steamiqhq
★ Watchlist
IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

Game overview

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?

Action Indie Simulation
Last tracked players
767
All-time peak
12,119
24-hour change
Unavailable

Delayed observation · last tracked . Values marked unavailable are not estimated.

About this game Read the full description

A brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery simulator where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Every lever, every dial, and every shot is under your control. High Command may send its orders, but the chain of command ends at your fingertips. They don't carry consequences. You do, Operator.

MAKE EVERY SHOT COUNT.

The teleprinters are calibrated to monitor local radio traffic. One delivers TOP-PRIORITY directives from High Command. The other relays direct calls from the frontline. Remember: every piece of information can determine the success of the entire operation.

Transform intelligence reports into a battle plan, get aerial photos that reveal the outcome of your actions, and watch your barrels reshape the landscape. The map isn't here just for measurements. It's also your window to the battlefield. Make no mistake. You can move the markers, but the scars remain.

Hammer the measurements, crank the numbers, and watch the ballistic calculator grind toward firing solutions. Drive the charges higher to blast shells across the horizon, or dial it back to arc them deliberately into enemy emplacements.
Beware: the machine may fail. You must not.

Breach bunkers with armor-piercing rounds, screen friendly withdrawals with smoke, and ████ █████████ with phosgene gas. It never happened if there are no witnesses. Every shell is forged for a single purpose, and whatever you choose will echo across the battlefield long after the smoke clears.

Haul the elevation wheel and watch the guns climb under your command. Match it with the exact propellant charge, or a surgical strike will turn into an avoidable mess. Precision is everything because neither flawless paperwork nor the finest propaganda will erase your guilt.

Drag the heavy lever and feel the entire structure shudder beneath your feet. A machine like IRON NEST doesn't spin on a whim. It takes time to swing that much iron with grace. Skilled Operators use that time to handle other tasks. After all, the coffee machine on your desk is there for a reason.

Pull the trigger, and let thousands of tons of machinery answer your call. Feel the turret recoil and watch the frontline crumble under the weight of steel. Once the dust settles, only silence remains, hanging heavy in the air, and the moment new orders arrive, it all begins again.

Key Features

✔ Heavy-Artillery Simulator

✔ Dieselpunk Aesthetics

✔ Interactive Tactical Map

✔ Hands-On Massive Mechanisms

✔ Manual Control of a 5,000 Ton Turret

✔ Procedurally Generated Objectives

✔ Endless Replayability

✔ 2x Challenge Modes

✔ Leaderboards

✔ Handcrafted Story

✔ Newspaper Reports

✔ Unlockable 30x Ammo Types and Abilities

✔ Customizable Cat Companion

✔ Military-Grade Hearing Loss

✔ Fully Operational Warhorn

✔ Unlockable 100+ Medals

✔ 15x Regions

Setting

The campaign is set in alternate-history Spain in the late 1920s, on the brink of a civil war. In this timeline, the monarchy still holds power, and a republican uprising is spreading across the country.

The Team

IRON NEST is a two-person passion project from Nick Talmers (development) and Dominik Latos (propaganda). With 20+ years of combined experience and a lifelong obsession with artillery, interwar machinery, and dieselpunk, we're building the game we've wanted to play for years.

Nick has dreamed of IRON NEST for over a decade, and after meeting through developer-publisher collaborations, we decided it was time to bring this heavy spider-turret simulator, dripping with steel and power, to life.

Acknowledgements

The response has exceeded our wildest expectations. Thank you (truly) for every wishlist, message, and bit of support. It means even more because Heavy Turret Simulator is just the first step in the IRON NEST universe.

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator is a first-person heavy-artillery experience that blends tactical problem-solving, complex war-machine management, and strategic decision-making into a genre of its own. The inspirations behind the game range from 1990s anime and Cannon Fodder to Nick’s passion for engineering and artillery. Also, we would like to acknowledge PVKK, which, in our view, helped shape the genre in which IRON NEST proudly stands.

HEARING LOSS IS NOT SERVICE-RELATED

Player activity

Concurrent players over the last 48 hours.

