www.pcgamesn.com/iron-danger/gameplay. live.
7. Web site: The Finnish Game Awards 2021 – sympaattinen tapahtuma, jossa yksi nimike putsasi pöydältä isoimmat palkinnot. 2021-11-14. Konsolifin. 2021-11-14. 2021-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114084222/https://www.konsolifin.net/blog/niko-lahteenmaki/finnish-game-awards-2021-ndash-sympaattinen-tapahtuma-jossa-yksi-nimike-putsasi. live.