Iron Brigade overview

Double Fine Productions | Aug 13, 2012 | game

Released

7players observed · 21 September 2026 - 20:50:16 UTC

Action Strategy Tower Defense Mechs Co-op Steam Store

Latest observed players7 · 21 September 2026 - 20:50:16 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak16
Units sold (VGI)162,000
Revenue (VGI)$1,400,000
Review score86% positive

Iron Brigade dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players7 · 21 September 2026 - 20:50:16 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak16
Units sold (VGI)162,000
Revenue (VGI)$1,400,000
Review score86% positive
Total reviews1,212
Release dateAug 13, 2012
DeveloperDouble Fine Productions
PublisherDouble Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios

Genres: Action, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Double Fine Productions Publisher: Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios

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Game overview

Overview

Iron Brigade comes from Double Fine Productions and is published by Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios. It arrived on Steam on Aug 13, 2012, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Captions available, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Iron Brigade's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 7 players at 21 September 2026 - 20:50:16 UTC, with a tracked peak near 16. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 86% positive across 1,212 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Iron Brigade is available in 6 languages including:

EnglishGermanFrenchItalianSpanish - SpainJapanese languages with full audio support

7 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel Core 2 Duo at 2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2 GHz	1 GB RAM	256 MB NVidia 8800+, ATI 3850+ DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 1800 MB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection.	Not listed
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2GHz	2 GB RAM	1 GB NVIDIA 200+, ATI 4500+ DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 1800 MB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection.	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Iron Brigade has sold up to 162,000 units and has 910 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,400,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Iron Brigade overview details

Iron Brigade combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace in this Tower Defense Shooter from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions. Use a combination of mobile firepower and stationary defenses to turn the tide of war in our favor. Customize your trench with thousands of possible loadouts. March side-by-side with allies from around the world as you fight your way through Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. After defeating the monovision threat across Europe, Africa, and The Pacific, continue your service in the mobile trenches with Iron Brigade: Rise of the Martian Bear. Face Vlad’s most horrific new Monovision Constructs in a brand new Martian Campaign. Unlock over 80 new pieces of loot to battle the Tubes in 4 defense missions, 2 survival missions, and an all new Boss mission!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Iron Brigade is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Captions available, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Action and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 7 players at 21 September 2026 - 20:50:16 UTC, a tracked peak of 16, and 86% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Iron Brigade
Steam App ID	115120
Type	game
Release date	Aug 13, 2012
Developer	Double Fine Productions
Publisher	Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios
Price	$14.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Captions available, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	7 · 21 September 2026 - 20:50:16 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	16
Positive reviews	1,039
Negative reviews	173
Total reviews	1,212
Positive percent	86%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	910
Average playtime	1,221 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Aug 13, 2012
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	29 December 2017 - 21:43:17 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	21 September 2026 - 20:50:16 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	21 September 2026 - 20:50:16 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	21 September 2026 - 20:50:16 UTC

Overview tags

Action Strategy Tower Defense Mechs Co-op Third-Person Shooter Funny Comedy Sci-fi Online Co-Op Robots Shooter Singleplayer

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Mobile Trench Recruit	No description
Pylon Pillager	No description
Terminal Terminator	No description
Farnsworth Finisher	No description
Bronze Star	No description
Silver Star	No description
Medal of Honor	No description
Rainmaker	No description
Scrap Snatcher	No description
Bandolier of Brothers	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	© 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Iron Brigade uses Bink Video. Copyright © 1997-2012 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. Iron Brigade uses Havok: © Copyright 1999–2012. Havok.com Inc. (or its licensors). All Rights Reserved. See www.havok.com for details. FMOD Ex Sound System Copyright © 2001-2012 Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd. All rights reserved. Iron Brigade uses Scaleform GFx © 2012 Scaleform Corporation. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/115120
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/115120/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/115120
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Iron Brigade

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Iron Brigade?

Iron Brigade's latest SteamPulse observation records 7 players at 21 September 2026 - 20:50:16 UTC, with a tracked peak of 16 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 20 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Iron Brigade growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 4 players; the highest observed daily value is 9 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Iron Brigade?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (60%), United Kingdom (11.8%), Canada (4.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (49.2%), United Kingdom (10.4%), Canada (4.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (60.1%), United Kingdom (9.5%), China (3.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.9%), United Kingdom (8.8%), China (7.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Iron Brigade?

Iron Brigade currently sits at 86% positive across 1,212 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,039 positive reviews and 173 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Iron Brigade have?

Iron Brigade currently has about 3K tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Iron Brigade?

Iron Brigade is currently listed at $14.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 910, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

86% positive, 1,039 positive, 173 negative

Price and discount

$14.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 13 August 2012
Xbox 6 August 2010

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Double FineBundle #957 - 23% off$80.11

Iron BrigadeBuy Iron Brigade #16108$14.99 Iron Brigade Four PackBuy Iron Brigade #16109$44.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, or 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo at 2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB NVidia 8800+, ATI 3850+ DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 1800 MB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection.

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB NVIDIA 200+, ATI 4500+ DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 1800 MB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection.

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