Loading player history?

Price history

Last 30 days ? prices in the selected region?s currency.

Loading price history?
Patch #9: New Skirmish Mission and Bug Fixes DISPATCH #001: COMMUNITY ITEMS Patch #8: New Skirmish Mission and Bug Fixes
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: 64-bit processor and operating system
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-8350
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel UHD / AMD Vega 8
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Minimum specs target an average of 30 FPS at 720p, low settings. A dedicated GPU is recommended for a smoother experience. Performance may vary significantly depending on system configuration and thermal conditions.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: 64-bit processor and operating system
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 580 8GB
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Nick Nieuwoudt, Dominik Latos
Brazilian rating
l
Steam Germany rating
0
Achievements
33
Controller support
full
Metacritic
90
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Color Alternatives, #category_contrast_controls, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Languages
English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Czech, Polish, Italian, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish
More analysis Activity patterns, updates & developer tools

Build a competitor report

Game Insights

Buy Verdict

Watch — $14.99.

Decent deal at 25% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.

▲ ~12 days until next sale

Update Momentum

Moderate Updates — 1 patches in last 30 days.

15 patches and 19 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

▬ 1 patches this month

Value Score

Great Value — 100th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile.

▲ Market pricing tier

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 0%
Value Ratio Top 0%

Activity Heatmap

UTC+0 (Your Timezone)
767
Peak Activity
458
Avg Activity
8
Active Hours
5%
Sample coverage
Less Active
More Active
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Sun
Sunday 0:00
No samples
Sunday 1:00
No samples
Sunday 2:00
No samples
Sunday 3:00
No samples
Sunday 4:00
No samples
Sunday 5:00
No samples
Sunday 6:00
No samples
Sunday 7:00
No samples
Sunday 8:00
No samples
Sunday 9:00
No samples
Sunday 10:00
No samples
Sunday 11:00
No samples
Sunday 12:00
No samples
Sunday 13:00
No samples
Sunday 14:00
No samples
Sunday 15:00
No samples
Sunday 16:00
No samples
Sunday 17:00
No samples
Sunday 18:00
No samples
Sunday 19:00
615 players · 1 samples
Sunday 20:00
No samples
Sunday 21:00
No samples
Sunday 22:00
No samples
Sunday 23:00
No samples
Mon
Monday 0:00
No samples
Monday 1:00
No samples
Monday 2:00
No samples
Monday 3:00
No samples
Monday 4:00
No samples
Monday 5:00
No samples
Monday 6:00
No samples
Monday 7:00
No samples
Monday 8:00
No samples
Monday 9:00
No samples
Monday 10:00
No samples
Monday 11:00
No samples
Monday 12:00
No samples
Monday 13:00
No samples
Monday 14:00
No samples
Monday 15:00
No samples
Monday 16:00
No samples
Monday 17:00
No samples
Monday 18:00
No samples
Monday 19:00
No samples
Monday 20:00
No samples
Monday 21:00
No samples
Monday 22:00
No samples
Monday 23:00
No samples
Tue
Tuesday 0:00
No samples
Tuesday 1:00
No samples
Tuesday 2:00
258 players · 1 samples
Tuesday 3:00
No samples
Tuesday 4:00
No samples
Tuesday 5:00
No samples
Tuesday 6:00
419 players · 1 samples
Tuesday 7:00
No samples
Tuesday 8:00
No samples
Tuesday 9:00
No samples
Tuesday 10:00
No samples
Tuesday 11:00
No samples
Tuesday 12:00
No samples
Tuesday 13:00
No samples
Tuesday 14:00
No samples
Tuesday 15:00
No samples
