IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

Released Aug 2026

IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?

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Evaluation

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator launched as a full 1.0 release on August 6, 2026. The developer — a two-person team — has been actively updating the game since launch, shipping eight patches by October 1, 2026, including a community-requested Save & Resume system on August 22, 2026, and GeForce NOW support on September 12, 2026. On October 1, 2026, the developer shipped the first new free Skirmish mission ("Guarding the Strait") and simultaneously published a roadmap update confirming that more Skirmish missions will follow regularly, with the next one planned by the end of October 2026. The roadmap published on October 1, 2026 lays out the full sequence of planned content phases: free Skirmish Modes (currently underway), followed by free additional content, a paid expansion, and free multiplayer. The developer has also stated that console, VR, and mobile ports are being explored, though no specific dates have been announced for those. Developer communication has been consistent and transparent throughout the post-launch period, with posts on August 10, August 12, August 15, August 22, September 12, and October 1, 2026. The team attended Gamescom 2026 in late August. There is a clearly communicated, multi-phase plan for future content that is actively being delivered.
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Developer roadmap post confirms the next content phase is underway: free Skirmish Modes, followed by free additional content, a paid expansion, and free multiplayer. More missions to follow regularly after the first one deployed today.
news post · Oct 1, 2026 source content planned
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First new free Skirmish mission 'Guarding the Strait' shipped. Developer states the next mission is planned by end of October 2026.
news post · Oct 1, 2026 source content planned
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Nick Nieuwoudt
Achievements
33
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

A brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery simulator where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Every lever, every dial, and every shot is under your control. High Command may send its orders, but the chain of command ends at your fingertips. They don't carry consequences. You do, Operator.

MAKE EVERY SHOT COUNT.

The teleprinters are calibrated to monitor local radio traffic. One delivers TOP-PRIORITY directives from High Command. The other relays direct calls from the frontline. Remember: every piece of information can determine the success of the entire operation.

Transform intelligence reports into a battle plan, get aerial photos that reveal the outcome of your actions, and watch your barrels reshape the landscape. The map isn't here just for measurements. It's also your window to the battlefield. Make no mistake. You can move the markers, but the scars remain.

Hammer the measurements, crank the numbers, and watch the ballistic calculator grind toward firing solutions. Drive the charges higher to blast shells across the horizon, or dial it back to arc them deliberately into enemy emplacements.
Beware: the machine may fail. You must not.

Breach bunkers with armor-piercing rounds, screen friendly withdrawals with smoke, and ████ █████████ with phosgene gas. It never happened if there are no witnesses. Every shell is forged for a single purpose, and whatever you choose will echo across the battlefield long after the smoke clears.

Haul the elevation wheel and watch the guns climb under your command. Match it with the exact propellant charge, or a surgical strike will turn into an avoidable mess. Precision is everything because neither flawless paperwork nor the finest propaganda will erase your guilt.

Drag the heavy lever and feel the entire structure shudder beneath your feet. A machine like IRON NEST doesn't spin on a whim. It takes time to swing that much iron with grace. Skilled Operators use that time to handle other tasks. After all, the coffee machine on your desk is there for a reason.

Pull the trigger, and let thousands of tons of machinery answer your call. Feel the turret recoil and watch the frontline crumble under the weight of steel. Once the dust settles, only silence remains, hanging heavy in the air, and the moment new orders arrive, it all begins again.

Key Features

✔ Heavy-Artillery Simulator

✔ Dieselpunk Aesthetics

✔ Interactive Tactical Map

✔ Hands-On Massive Mechanisms

✔ Manual Control of a 5,000 Ton Turret

✔ Procedurally Generated Objectives

✔ Endless Replayability

✔ 2x Challenge Modes

✔ Leaderboards

✔ Handcrafted Story

✔ Newspaper Reports

✔ Unlockable 30x Ammo Types and Abilities

✔ Customizable Cat Companion

✔ Military-Grade Hearing Loss

✔ Fully Operational Warhorn

✔ Unlockable 100+ Medals

✔ 15x Regions

Setting

The campaign is set in alternate-history Spain in the late 1920s, on the brink of a civil war. In this timeline, the monarchy still holds power, and a republican uprising is spreading across the country.

The Team

IRON NEST is a two-person passion project from Nick Talmers (development) and Dominik Latos (propaganda). With 20+ years of combined experience and a lifelong obsession with artillery, interwar machinery, and dieselpunk, we're building the game we've wanted to play for years.

Nick has dreamed of IRON NEST for over a decade, and after meeting through developer-publisher collaborations, we decided it was time to bring this heavy spider-turret simulator, dripping with steel and power, to life.

Acknowledgements

The response has exceeded our wildest expectations. Thank you (truly) for every wishlist, message, and bit of support. It means even more because Heavy Turret Simulator is just the first step in the IRON NEST universe.

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator is a first-person heavy-artillery experience that blends tactical problem-solving, complex war-machine management, and strategic decision-making into a genre of its own. The inspirations behind the game range from 1990s anime and Cannon Fodder to Nick’s passion for engineering and artillery. Also, we would like to acknowledge PVKK, which, in our view, helped shape the genre in which IRON NEST proudly stands.

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Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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