Base screenshot
Build & expand
Place buildings anywhere. Drop a new Command Centre beside a distant deposit to grab it first, and wall it in.
Iron Sovereign
Modern war.
Real-time strategy.
Build your base. Fight over money, oil and energy. Command hundreds of units on land, in the air and at sea, in real-time battles made for your phone.
Build
your base
your base
Three
nations
nations
Real-time
battles
battles
Up to 8
players vs AI
players vs AI
Key features
Strategy on a big battlefield
Three nations
US, Russia and China, each with its own strengths, signature units and a support power to call in.
Battle screenshot
Huge battles
Hundreds of units on screen at once, with graphics settings from Low to Ultra for every phone.
Seven maps
Desert, city, sea, islands, ruins and mountains, each in three sizes for 4 to 8 players.
Weather and seasons
Day and night, rain, fog, sandstorms and snow, and a year that turns to winter. The weather changes how far you see and how straight you shoot.
War at sea
Shipyards on any shore, submarines, aircraft carriers, landing raids and coastal guns.
Tech and powers
Build a Tech Centre, research Advanced Tech and ten upgrades, then call in an air strike, a barrage or drones.
Easy to pick up
A guided first battle, auto-save with CONTINUE, and options for slower double taps, a bigger HUD, colour-blind colours and less flashing.
Be one of the first commanders
Free to play. Never pay-to-win. Testing starts on Google Play with players from the Discord.
Real-time warfare on mobile
Gameplay
Simple to learn, deep to master. Every match is a fight over the map's resources, and it ends only when one side is wiped out.
MONEY mines on map deposits
OIL rigs on oil sites
ENERGY power plants
Gameplay video
- Build a base, gather money, oil and energy, and grow an army.
- Win by destroying the enemy completely. No time limit.
- Speed the battle up to 8 times, or slow it to half speed.
- Your match saves itself: CONTINUE picks it up where you left off.
- Free building placement: build where you need to, not on a grid of fixed slots.
- Engineers build your base and repair buildings and vehicles.
- Walls with gates and towers, bunkers for your infantry, turrets on the walls and searchlights for the night.
- Neutral buildings sit across the map: Bank Vault, Radar Tower, Repair Depot and, in the cities, Hospitals.
- An Engineer team takes one over in 6 seconds (the team is used up).
- Each gives a bonus: extra income, enemies on your radar, repairs or healing nearby.
- Infantry can move into farmsteads, houses and city buildings and fight from cover.
- Build a Tech Centre to unlock tanks, helicopters, warships and more.
- Research Advanced Tech there for jets, artillery, the big ships and your nation's support power.
- Ten upgrades for armour, engines, rifles, range and building speed; some show on your units.
- Or switch the tech tree off and have everything from the start.
- Day and night, rain and rainstorms, fog, sandstorms, snow and snowstorms, or one weather for the whole match.
- Night, fog and storms cut how far units see; sand and storms throw shots wide and slow aircraft.
- On the snowy maps the year turns: lakes freeze, and ground units can cross the ice until it thaws.
- Searchlight Towers and illumination flares light up the night.
- Set up your own battle: map, size, starting money, start positions and up to 8 sides.
- Play with or against AI generals on Easy, Medium, Hard or Brutal, in teams or every side for itself.
- Challenges such as Last Stand and Shoestring, and King of the Hill.
- Online play is planned for a later update.
Screenshot · base
Screenshot · battle
NationsUS · RU · CN
Resources3
AI levelsEasy to Brutal
Maps7 · 3 sizes
Frame rate30 / 60 fps
New to real-time strategy?
The controls and your first five minutes, step by step.
A modern army at your command
Units
All three nations field tanks, infantry, jets, helicopters and ships. What changes is quality, cost and numbers, plus signature units and a support power each. Scroll and each unit turns on the stand; drag it to look closer.
Air power
Aircraft 20% tougher and harder-hitting, the Stealth Bomber that enemies only see up close, and the Amphibious Assault Ship.
Support power: Air Strike
Firepower and air defence
Rocket Artillery that hits harder and further, long-range Anti-Air, the Long-range Missile System and the Missile Cruiser.