Tuesday 16:00
No samples
Tuesday 17:00
No samples
Tuesday 18:00
No samples
Tuesday 19:00
No samples
Tuesday 20:00
No samples
Tuesday 21:00
No samples
Tuesday 22:00
No samples
Tuesday 23:00
No samples
Wed
Wednesday 0:00
No samples
Wednesday 1:00
No samples
Wednesday 2:00
No samples
Wednesday 3:00
No samples
Wednesday 4:00
No samples
Wednesday 5:00
No samples
Wednesday 6:00
No samples
Wednesday 7:00
209 players · 1 samples
Wednesday 8:00
No samples
Wednesday 9:00
No samples
Wednesday 10:00
No samples
Wednesday 11:00
No samples
Wednesday 12:00
No samples
Wednesday 13:00
No samples
Wednesday 14:00
No samples
Wednesday 15:00
No samples
Wednesday 16:00
No samples
Wednesday 17:00
No samples
Wednesday 18:00
No samples
Wednesday 19:00
No samples
Wednesday 20:00
767 players · 1 samples
Wednesday 21:00
No samples
Wednesday 22:00
No samples
Wednesday 23:00
No samples
Thu 📍
Thursday 0:00
No samples
Thursday 1:00
No samples
Thursday 2:00
No samples
Thursday 3:00
No samples
Thursday 4:00
No samples
Thursday 5:00
No samples
Thursday 6:00
No samples
Thursday 7:00
No samples
Thursday 8:00
No samples
Thursday 9:00
No samples
Thursday 10:00
No samples
Thursday 11:00
No samples
Thursday 12:00
No samples
Thursday 13:00
No samples
Thursday 14:00
No samples
Thursday 15:00
No samples
Thursday 16:00
No samples
Thursday 17:00
510 players · 1 samples
Thursday 18:00
No samples
Thursday 19:00
No samples
Thursday 20:00
No samples
Thursday 21:00
No samples
Thursday 22:00
No samples
Thursday 23:00
No samples
Fri
Friday 0:00
No samples
Friday 1:00
No samples
Friday 2:00
No samples
Friday 3:00
No samples
Friday 4:00
No samples
Friday 5:00
No samples
Friday 6:00
No samples
Friday 7:00
No samples
Friday 8:00
No samples
Friday 9:00
No samples
Friday 10:00
No samples
Friday 11:00
No samples
Friday 12:00
No samples
Friday 13:00
No samples
Friday 14:00
No samples
Friday 15:00
No samples
Friday 16:00
No samples
Friday 17:00
No samples
Friday 18:00
No samples
Friday 19:00
No samples
Friday 20:00
No samples
Friday 21:00
401 players · 1 samples
Friday 22:00
No samples
Friday 23:00
No samples
Sat
Saturday 0:00
No samples
Saturday 1:00
No samples
Saturday 2:00
No samples
Saturday 3:00
No samples
Saturday 4:00
No samples
Saturday 5:00
No samples
Saturday 6:00
No samples
Saturday 7:00
565 players · 1 samples
Saturday 8:00
No samples
Saturday 9:00
No samples
Saturday 10:00
384 players · 1 samples
Saturday 11:00
No samples
Saturday 12:00
No samples
Saturday 13:00
No samples
Saturday 14:00
No samples
Saturday 15:00
No samples
Saturday 16:00
No samples
Saturday 17:00
No samples
Saturday 18:00
No samples
Saturday 19:00
No samples
Saturday 20:00
No samples
Saturday 21:00
No samples
Saturday 22:00
No samples
Saturday 23:00
No samples

Update Timeline

Steam News observations with inferred categories. CCU and review comparisons are associations, not proof of causation.

Source: Steam News
Freshness: fresh
Observed Nov 12, 2026 00:13 UTC
Meaningful updates
18
Last 365 days
Last meaningful update
11 days ago
Median cadence
9.6 days

[p]Operators, High Command calls upon you once again. A new mission demands your service. The second free Skirmish mission "Ground Truth" is now available. Enemy anti-aircraft batteries are concealed across the city, and Castilian frontline units are relying on your fire support.…

Oct 31, 2026 at 14:18 UTC Community Announcements By Scream_Wattson large update proxy (inferred) External source

Attention, Operators. A new dispatch from High Command has just arrived. Brand-new Steam Community Items have officially been deployed. Collect Trading Cards, craft Badges, and rise through the ranks of High Command with each new Badge level! Decorate your personal headquarters w…

