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Ironlights

Ironlights

Ironlights is a VR dueling game with skillful, fluid melee combat. Parry, block, and strike down your opponents using a variety of physics-based weapons. Test your skills in multiplayer battles, or fight to the top of the league in the huge single-player campaign!

Released Apr 9, 2020 Developer E McNeill Platforms Windows ActionVRSwordplayPvPMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

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

78.5%positive177 reviews
Recommended · 25 found this helpful

“Its pure fun and gives you lots of room to show off, by spinning around, ducking and jumping irl. The game actually feels like it rewards you for playing like this... The developers are extremely receptive to the community. This is my favorite indie VR game of 2020 and its…”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
Recommended · 23 found this helpful

“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRU2iT9S9cY IronLights is a meelee dueling game for virtual reality, players can choose different styles like shield & sword, dual swords, long stick and more. While in battle, you have a power meter, this power meter will let you move forward to…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 110 found this helpful

“Edit 4/24/2021: This review is old and is based on my first impressions on release day. TL;DR, ♥♥♥♥ the ninja class and for the love of humanity can we not have rock, paper, scissors gameplay in a "skill-based dueling game?" I want to like this, I really do, but I can't…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2022-06 via SteamCharts.

25all-time peak
0 5 10 2021 2022 No data collected for this period 5 avg · Apr 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

26achievements
3.0%median completion
0.4%rarest: Champion
22.3% of players 15.2% of players 10.5% of players 9.2% of players 8.9% of players 8.2% of players 7.6% of players 7.6% of players 5.8% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 1.8% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 22.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
22.3%Bronze II — Hidden achievement
15.2%Bronze III — Hidden achievement
10.5%Silver I — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Champion — Hidden achievement
0.5%Gold League Champ — Hidden achievement
0.6%Elite — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US19.99 USD
EU16.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,000 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada EU UK US Australia≈$20

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Jul 18, 2024
Gauntlet Update

Over 4 years post-launch, and new updates are still coming! The Gauntlet Update adds: Endless Gauntlet mode: The 2nd tournament of each single-player league is now a series of 30 enemies with no heali

Nov 09, 2021
Armory Update

Dozens of new cosmetic options have been added to the Armory, plus you'll find 8 new Sandbox weapons (and a new Sandbox multiplayer mode where you can use them against other players)!

Apr 08, 2021
Ultimate Update

The ULTIMATE UPDATE has is the biggest Ironlights update yet, introducing the polearm master Dragoon and the whip-wielding Scourge . It also introduces the Sandbox Mode , where you can try out all the

Jul 19, 2020
The Scythe Update

A new class has entered the arena! The Reaper is a swift and deadly fighter who wields a grim, heavy scythe. With great reach and a long blade, this fearsome weapon is tough to block and even harder t

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · VR · Swordplay · PvP · Multiplayer · Class-Based · Medieval · Character Customization · Martial Arts · Fighting · Physics (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements26
Official sitehttp://www.ironlightsgame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960 or equivalent Storage: 500 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale