Iron Brigade

Iron Brigade

Released Aug 2012

Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!

85% positive · 1,244 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation

Iron Brigade launched on August 13, 2012 and received one notable expansion — Rise of the Martian Bear — which added a full Martian campaign with new missions, a boss fight, and over 80 pieces of new loot. This expansion is described directly in the store page and appears to represent the full scope of planned content for the game. After a period where the game lost its PC publishing rights, Double Fine regained them in May 2015 and issued a series of updates to replace the old Games for Windows Live (GFWL) infrastructure with Steam matchmaking and fix the multiplayer issues that followed. The last developer communication was on October 2, 2015, when they confirmed the multiplayer disconnection issues had been resolved with a final patch. No new content has been released or announced since October 2, 2015. There is no unreleased DLC listed on the store, no roadmap, no developer statements about future updates, and no sustained cadence of major post-launch content updates beyond the single Rise of the Martian Bear expansion. The 2015 activity was entirely maintenance-focused — restoring functionality that had been lost — rather than adding new content. With the game fully functional and over a decade of silence on new content, Iron Brigade is best understood as a complete, finished product.
Evidence
Final patch resolving multiplayer disconnection issues. This is the last developer communication on record.
news post · Oct 2, 2015 source development ending
high
Double Fine regained publishing rights and issued an update replacing GFWL with Steam matchmaking. No future content plans were announced.
news post · May 26, 2015 source development ongoing
medium

Media

Details

Publisher
Double Fine Productions
Achievements
23
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

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!
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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