IRON GUARD

Released Sep 2021

A sci-fi roomscale VR Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with a handheld drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.

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Evaluation

IRON GUARD VR launched on Steam on September 1, 2021. After several patches through December 2021 — with Patch 4 described at the time as the "largest (and final)" patch — the original game appeared complete. However, Xlab Digital has remained an active studio, expanding the Iron Guard franchise considerably since then. On October 1, 2026 (today), the developer shipped a substantial update to IRON GUARD VR on Steam, bringing Endless Mode (previously only on Meta Quest), full Russian voice-over, four new languages (Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and French), gameplay balance synchronization with the Meta Quest version, improved save/cloud systems, and Steam Friends status support. Crucially, the post closed with a direct statement: "We're not done yet. We have some exciting news coming soon that we think IRON GUARD fans will be very happy to hear." This is the developer explicitly signaling that further announcements are on the way for the Iron Guard franchise on Steam. Combined with the previously communicated intent (May 1, 2026) to bring the flat-screen IRON GUARD: Day Zero — which launched on PlayStation 5 on June 19, 2026 — to Steam players "in the near future," the developer has made clear that more is coming. The franchise has grown considerably: a full sequel (IRON GUARD: Salvation) launched on Steam in November 2025 and on PlayStation VR2 in March 2026. The studio is small but demonstrably active and continuing to invest in and expand the Iron Guard universe.

Evidence

Major update ships Endless Mode, Russian voice-over, four new languages, balance fixes, and Steam feature improvements. Post closes with: 'We're not done yet. We have some exciting news coming soon that we think IRON GUARD fans will be very happy to hear.'

news post · Oct 1, 2026 source content planned

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Developer announced IRON GUARD: Day Zero for PS5 and explicitly stated: 'We would also love to bring Day Zero to Steam players in the near future.'

news post · May 1, 2026 source content planned

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Details

Developer

Xlab Digital

Publisher

Xlab Digital

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player

VR Tower Defense Strategy RTS Sci-fi Action Robots Space Action RTS Real Time Tactics 3D Atmospheric Futuristic Indie Military

About this game

IRON GUARD VR is a sci-fi tower defense game made in the spirit of classic RTS games. Lives of the surviving crew members are in your hands . Find out why the terraformer robots have rebelled and help evacuate your crew from an unknown planet, where survival is the new frontier.

FEATURES

• A complete 360 degrees immersive gameplay.

• Different game modes and styles.

• Multiple upgradeable turrets, path blockers, mining harvesters.

• Possibility of non-linear equipment upgrade between missions.

• Arcade style shooting from an upgradeable drone using conventional or super weapons.

• A unique storyline revealed through cutscenes and dialogues.

• Amazing voice acting and music which adds to the gameplay in the true style of classic RTS games.

• Beautiful and stylized environments with mysterious atmosphere of an unknown planet, showcasing various biomes where battles ensue.

STORY

The year is 2232 A.D and the crew of “Avalon” has crash landed on the planet Akris, while trying to investigate why the earlier drone ship carrying the AI terraformer bots lost contact. Fortunately, the planet is habitable because the terraformer ship and it’s AI bots had done their job to make “Akris” habitable and sustainable for life.

You are 1st officer Graves. It is up to you to protect the lives of the surviving crew. Defend all and secure resources from the onslaught of the out-of-control terraformer bots.

Use the engineering drone, erect defensive turrets, build various structures and collect resources. You need to survive at all costs to find out what caused the Terraformers to go rogue and not complete the terraformation.

Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026