Support power: Artillery Barrage
Numbers and drones
Jets and helicopters about 30% cheaper and faster to build, Drone Swarms, and Fast Attack Craft and Drone Boats that come in groups.
Support power: Summon Drones
US only
Stand-in: in-game icon until the turntable renders arrive
Heading 000°
Drag to turn
Full roster
Every unit, with its numbersNumbers come straight from the game files and are first-pass: balancing will change them. Speed is in metres a second and damage is per hit. Needs is what the tech tree asks for first (with TECH TREE off in the match options, everything is open from the start). US aircraft are about 20% tougher and hit harder; China's are about 30% cheaper and quicker to build.
What beats what
Same for every nationHow well each weapon does against each kind of target, by the same rule as the info card in the game: Best = its strongest targets, Weak = half damage or less. Units that do about as well against everything show Good across the board. Tap a target to see what to bring against it.
BestGoodWeakCan't hit
Light vehicles include the small boats (Patrol Boat, Landing Craft, Fast Attack Craft, Drone Boats); tanks include the Destroyer, the Submarine and the big ships, which are just as heavily armoured. A dived Submarine can only be hit by torpedoes, Attack Helicopters and the depth charges every Destroyer and Patrol Boat carries. The Engineer Team, Transport Helicopter, Landing Craft and Assault Ship carry no weapons. More about the defences in the buildings guide.
Support powers
One per nationUnlocked with Advanced Tech. Tap POWER, then tap the map (or hold the minimap) on ground you have explored. Each power charges for 2 minutes between uses, and a red warning ring shows the strike to anyone who can see the spot. With TECH TREE off, the first charge is ready 5 minutes in.
US · support power
Air Strike
- Bombs
- 2 × 6
- Damage
- 150 each
- Blast
- 6 m
- Charge
- 2 min
Two jets fly in from behind your base and bomb a 36 m line over the spot. Anti-Air can shoot them down, and a jet shot down drops nothing.
Russia · support power
Artillery Barrage
- Shells
- 20
- Damage
- 90 each
- Blast
- 5 m
- Charge
- 2 min
A red flare marks the spot, and 4 seconds later guns far behind your lines drop 20 shells within 14 m of it in 5 seconds. Nothing can stop it once it's called, so move out of the ring.
China · support power
Summon Drones
- Swarms
- 2
- For
- 45 s
- From
- Drone CC
- Charge
- 2 min
Two Drone Swarms take off from your Drone Command Centre and attack the spot for 45 seconds, then blow up. It needs a finished Drone Command Centre.
Seven battlefields, three sizes each
Maps
Every map is built in a mirror, so both sides start equal. Pick a size to see where each base starts and what there is to fight over, and the weather to see it by night, in a storm or in winter.
Desert · coast
Desert Crossing
Trailers, screenshots and artwork
Media
Trailer in the works
Official trailerComing soon
Desert CrossingArtwork
Riverside DistrictArtwork
The StraitArtwork
Tropical IslandsArtwork
Devastated CityArtwork
Alpine VillageArtwork
Fjord ValleyArtwork
Screenshot
Base buildingComing soon
Screenshot
Tank battleComing soon
Screenshot
War at seaComing soon
Join the fight
Community
Testing starts on Google Play with players from the Discord. Join to get in early, report bugs and help shape the game.
Devlog
Latest newsTutorial and support powers
A guided first battle in 16 steps, and a power for each nation: the US Air Strike, Russia's Artillery Barrage and China's Summon Drones. Plus easier controls, REPORT A BUG and sharper Ultra graphics.
Tech tree, seasons and auto-save
Build a Tech Centre, research Advanced Tech and ten upgrades. The year now turns during a match, lakes freeze and thaw, and your battle saves itself every two minutes.
Into the mountains
Alpine Village, with a lake you can cross when it freezes, and Fjord Valley, where navies fight in two fjords and rivers freeze in winter.
Weather arrives
Day and night, rain and rainstorms, fog, sandstorms and snow, and weather that changes the fight: shorter sight, wilder shots and searchlights in the dark.
Devastated City
A ruined downtown where rubble is for soldiers only, tower ruins hold three squads and ash storms roll through the streets.
The navy grows
Submarines and Aircraft Carriers for everyone, the US Assault Ship, Russia's Missile Cruiser and China's Fast Attack Craft and Drone Boats, and AI admirals who use them.
The Strait and Tropical Islands
Two maps built for the sea: bridges over a desert strait, and islands joined by fords, with riches you can only reach by sea or air.
Ships join the fight
Patrol Boats and Destroyers for every nation, a Shipyard on any shore, and Coastal Batteries that guard the sea.
Stealth Jet and Transport Helicopter
A fighter that hunts aircraft, even the Stealth Bomber, and a helicopter that carries two squads across the map.
Devlog image
The battlefield finds its voice
An announcer, unit replies for all three nations in male and female voices, and music that rises with the fighting.
What's coming
What's in the game, what's being built now and what comes after early access.
Help the game grow
Support Iron Sovereign
The whole game is free, expansions included. If you enjoy it, a supporter badge keeps new maps, units and features coming.
Supporter
£2.99
£2.99
- Supports ongoing development
- Special in-game supporter badge
- Buy again to level up your badge
- Nothing that affects balance. Never pay-to-win.
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Download
Coming to Google Play
Android first, then iOS. Testers from the Discord get in before launch.
NeedsAndroid 8.0+, 64-bit
PriceFree
SizeTo be confirmed
Questions?
Prices, phones, offline play, online play and testing: the short answers are in the FAQ.
Your first battle
How to Play
The controls, then your first five minutes step by step. New to the game? Play the TUTORIAL from the main menu: a guided first battle in 16 steps against an enemy that never attacks. Everything here is in the game today; numbers are first-pass and may change with balancing.
Touch controls
- Tap a unit
- Select it
- Double-tap a unit
- Select every unit of that type on screen
- Hold still, then drag
- Draw a box round a group (or tap BOX first and just drag)
- Double-tap the ground
- Move the selected units there
- Tap an enemy
- Attack it
- Tap the ground once
- Deselect
- Drag one finger
- Move the camera
- Pinch / twist
- Zoom / turn the view
- Minimap
- Tap to jump there; hold to send your selection there
On-screen buttons
- Attack move
- Drive to a spot and fight anything on the way
- Hold fire / position
- Don't shoot unless told, or don't chase
- Stop / scatter
- Halt, or spread out from incoming fire
- 1 2 3
- Groups: hold to save, tap to select, tap again to jump there
- Army / idle / home
- All your fighters, the next idle Engineers or factory, your base
- Box
- The next drag draws a selection box at once
- Power
- Your nation's support power: tap it, then the map
- Speed
- Run the battle at half speed or up to 8× faster
- Teams
- Who is ally and who is enemy
- Menu
- Pause, settings, restart, surrender
- Hold a card
- Read a unit's or building's stats before you buy
Your first five minutes
Step by stepLook around
You start with a Command Centre, two Engineer Teams, a few units and $5,000. Your money, oil and power are along the top of the screen.
Power first
Select an Engineer Team and the build menu opens (tabs Base, Army, Defence). Pick a Power Plant, drag the see-through outline (green fits, red doesn't) and tap ✓; the Engineers build it. Short of power, everything works at half speed.
Money and oil
Put a Mine on a money deposit ($100 every 5 s) and an Oil Rig on an oil site (10 oil every 5 s). They never run dry. Basic units cost only money; tanks and aircraft also need oil.
Build an army
A Vehicle Factory makes vehicles and Barracks train infantry squads. Select the building and tap a card to queue a unit (up to 9); tap its ×n badge to cancel and get your money back. Later: an Airfield for helicopters and jets, a Shipyard on the shore for ships. Tanks, Anti-Air and the Airfield need a Tech Centre first.
Grab the map
Send an Engineer Team to a neutral building and tap it: after 6 seconds it's yours, and the team is used up. Bank Vault: $600 a minute. Radar Tower: enemies on your minimap. Repair Depot: repairs your units nearby. Train more Engineers at the Command Centre.
Defend and expand
Turrets, walls with gates and bunkers for your infantry keep raiders out. You can only build near a Command Centre, so to claim a distant deposit, build a new Command Centre beside it.
