- Beyond The Dark Veil - 20 January 2026
Hail, Ironlords! Impossible decisions are constant companions for those who seek to keep their Ironhive alive, but what if the sweet offer of salvation comes from the forces you can’t fathom? Could the price for survival be too much? Let’s acquaint yourselves with the Dark Veil — a thin film of reality, that separates the ruins of our world from the realm of the Fallen and a new card archetype in IRONHIVE. The Dark VeilCenturies ago, in the attempts to flee the Old World, humanity tried to open a gate to another one. However, on the other side of these portals was not the promised safe haven, but something ancient, hungry, and patient. We named them the Fallen. The gateways from which they seeped in like the sickness became permanent scars on reality. Now, hundreds of years after they came and destroyed the Old World, these scars stopped looking like the open wounds. The Ironhives rose,…
- The Chained Book - 22 July 2025
In the beginning, there was war. The greatest one of them all, caused by greed and ambition of men – The Mother of All Wars. Men squabbled with each other for power and wealth, bringing ruin to the world around them in the process. A story told countless times before. But this time, the world didn’t stand in stoic silence. The unimaginable horrors of nature spilled forth. The boiled seas drowned the land. Unbearable heat flayed the earth, and lethal freeze gnawed at its remains. Crumbled mountains spat out liquid flames, while the ground squirmed in agony. And then, attempting to prevent all of those horrors, he came. The promised savior, the troubled prophet. “Doctor Ox” they called him. In his failure to deliver salvation to our world, he decided to flee it. To look elsewhere for a way out, to let humankind escape the dying world. Countless times he asked for favors from the men of po…
- IRONHIVE is heading to LATAM Games Showcase! - 7 June 2025
Take on the mantle of the Ironlord and guide your colony through scarcity, rebellion, and ruin. With a unique blend of card-driven mechanics, city-building, and rogue-like challenges, IRONHIVE dares you to endure where others would crumble. Complete new quests, guide your colony through unseen situations, explore previously unreachable parts of the Wasteland, and, most importantly, try to survive.If you never entered the world of IRONHIVE until now, try out the new demo and learn how to be an Ironlord. The updated demo features:A full in-game year of survival — endure all the four seasons with your colony and try your best to save it from collapsing;Updated tutorial — your faithful subjects will guide you through your first steps as Ironlord to ensure, that the Flames of your hive will not fade;New Quests — your colony is the living machine with its own needs and challenges;Various Even…
- Time Waits for No One - 20 May 2025
Hail, Ironlords! Time is the most precious resource in the unforgiving world of IRONHIVE . As its ruler, you are the one to decide how to use it. Every second counts; every decision carries weight. A well-run colony operates with ruthless precision, for hesitation breeds decay, and inefficiency leads to collapse. Let us prepare for the challenges ahead by learning what hardships you may face, while trying to survive. Necessary Action In IRONHIVE, Action Points (AP) are far more than a mere mechanical constraint — they are the lifeblood of progress, the measure of your dominion’s strength, and a limit to your options. Each critical task will require a sacrifice: assigning resources to a construction, activating a building to expand your colony, or dispatching workers to scavenge for scraps — all consume AP. Time will slip through your fingers, like sand, yet you must try to grasp it anyw…
- IRONHIVE at Strategems 2025 Festival - 23 April 2025
Ironlords! Strategy is all about adaptability, and the best way to improve this skillset is to try out lots of different tactical scenarios. Which brings us to the perfect opportunity to expand your knowledge — Strategems 2025 Festival, dedicated to all sorts of tactical and strategy-based games. Starting today and until April 28th, immerse yourself uin carefully curated selection of games, play various demos, and save up your financial resources with discounts for games on your wishlist. IRONHIVE is also a part of the Strategems Festival — with the updated demo in tow. Here's what it offers: One full in-game year — Go through all four seasons with your colony and make every effort not to let it die out of hunger, lack of faith and or lawlessness; Improved tutorial — faithful associates will help you grasp the basics and lead the colony to a hopeful future, forged in iron; Quests — fulf…
- Updated Demo Available Now! - 25 March 2025
