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Iron Mandate

Iron Mandate

A steampunk roguelike with a unique fighting mechanic. Master the piloting of giant mechanical worms, lay waste to all that stand in your way and reclaim your rightful place on the throne.

Released Apr 8, 2025 Developer Emerick Gibson Platforms Windows AdventureRoguelikeAction2DDestruction
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-27)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

93.5%positive186 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“LIKE - Core gameplay controlling worm works well - Fun to experiment with different weapon combinations DISLIKE - Each run has good/bad RNG and skills cannot compensate enough for bad RNG such as underpowered weapons Worth playing if you enjoy random runs and skill-based…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Great concept, but requires a lot of precision. Iron Mandate is one of the more unique games I've seen in a while. You pilot a mechanical worm and fight various juggernauts to reclaim your throne. I love the design, the art style, and the music! The combat reminded me of old…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

30achievements
7.1%median completion
5.4%rarest: The Execution
71.3% of players 55.7% of players 19.5% of players 10.5% of players 9.1% of players 8.8% of players 8.5% of players 8.1% of players 8.1% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 7.4% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.3% of players 6.3% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 71.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
71.3%Defeat the Guard — Finish the tutorial by defeating the Guard
55.7%Defeat the Knight — Rise above the citadel and defeat the Knight
19.5%Defeat the Duke — Reach the limits of the world of the mortals
Rarest badges of honor
5.4%The Execution — Truly reclaim the throne
5.6%Balance III — Balance a ball for 45 seconds
5.7%Speedrun III — Claim the throne in less than 8 minutes

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 04, 2025
Iron Mandate - A Post Mortem

TL;DR: Because of a lack of time, money and fundamental issues with the core idea, I'm moving this game out of early access, leaving it free and moving on. If you want to learn more about the reasons

Apr 08, 2023
Update #4: How to best steer a worm

This is a small update on balancing and control. The single biggest hurdle for this game is definitely the movement system: I've seen a lot of people say the game is fun or interesting but the control

Mar 31, 2023
Update #3: The one where I cave

Given player feedback and the small number of players reaching the top, I've decided to create two difficulty modes: - The Rehearsal : Falls only do a little damage before bouncing you back up and ene

Mar 24, 2023
Update #2: Versus and even more deadly falls

Iron Mandate v0.6.3 is here. I'm still mostly trying to ensure that the game is decently balanced and runs without any issues. Once that is done I'll contemplate bigger feature work. Thank you to ever

Mar 17, 2023
Update #1: Controls, Missed upgrades and deadly falls

I'm very grateful to everyone who gave Iron Mandate a try! The amount of feedback that came in is extremely helpful and will get us much closer to completing this game. Changes: - Gamepad control: Now

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Player tagsAdventure · Roguelike · Action · 2D · Destruction · Minimalist · 2D Fighter · Action-Adventure · Platformer · 2D Platformer · Side Scroller · Cinematic (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements30
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 8, 10 or later Processor: 2 GHz or faster processor Graphics: Shader Model 4.0