Win
Destroy every enemy building. You're out when all of yours are gone, or when you have no Command Centre and no Engineers left to build one.
Buildings
Same for every nationPower Plant+16 power
Command Centre+5 power
Short of powerHalf speed
Sell a buildingHalf back
Base tab
Command Centre
- Cost
- $1,500
- Build
- 45 s
- Power
- +5
- Health
- 3,000
The heart of a base. Trains Engineer Teams, and you can only build near one. To claim a far-off deposit, build another Command Centre beside it.
Base tab
Power Plant
- Cost
- $400
- Build
- 15 s
- Power
- +16
- Health
- 1,000
Makes power for your base. Use more than you make and everything works at half speed, so build these first.
Base tab
Mine
- Cost
- $500
- Build
- 15 s
- Power
- −2
- Health
- 800
Goes on a money deposit and earns $100 every 5 seconds. Deposits never run dry.
Base tab
Oil Rig
- Cost
- $300
- Build
- 12 s
- Power
- −3
- Health
- 600
Goes on an oil site and pumps 10 oil every 5 seconds: the oil that tanks, aircraft and ships cost.
Base tab
Sea Oil Rig
- Cost
- $300
- Build
- 20 s
- Power
- −3
- Health
- 900
Goes on a sea oil site anywhere on the map and pumps half as much again as an Oil Rig. Engineers build it from the deck of a Landing Craft. The first sea oil comes with the Strait map.
Army tab
Barracks
- Cost
- $400
- Build
- 20 s
- Power
- −2
- Health
- 1,200
Trains Rifle, Rocket and AA Squads.
Army tab
Vehicle Factory
- Cost
- $600
- Build
- 25 s
- Power
- −4
- Health
- 1,500
Builds IFVs and Scout Cars from the start, Tanks and Anti-Air once you have a Tech Centre, and Rocket Artillery and Russia's Long-range Missile System after Advanced Tech.
Army tab · needs a Vehicle Factory
Tech Centre
- Cost
- $1,500 + 150 oil
- Build
- 40 s
- Power
- −4
- Health
- 1,800
Unlocks tanks, anti-air, the Airfield and warships while it stands. Research Advanced Tech here for the late-game units and your support power, plus upgrades for your army (see the tech tree).
Army tab · needs a Tech Centre
Airfield
- Cost
- $500
- Build
- 25 s
- Power
- −3
- Health
- 1,200
Builds helicopters, and jets after Advanced Tech. It holds 4 jets, which land on its runway to rearm; build another Airfield or an Aircraft Carrier for more.
Army tab · China only · needs a Tech Centre
Drone Command Centre
- Cost
- $800
- Build
- 30 s
- Power
- −3
- Health
- 1,000
Builds Drone Swarms, and launches China's Summon Drones support power.
Army tab
Shipyard
- Cost
- $800
- Build
- 30 s
- Power
- −4
- Health
- 1,500
Goes on any shoreline, even far from your base. Builds Patrol Boats and Landing Craft; with a Tech Centre Destroyers, Submarines and China's Fast Attack Craft and Drone Boats; after Advanced Tech the Aircraft Carrier, the US Assault Ship and Russia's Missile Cruiser. Repairs your ships moored off its slip.
Defence tab
Gatling Turret
- Cost
- $500
- Build
- 15 s
- Power
- −1
- Health
- 800
Fast-firing. Shreds infantry and aircraft, weak against armour.
Hits ground + air · 10 every 0.25 s · 32 m
Defence tab · needs a Tech Centre
Missile Turret
- Cost
- $800
- Build
- 20 s
- Power
- −2
- Health
- 800
Missiles that are strong against vehicles and also hit aircraft. Weak against infantry.
Hits ground + air · 2 × 35 every 2.5 s · 40 m
Defence tab · needs a Tech Centre
Coastal Gun
- Cost
- $600
- Build
- 25 s
- Power
- −3
- Health
- 2,000
Goes near the water. Outranges a Destroyer and shells ships and anything else near the coast.