Ironlords! As a part of City Builder & Colony Sim Steam Fest, we're opening gates to the IRONHIVE demo once again. Now with a complete tutorial overhaul! If life in IRONHIVE was a mystery to you until now — try out the demo, and see what being an Ironlord is all about. The updated demo contains: One full in-game year — Go through all four seasons with your colony and make every effort not to let it die out of hunger, lack of faith and or lawlessness; Improved tutorial — faithful associates will help you grasp the basics and lead the colony to a hopeful future, forged in iron; Quests — fulfill the needs of the colony by following step-by-step tasks on the way to survival and efficiency; Various Events — you will come across numerous events that can bring both ruin and prosperity; All core in-game mechanics — try out every in-game feature in it's most fundamental form; First tier of build…
- The House of Cards - 17 January 2025
The tale of the Hive has been told in blood, So many souls lost, drifted apart. Now let the Ironlord guide our hearts And bring our world to a new start. Rise, O Ironlords! Last time we went through the rungs of society in need of your guiding hand. However, even as mighty as you are, you cannot bear the brunt of the insurmountable tasks ahead of you — and the needs of the people under your command — all alone. So this time we’re diving into the Ironlord’s inner circle, and seeing firsthand how this society is run, from the inside. The Great Barons Finally we come to the crown that rests atop the city’s head: the ruling Barons and you, the Ironlord. As an Ironhive grows, its top echelon becomes composed of great barons, each representing a certain facet of the city’s life, such as taxes or agriculture. They are your most trusted and greatest advisors, your sword and shield. https://i.im…
- A City’s Beating Heart - 18 November 2024
Greetings, O Ironlords! “Stick to thy last”, says a proverb. Since the dawn of mankind, our society has marched in lockstep with the order that governed it. That rings true for every era and age, even if history would lead one to think otherwise. Once a leader takes their throne, the rest of the flock falls in line. A civilization teetering on the precipice of survival needs a leader who is ironclad, to keep it from going over the edge. In IRONHIVE, you are this leader, and must lead your people to overcome the trials of this world, or die trying. A Clockwork Empire Your city employs four main classes, or castes. There are thus four population card types, each representing a caste. Each caste has its own resources and buildings associated with them. By populating your buildings with certain caste members, you will generate specific resources and upgrade your city, among other things. Ea…
- Introducing Deadlock Station - 29 July 2024
O Ironlords, it’s time to sortie! Warriors from another world need your help to rebuild their ruined civilization and defend it from a relentless horde. From the job description you’re looking to be exactly what we need. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2327640/Deadlock_Station/ Introducing Deadlock Station: an auto-battler that will put your strategizing skills to the test. Manage Your Survival: The outcome of a battle is pre-determined based on your decisions. Will you handle all the variables of a war-torn world? Prosper Amidst Destruction: Expand your outposts with each expedition into the wilds and unlock items, characters, and factions to interact with, with no two journeys feeling alike. What will be your vision for the future? Use the Environment: The battlefield is your prime resource: construct spiked walls, establish choke points amidst city ruins, bait enemies into traps,…
- Updated Demo OUT NOW! - 17 July 2024
Rise, the Ironlords! The promised hour is at hand, for the first core update to the IRONHIVE Demo has just been released! This Demo version includes: tutorial revamp to make it more sleek and accessible numerous bug fixes; new supported languages and updates to the game’s localization Thank you for your continuous feedback, which is making this possible so soon! This new version of the Demo isn’t a one-off facelift either, as we are striving to constantly improve the experience for you. To that end, we’ve compiled a bug report form. Please make sure to leave your feedback after giving the new Demo a go; this will be a great help in getting an even better Demo out to newcomers and improving the release version of the game while we’re at it. As we take in your feedback and deal with the bug reports, we will start working on a new Demo build which will include brand-new mechanics, such as…
- Thank you! + Changing Course - 26 June 2024
Greetings, Ironlords. We hope you have all been enjoying the IRONHIVE Demo, and this first look at the game got you excited for more things to come. For us as developers, releasing anything is also exciting, but unavoidably fraught with worry. However, we've been blown away by the positive reception from all of you. That energy will now fuel our motivation and keep us going the rest of the way. Thank you for taking the time to play the Demo and leave invaluable feedback. We would also like to highlight content creators which spread the word about IRONHIVE at a time when it needed the spotlight the most. Special thanks goes to Splattercatgaming, Wanderbots, and Retromation, whose coverage of IRONHIVE helped keep it growing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO7YVgy315g That said, we are aware that this release revealed some issues, most notable of which is the game’s tutorial, which could…