Oct 13, 2026 at 15:19 UTC Community Announcements By Scream_Wattson medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 1 after
Review association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after

[p]Operators, New orders have arrived from High Command. A new free Skirmish mission, "Guarding the Strait", is now available. Identify the vessels moving through the strait, determine friend from foe, and engage hostile ships before they make it through... [/p][h3][b]Changelog[/…

Oct 01, 2026 at 20:56 UTC Community Announcements By Scream_Wattson medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after

Operators, IRON NEST is entering the next stage of the roadmap: [b]ADDITIONAL FREE SKIRMISH MODES[/b]. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45758348/a0fdc5d6bcb9614a2aba077b0788029f72240f3e.png[/img] [b]The first mission deploys on October 1, 2026, with more missions to follow regularly. [/b]…

Oct 01, 2026 at 20:45 UTC Community Announcements By Scream_Wattson medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after

Создатели необычного дизельпанк-симулятора Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator доказали неэффективность раздутых маркетинговых бюджетов современной игровой индустрии. Проект от команды всего из 2 человек стал одним из главных инди-хитов 2026 года в цифровом сервисе Steam, сумев за…

Sep 27, 2026 at 16:05 UTC PlayGround.ru - официальная группа medium update proxy (inferred) External source

Operators, High Command is back with another field report. This update brings bug fixes, improvement, and a long-requested reinforcement: GeForce NOW support. [h3][b]Changelog[/b][/h3][hr][/hr]Version 1.0 (1683) [b]FIXED:[/b] [list] [*] [b]Loading from a save[/b] prevents the pla…

Sep 12, 2026 at 19:31 UTC Community Announcements By Scream_Wattson medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 97.2% before / 96.8% after Samples: 880 before, 125 after

Глава Moon Studios Томас Малер (дилогия Ori и No Rest for the Wicked) запустил свой агрегатор оценок Videogamescritic.com. Согласно задумке, на портале сравниваются оценки СМИ с оценками пользователей, после чего формируется рейтинг «доверия».

Sep 02, 2026 at 21:55 UTC Gamemag.ru By Вадим Съедин small update proxy (inferred) External source

Operators, High Command is now deploying one of the most requested features since the offensive began: [b]SAVE & RESUME SYSTEM is now battle-ready.[/b] Thank you for your patience, and continued service on the front. [h3][b]Changelog[/b][/h3][hr][/hr]Version 1.0 (1663) [b]FIXED:[…

Aug 22, 2026 at 20:14 UTC Community Announcements By Scream_Wattson large update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 97.6% before / 96.6% after Samples: 7950 before, 1372 after

Operators, We noticed many requests for a MID-MISSION SAVE SYSTEM, and Nick is working on this feature. Since this will be a larger-scale update and will take a little more time to implement, we decided to release a small patch in the meantime addressing three minor issues. [h3][…

Aug 15, 2026 at 19:44 UTC Community Announcements By Scream_Wattson medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 98% before / 97% after Samples: 7709 before, 3318 after

Operators, [b]Tomorrow at 17:00 CEST, IRON NEST will be just one week old.[/b] The response has honestly taken us by surprise. Your reviews, reports, feedback, and sheer amount of support have gone far beyond anything we expected. The least we can do in return is make sure your r…

Aug 12, 2026 at 17:19 UTC Community Announcements By Scream_Wattson medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 1 after
Review association: 98.1% before / 97.3% after Samples: 5859 before, 4904 after

Developer Analytics

Loading competitors...

Frequently Asked Questions

Is IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator worth buying right now?
Watch — $14.99. Decent deal at 25% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator go on sale?
Decent deal at 25% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator still getting updates?
Moderate Updates — 1 patches in last 30 days. 15 patches and 19 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Is IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator free to play?
IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator costs $14.99 on Steam.
What genre is IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator?
IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator is a Action, Indie, Simulation game.
Who developed IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator?
IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator was developed by Nick Nieuwoudt and published by Nick Nieuwoudt.
What platforms does IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator support?
Available on Steam for Windows.