Hits ground · 150 every 3.5 s · 85 m
Defence tab · needs a Tech Centre
Coastal Missiles
- Cost
- $600
- Build
- 25 s
- Power
- −3
- Health
- 2,000
Goes near the water. Anti-ship missiles with the longest reach on the coast; they hit only ships.
Hits ships only · 2 × 160 every 8 s · 100 m
Defence tab
Bunker
- Cost
- $300
- Build
- 15 s
- Power
- None
- Health
- 1,500
Up to 2 infantry squads take cover inside: they can't be hurt and shoot 20% further. If the bunker falls, they come out hurt.
Defence tab
Searchlight Tower
- Cost
- $400
- Build
- 12 s
- Power
- −1
- Health
- 600
No weapon. At night its sweeping beam sees 60 m all round, twice as far as other buildings, so raiders can't creep up in the dark. By day it sees like any building.
Defence tab
Walls and gates
- Wall (4 m)
- $50
- Post
- $25
- Gate
- $200
- Tower
- +$150
Drag out a line of wall, with a gate if you want one. Gates open for you and your allies only. Put a turret next to a post and the post becomes a tower with the turret on top. Walls take no power.
Neutral · capture
Bank Vault
Pays its owner $600 a minute.
Neutral · capture
Radar Tower
Shows enemy units on your minimap while you or a teammate hold it.
Neutral · capture
Repair Depot
Repairs your ground units within 15 m, 2% of their health a second.
Neutral · capture
Hospital
Riverside District only. Heals your infantry squads within 15 m, 2% a second.
Neutral · move in
Garrisons
Ruined farmsteads on Desert Crossing, and shops, flats, offices and other city buildings on Riverside. Infantry from any side can move into an empty one and fire out from cover; when they leave, it's neutral again.
To capture a neutral building, select an Engineer Team and tap it: after 6 seconds it's yours and the team is used up. Neutral buildings can't be attacked. Costs and health are first-pass.
Tech tree
Three stages and ten upgradesStart
From the first minute: Command Centre, Power Plant, Mine, Oil Rig, Barracks with every squad, Vehicle Factory with IFVs and Scout Cars, Shipyard with Patrol Boats and Landing Craft, Gatling Turret, Bunker, walls and the Searchlight Tower.
Build a Tech Centre
While one stands: Tanks and Anti-Air, the Airfield with Attack and Transport Helicopters, Destroyers and Submarines, the Missile Turret and Coastal Batteries; for China the Drone Command Centre with its Drone Swarms, Fast Attack Craft and Drone Boats.
Research Advanced Tech
At the Tech Centre: Rocket Artillery, Attack and Stealth Jets, the Aircraft Carrier, the US Stealth Bomber and Assault Ship, Russia's Long-range Missile System and Missile Cruiser, and your nation's support power.
Lose every Tech Centre and stage 2 and 3 units can't be ordered until you build another (Advanced Tech stays researched). Locked cards show a padlock; hold one to see what it needs. Choose TECH TREE off in the match options to have everything open from the start.
Tech Centre · unlocks stage 3
Advanced Tech
- Cost
- $2,000 + 300 oil
- Research
- 60 s
Unlocks the late-game units and your nation's support power. It stays researched even if you lose the Tech Centre.
Command Centre
Improved Extraction
- Cost
- $1,000 + 100 oil
- Research
- 45 s
Mines, Oil Rigs and Sea Oil Rigs bring in 20% more.
Barracks
Body Armour
- Cost
- $800 + 80 oil
- Research
- 40 s
Infantry squads and Engineer Teams get 25% more health.
Barracks
Better Rifles
- Cost
- $800 + 80 oil
- Research
- 40 s
Infantry squads do 20% more damage.
Vehicle Factory
Composite Armour
- Cost
- $1,200 + 120 oil
- Research
- 50 s
Ground vehicles get 20% more health, and extra armour plates you can see.
Vehicle Factory
Better Engines
- Cost
- $1,000 + 100 oil
- Research
- 45 s
Ground vehicles drive 15% faster.
Airfield
Countermeasures
- Cost
- $1,200 + 120 oil
- Research
- 50 s
Aircraft take 25% less damage from missiles, and carry flare pods.