- Demo is available NOW! - 8 June 2024
Greetings, Ironlords! IRONHIVE has been blessed to take part in the Latin American Games Showcase — which is, amazingly, a part of Summer of Games event this year! And just for the LAGS we've prepared a brand new trailer showcasing the lore and gameplay — BEHOLD: Yes, we've also released the first ever public demo — which is available for you to play this very instant! Experience the brutal harshness of IRONHIVE mechanics and narrative, and find solace in overcoming it's challenges. The world has crumbled... will you? DISCLAMER! We have to step out of character to talk about something very important for a moment. This demo will be available for a limited amount of time: from June 8th till June 16th and will come back in July. If you would like to contribute to the development of the game and continue playing the demo after it is disabled, please join our Discord server. We will hold a c…
- What’s In the Cards - 17 May 2024
Fire and iron, ash and art, Craft the tales that from dust start. In the ash, our stories blend, Until the fire's quiet end. Greetings, Ironlords. Be it the fate of a person, society, or a whole civilization — nobody really knows what lies in the cards. But as a ruler in your own right, you are one of the few with limited, but crucial knowledge of Fate’s hand.. So let us take a look at your cards in IRONHIVE. May you use this knowledge to your advantage, and guide your people to prosperity. The Pillars of Society https://i.imgur.com/d9WkntW.pngWhen things feel barren, remember that no one ever really starts with nothing Each city starts with a foundation. In your case, you have the cards to guide you before that foundation is established. Each turn, you are given a few cards: you get to use as many as you can before ending your turn. All of your unused cards are discarded afterward, and…
- Devlog: You, the Ironlord - 21 February 2024
Greetings, Ironlords. Today we are starting a series of communications about the world of IRONHIVE, which will gradually reveal more information about the game, its story, and other aspects you might not expect. For this first issue, let us start with the basics of the game and the world of IRONHIVE. There is no hope of survival without learning the ropes, after all. After World’s End “Today we pray within the IRONHIVE, Amidst the ruins, we still thrive. The winter left us little hope; Our only fuel is the will to survive” – Note found in a skeleton’s hand The world as we know it has ended. A series of worsening calamities put an end to our civilization hundreds of years ago. Now, the only way to survive the elements of the lands of Devastation is to band together around fortifications of steel referred to as the Ironhives. Life in the Ironhives is a harsh existence, blighted by siniste…
- Introducing Outcast Tales: The First Journey - 29 January 2024
Greetings, Ironlords. Our comrades at Hardlane Studio just released the free prologue chapter to their upcoming game Outcast Tales, titled Outcast Tales: The First Journey. Outcast Tales is an RPG rougelike title, where each run puts you and your crew on a journey of life and death, with plenty of turn-based battling, party management, dialogue, and choices to make along the way. While both games feature their own Wasteland and a struggle for survival in a post-calamity world, Outcast Tales is light-hearted romp with plenty of things to laugh or think about. Thanks to the game’s difficulty options, Outcast Tales can be both a joyful and comedic ride or a hardcore survivalist experience not too dissimilar to IRONHIVE. If you’re looking forward to IRONHIVE, we feel like you should give Outcast Tales: The First Journey a try! Consider following the game on Twitter and Discord as well. Safe…
- IRONHIVE — Your Legacy Lies In The Cards - 30 November 2023
https://i.imgur.com/gprZ6u7.gif Greetings, Ironlords. We are proud to announce that after months of hard work and some brutal city restoration, IRONHIVE joins Steam, and we can finally share the details with all of you! What Is IRONHIVE? IRONHIVE is a deck building strategy game about surviving in a dying world. As the Ironlord, it falls on you to build your colony amidst death and destruction, expand and sustain your population, and leave a worthy legacy to pass on to the future. https://i.imgur.com/HfH9mya.gif Here are some of the things you can expect from your stay in the Colony: Build Your Colony: erect living and utility quarters, create structures required for production, defense, and social cohesion. If you do not provide the required resources and stability, prepare for imminent collapse. Manage Your Deck: Use the hand you’ve been dealt wisely. Each turn represents a season you…
