Iron Marines

I don't understand people who write negative reviews to this game. It is well-done casual strategy game with cute graphics and a lot of content. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1760071309 I played all Kingdom Rush games. If Kingdom Rush was inspired with Warcraft 3, then Iron Marines were inspired with Starcraft. The first world is the Terran fights against Zerg. Basically, it is not bad. I understand the fact the game was designed for mobiles first, so it offer not much RTS gameplay for PC player. Anyway, the game is good. You have a hero (for choosing between 16 heroes) in all missions. You start with a few squads and can capture Mineral deposits. It builds a base and give money income. It means you can summon more units when they die or placing towers or but base upgrades. Some missions don't have mineral deposits, so you play with limited amount of units. But

I've played this game since it first released on iOS. Loved it, so I just had to get it on Steam. The thing about this game is, I think it aims to be a casual RTS game, with most of the basic and core elements of the genre simplified down to a casual level, like no mini-map, no group control, no attack-move, no queuing order etc; but actually the missions are not that easy. At least not for casual or first time RTS players. The balance is quite spot-on I think. Of course if you are a Starcraft player for example, cruising through this game even on Impossible mode is no sweat. RTS fans like myself sometimes find it annoying for the missing features mentioned above, but I understand this is a casual game, so just relax guys! If you want some real challenges, go play some Starcraft. All in all a very nicely designed game, lots of references and easter eggs, just like Ironhide's other gam

If you are just expecting Iron Marines to be a normal tower-defence game like Kingdom Rush but in a sci-fi setting, it's not that exactly. It has the feel of Kingdom Rush but now it's more like a real-time strategy game where you have to go after the enemy. In some senses, Kingdom Rush players have already been doing this with the hero characters, but now you can build mobile units as well. Rather than just having a scattering of towers, you occupy bases which must often be captured from the enemy. You also have to harvest resources in a similar way to most RTS games. If you are a hardcore RTS fan then this game might not take itself seriously enough for you and it is only a single player campaign. For a TD fan, it forces you out of your defensive comfort zone and makes you take risks exploring the map. The predictability of TD games is perhaps one of the reasons why some people prefer

So this is one of those games that really needs a number to rate rather than a yes or no. in this case, it's a 5/10. I can recommend this game, but only barely. It looks good and can be challenging, but it really isn't a good game. It wants to be a RTS, but the game mechanics are clunky and stiff. The developers tower defense roots show and it kinda makes me wish they just stuck to that genre instead. Probably the worst part is that the game is incredibly linear, forcing the player to play a certain way and through a certain path to obtain victory. It's way too scripted. The levels become more of a chore to play as time goes on. So, as a game, I can recommend it, but do yourself a favor and only buy it at a heavy discount...