Airfield
Extra Ammo
- Cost
- $1,000 + 100 oil
- Research
- 45 s
Jets carry ammo for one more attack run before they rearm.
Tech Centre
Advanced Targeting
- Cost
- $1,500 + 150 oil
- Research
- 60 s
Ground vehicles and defence turrets shoot 15% further.
Tech Centre
Fast Construction
- Cost
- $1,000 + 100 oil
- Research
- 45 s
Engineers build 25% faster.
Tech Centre
Reinforced Defences
- Cost
- $1,200 + 120 oil
- Research
- 50 s
Turrets, walls, wall towers and bunkers get 25% more health.
Each upgrade is researched once a match, at the building named on its card, and counts for units already on the field. A building makes nothing else while it researches; selling it gives the research money back.
Good to know
- Only Anti-Air, AA Squads, Stealth Jets, the Gatling and Missile Turrets and some warships (Destroyer, Missile Cruiser, Aircraft Carrier) can shoot aircraft. Have some ready before the enemy's helicopters arrive.
- Rocket Squads are cheap tank killers; Rifle Squads beat other infantry.
- Engineers repair buildings and vehicles: select them and tap the damaged one.
- Infantry inside bunkers and garrison buildings are protected and keep firing out.
- You only see what your units see. The Scout Car sees furthest.
- Short of power? Switch off a building you don't need, or sell it for half its cost.
- Tap the weather dial next to your money to see what the weather is doing to the fight.
- Double taps too quick? DOUBLE TAP in the GAMEPLAY settings gives you more time.
- The game saves itself every 2 minutes and when you leave; CONTINUE on the main menu picks it up.
Ready for the field
Meet the units each nation brings, or read the short answers in the FAQ.
Where the game is going
Roadmap
What's in the game today, what's being built now and what comes after. There are no dates: each part is ready when it plays well on a phone, and plans can change along the way.
- Prototype
- Bases and AI
- Air, art and sound
- Cities and ships
- Weather and maps
- Ready for testingWe are here
- Early access
- Full release
In the game
Playable today- SkirmishUp to 8 sides: you and Easy, Medium, Hard or Brutal AIs, in teams or every side for itself, from start positions you pick. Or just watch the AIs fight.
- Three nationsUS, Russia and China, 25 unit types between them, with signature units and a support power each.
- Base buildingEngineers, power, money and oil, walls and gates, bunkers, turrets and searchlights.
- Seven maps, three sizesDesert Crossing, Riverside District, The Strait, Tropical Islands, Devastated City, Alpine Village and Fjord Valley.
- Capture and holdBank Vaults, Radar Towers, Repair Depots and Hospitals, and buildings to garrison.
- War in the airAttack and transport helicopters, jets, the Stealth Jet and the US Stealth Bomber.
- War at seaPatrol Boats, Destroyers, Submarines, Landing Craft, Aircraft Carriers and each nation's own ships; AI navies that shell the shore and land raids.
- Tech treeA Tech Centre, Advanced Tech and ten upgrades you can see on your units.
- Weather and seasonsDay and night, rain, fog, sandstorms and snow, and lakes that freeze in winter. The weather changes sight and aim.
- Support powersA US air strike, a Russian artillery barrage and China's drone call-in, each with a warning ring the enemy can see.
- Tutorial and auto-saveA guided first battle, and CONTINUE picks up your last match.
- Fog of war and veteran ranksScout ahead; units that survive get better.
- SoundAn announcer, unit voices for each nation and music that follows the fighting.
- Made for phones30 or 60 fps, four graphics levels with extra Ultra rows, a bigger HUD, colour-blind colours and more.
Being built now
Getting ready for testers- Balance passWith many AI-against-AI matches, then with testers.
- Cheaper phonesTested on a budget Android phone too.
- Store pageScreenshots, a trailer and the Google Play listing.
- Discord and this websiteWhere testing will start.
Before early access
Planned- Closed test on Google PlayPlayers from the Discord, then early access opens.
- More mapsA random map generator.
- AchievementsOn Google Play.
After early access
Free updates- Online multiplayerOne of the first big updates.
- Smarter AISharper, better-planned attacks.
