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Promising steampunk RTS Iron Harvest hits open beta next week

Mech a date.

Promising real-time strategy game Iron Harvest goes into beta next week.

King Art Games' steampunk RTS is available to all to play from 30th July on Steam. It launches proper on 1st September 2020 on PC via Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store. A console version is planned for early 2021.

There's a new trailer, below, that focuses on the three factions in the game: Polania, Saxony and Rusviet.

Cover image for YouTube videoIron Harvest – Skirmish Gameplay Trailer

Expect over 20 missions across three campaigns, as well as a multiplayer experience. You can play against the AI in skirmish and challenge maps alone or in co-op. It's all set in an alternate reality of 1920+, just after the end of the Great War.

One to watch!