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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?
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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.
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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
- Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected] Support site ↗
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Buy Verdict
Decent deal at 25% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Update Momentum
15 patches and 19 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile.
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[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.…
DISPATCH #001: COMMUNITY ITEMS
announcementAttention, 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…
[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[/…
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]…
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…
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…
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».
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:[…
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][…
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…
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