- High groundHills that give an edge in a fight.
- CampaignA story campaign, later on.
- More at seaPorts and more water maps.
- iPhone and iPad
- ExpansionsA new nation, forest battlefields, challenge missions, co-op and survival.
Ideas we like
Not promises: things that may come one day, and your votes on the Discord will help decide.
- A recon drone and smoke launchers
- More challenge scenarios and game modes
- A commando hero unit for each nation
- A player level with cosmetic rewards
- The game in German, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian
Help shape what comes next
Testers on the Discord play new parts first and tell us what to fix.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ
Short answers about the game, the money side, your phone and testing. Writing about the game? The press kit has facts and pictures.
The game
What is Iron Sovereign?
A modern real-time strategy game for Android phones. You build a base, fight over money, oil and energy, and command tanks, infantry, aircraft and ships for the US, Russia or China. It's made for touch screens, with battles of hundreds of units at once.
Is there a story campaign?
Not yet: a campaign is planned for later (see the roadmap). For now you set up your own battles: pick a map and its size, up to 8 sides, teams, and AI generals on Easy, Medium, Hard or Brutal. There are also challenges, such as Last Stand (hold out 15 minutes against three Hard AIs), Shoestring (start with only $1,000) and battles at night or in a storm. Mission packs on the same maps are planned as free updates.
Can I play online with friends?
Not yet. Online play is planned as one of the first big updates after early access (see the roadmap). Until then you can team up with AI allies against AI enemies, and the game will always be fully playable offline.
Which maps are there?
Seven: Desert Crossing, Riverside District, The Strait, Tropical Islands, Devastated City, Alpine Village and Fjord Valley, each in three sizes from 1 to 2 km across, for 4 to 8 players. See the maps.
Are the units real-world vehicles?
No. Units are named by type (Tank, IFV, Attack Helicopter), and their models are our own designs, not copies of real vehicles. The three nations play differently, but no real insignia appear in the game.
How do the controls work?
Tap a unit to select it and double-tap the ground to move. Hold still for a moment, then drag to select a group. Pinch to zoom and twist with two fingers to turn the view. Buttons on screen give the rest: attack-move, hold fire, hold position, control groups and game speed from half to 8×. If holding still is hard, the BOX button makes the next drag a selection box. The TUTORIAL on the main menu walks you through your first battle, and How to play has the rest.
Can I stop and carry on later?
Yes. Your match saves itself every 2 minutes, when you leave the app and when you go to the main menu. CONTINUE on the main menu picks it up where you left off.
Money
Is it free? Is it pay-to-win?
The game is free, and so are new maps and updates. It's never pay-to-win: nothing you can buy makes your units stronger. If you want to help, an optional Supporter badge (£2.99, buy it again to level it up) shows in the game. Supporter goes live at launch.
Are there ads?
No ads at launch. If that ever changes, ads would be optional and never during a match.
Your phone
Which phones can run it?
Android 8.0 or newer, 64-bit. Graphics settings run from Low to Ultra, with a 30 or 60 fps choice, so older phones can keep battles smooth. We test with 700 tanks fighting at once.
Is it coming to iPhone?
Yes, later. Android comes first.
Which languages?
English first. German, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian are planned.
What data does the game collect?
Very little. Your settings, records and saved match stay on your phone, and there's no account, no ads and no tracking. When the game crashes it sends a crash report to Unity, the maker of the game engine, so we can fix it. Only if you say yes to SHARE DATA does it also send anonymous numbers about your battles and how the game runs on your phone; change it any time in the GAMEPLAY settings. The privacy policy has the details.
Testing and news
What comes next?
Right now: getting ready for the closed test, with a balance pass, checks on cheaper phones, the store page, this website and the Discord. Online play comes after early access. The roadmap shows it all.
When can I play?
Testing starts with a closed test on Google Play for players from our Discord. There's no release date yet; news will be posted here and on Discord.
How do I report a bug or suggest a unit?
In the game, REPORT A BUG on the pause screen or in Settings sends what happened with a picture and the game's log. Ideas and anything else: email support@ironsovereigngame.com. Once the Discord invite is up, testers can talk to us there too.