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Song of Iron
Behind you lies a trail of broken helms, shattered shields. You hold the axe of a fallen foe. Worn and dented, it will suit it's purpose. What lies ahead is still a mystery. Your goal is not.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“As long as you are aware that ... a) it is about 3 hours long (4 hours in my case) ; b) it is *not* super hard combat (decently accessible: you will die a few times still) ; c) it has numerous confusing bugs, but they are cleared when reloading a last checkpoint (which are not…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Fantastic game! I have been wanting to play it for a long time and am happy I finally did. Its short, but as soon as I finished it, I started my New Game+. I just wish I could start over with Thor's Hammer.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Kudos to the developer for a fresh presentation/idea, it's a nice project and there is something there. That said, it's not that interesting of a game. The combat is somewhat frustrating (no parries feels bad for a dark souls player) and simplistic, the progression is quite…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 20:19 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Announcing SONG of IRON 2!
War is Coming in SONG of IRON 2 I am really excited to be officerly announcing SONG of IRON 2 this week. I learned so much building the first game and am pouring all of that into part 2. Combat is smo
SONG of IRON Dec 16 patch "Performance Improvements"
Hello everyone! This update has been a long time coming! I have been very hard at work to make major improvements to performance along with upping the visual fidelity of the game. I am very happy to b
Update 1.0.7.5
-Improved readability of Health, Stamina and Mana bars. --- Colors are in line with game standards --- Changed visibility --- Added white burn down and background bar - Few more localization fixes are
Week 2 Update 1.0.6.5 Achievements!!!
Song of Iron Update 1.0.6.5 - Achievements are now live! - Improved the Health/Stamina/Mana Bar readability. - More localization fixes, All languages have now been updated. ( few little bugs to track
Developer update sept 15
UPDATE : Patch is now lIve!!! Hey everyone! Its been 2 weeks now since Song of Iron launched and while things are calming down some I am still hard at work on the next Patch! Working on all sorts of l
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Side Scroller · Adventure · Mystery · Action-Adventure · 2.5D · Combat · Hack and Slash · Stealth · Singleplayer · Indie · Violent (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Spanish - Latin America |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.songofiron.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: windows x64 Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent AMD Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 12 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Additional Notes: keyboard & mouse or Controller