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While the Iron's Hot

While the Iron's Hot

Reforge a blacksmith’s village on an isle of the land’s finest artisans! Step into the boots of an expert smith for a crafty adventure filled with mystery and charm. Explore the land of Ellian, and prove that a hammer, anvil, and your wits can overcome any challenge.

Released Dec 5, 2023 Developer Bontemps Games Publisher Balor Games Platforms Windows AdventureCraftingWholesomePuzzleRelaxing
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.

82.1%positive224 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Overall a recommended title, but only on a big discount since I do not think it is worth it at full price. It may not be the best game ever, nor will it be too memorable over time, but it did what it set out to do fairly well. It is pretty grindy, yet it is sort of cozy and a…”

— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Been a fun little way to pass the time. Spoiler/Tips: You can stack/increase quantity of anything in each step of the smithing process as long as you have the various mats/stages of mats(even during assembly). You only do the puzzle once even if you have a stack of 10+ of…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Creatively and mechanically bankrupt; very grindy. Missing a layer of polish and bugfixes. All you do is complete procedurally generated fetch-questy requests which task you to do boring minigames over and over. The story is the same thing; grinding minigames, now with textboxes…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 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 2026-09-19.

41achievements
24.5%median completion
2.7%rarest: Living Legend
97.4% of players 96.7% of players 91.2% of players 87.1% of players 80.8% of players 65.8% of players 62.9% of players 56.1% of players 53.2% of players 49.2% of players 41.2% of players 36.2% of players 34.1% of players 32.6% of players 30.5% of players 27.5% of players 27.1% of players 26.3% of players 25.4% of players 25.4% of players 24.5% of players 20.5% of players 19.6% of players 17.4% of players 15.8% of players 14.1% of players 12.7% of players 12.1% of players 11.8% of players 11.2% of players 10.0% of players 9.9% of players 8.2% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 97.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
97.4%Welcome to Ellian! — Reach the land of the artisans
96.7%A village to rebuild! — Rebuild the forge
91.2%You made it! — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.7%Living Legend — Reach the "Legendary" renown level
2.9%Famed Master — Reach the "Famed" renown level
4.4%An Era of Tyranny — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-16
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK15.99 GBP
Australia29.95 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China78.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$12 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-13 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Dec 07, 2024
While the Iron's Hot - Hotfix #3

Hello fellow blacksmith! Today, we're celebrating our one year anniversary. As some of you might have already heard, we've released our soundtrack for the occasion! We have also dropped a patch update

Dec 06, 2024
While The Iron's Hot Soundtrack Is Now Available!

Leave the grind behind, hammer to the rhythm! 🛠️ We're dropping the While The Iron's Hot soundtrack with Bontemps Games to celebrate launching 1 year ago! 🥳 Grab the standalone soundtrack (or with the

Jan 10, 2024
While the Iron's Hot - Hotfix #2

Happy new year, fellow blacksmith! We're coming back with another small patch that corrects more community issues and unlocks most of the players currently blocked from progressing due to a bug. Thank

Dec 15, 2023
While the Iron's Hot - Steam Hotfix #1

Hello, fellow blacksmith! First, I'd like to thank everyone who has played our blacksmith adventure. It's been a dream come true to see so many of you enjoy our game, and it's invigorated us to contin

Dec 05, 2023
While the Iron’s Hot is out now!

After 4 years of development, we are so happy to finally announce that While the Iron's Hot is now live! This crafting adventure sends you on a journey to the mysterious isle of Ellian, the fabled hom

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsAdventure · Crafting · Wholesome · Puzzle · Relaxing · Exploration · Story Rich · RPG · Pixel Graphics · Fantasy · 2D · Colorful (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian
ControllerFull support
Achievements41
Official sitehttps://www.bontemps.games/wtih
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275, 896 MB or AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1 GB Additional Notes: 1080p @ 60 FPS