Steam app 2950790 · updated 04 Oct 2026, 00:22 UTC
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?
717 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
3 months, August 2026 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator was released on Aug 6, 2026.
24 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 639 hourly samples from 04 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
4 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
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33 achievements in total.
24 developer announcements, Sep 2025 to Oct 2026 · times in UTC
Operators, New orders have arrived from High Command. A new free Skirmish mission, "Guarding the Strait", is now available. Identify the vessels moving through the strait, determine friend from foe, and engage hostile ships before they make…
Scream_WattsonOperators, IRON NEST is entering the next stage of the roadmap: ADDITIONAL FREE SKIRMISH MODES. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45758348/d980292d131e8d5ada270314a7b458ddcf61f203.png The first mission deploys on October 1, 2026, with more missions to…
Scream_WattsonOperators, High Command is back with another field report. This update brings bug fixes, improvement, and a long-requested reinforcement: GeForce NOW support. ChangelogVersion 1.0 (1683) FIXED: Loading from a save prevents the player from…
Scream_WattsonOperators, High Command is now deploying one of the most requested features since the offensive began: SAVE & RESUME SYSTEM is now battle-ready. Thank you for your patience, and continued service on the front. ChangelogVersion 1.0 (1663)…
Scream_WattsonOperators, We noticed many requests for a MID-MISSION SAVE SYSTEM, and Nick is working on this feature. Since this will be a larger-scale update and will take a little more time to implement, we decided to release a small patch in the…
Patch notesOperators, Tomorrow at 17:00 CEST, IRON NEST will be just one week old. The response has honestly taken us by surprise. Your reviews, reports, feedback, and sheer amount of support have gone far beyond anything we expected. The least we can…
Scream_WattsonFIXED:Mouse cursor sometimes missing after tabbing out during intros, cinematics, or scene transitions.Mission events not resetting correctly when replaying the same mission.Turret position and movement not resetting correctly between…
Scream_WattsonFIXED: SAVE FILE CORRUPTION & FAILING TO ENTER MISSIONS AFTER A CRASH. Cat’s eyes disappearing on Very Low graphics settings. (We apologize for any trauma caused by witnessing that monstrosity) Non-resetting elevation and elevation linkage…
Scream_WattsonFIXED: Czech localization errors that broke mission intel. French localization errors that broke mission intel. Cat drop tooltip not disappearing when dropping it if the player looks at other interactables. Issue with the interaction with…
Patch notesOperators. After thousands of design decisions, hundreds of sleepless nights, countless cups of coffee that legally qualified as industrial solvents… HIGH COMMAND CONFIRMS: IRON NEST IS FULLY OPERATIONAL To celebrate the launch, we've 🔴…
Scream_WattsonHigh Command has issued the final deployment order. The drills are over. The global launch schedule is now locked in. Operators, synchronize your pocket watches and prepare to report for duty at the appointed hour.…
Scream_WattsonThis front no longer ends at your desk. IRON NEST is now playable on Steam Deck. Deploy anywhere. Wherever High Command calls. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45758348/b74a96a8f509133a45bb9855bfb265009a053bd1.png If you encounter any bugs, crashes, or…
HunterOperators, Before the next order is given, High Command must begin with one simple message: THANK YOU. Thank you for every report, review, screenshot, suggestion, and word of support. You turned a small two-person indie operation into…
Scream_Wattson [TTV]High Command to IRON NEST: The following field improvments have been applied to IRON NEST systems. PERFORMANCE: Substantial performance improvements on lower-specification hardware.Progressive frame rate degradation during extended…
Nick{Incoming transmission from High Command} Watch the briefing. Memorize the order. Destroy after review. Leave no trace. {The transmission cuts out} Are you ready to answer High Command’s call and march into the full-scale offensive? For…
HunterOperators, By order of High Command, several matters require your attention today. Take part in our community screenshot event during Steam Next Fest. 🎪 Community Event (CONCLUDED) || Operation: Seize the Shot 🎪 Your screenshot. Your name.…
Scream_Wattson [TTV]Operator, The day has come. Castile needs you. After months of heavy workshop labor, testing, propaganda, and above all, your full-throttle mobilization, the IRON NEST Demo is now live and ready to play. Command the IRON NEST in this final…
Scream_Wattson [TTV]Operators, synchronize your pocket watches. The IRON NEST demo deploys on Steam June 15th. Find your timezone. Prepare for deployment. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45758348/248be782ed0339fda1ddb5f7b2b5ef17fb00aada.png During Steam Next Fest, from…
Scream_Wattson [TTV]Operators, The recording of our Discord live event is now available. If you missed the transmission, you can now watch the most important parts on YouTube. We summarized our latest open playtest (NEST FEST, which took place from February 23…
Scream_Wattson [TTV]Nick and I have tried to find the right words to properly thank each and every one of you, yet no message could ever fully capture what your support means to us or how deeply it has shaped the growth of the NEST. The proper moment for that…
Scream_Wattson [TTV]Greetings, Operators, With Steam Next Fest beginning tomorrow (and with each title allowed to deploy in Next Fest only once), High Command is launching a separate operation under the codename: NEST FEST. Our official Steam Next Fest…
Scream_Wattson [TTV]Who would've expected a niche indie artillery game to grow at this pace Greetings, Operators! It's hard to believe it's already been three/four months since we first revealed our project on Steam. Time is moving so fast it sometimes feels…
Scream_Wattson [TTV]I honestly don’t even know how we should start this devlog… Should we begin with the hundredth "thank you" to everyone who clicked that magical "wishlist" button on Steam? Or maybe with an apology for not communicating with you as often as…
Scream_Wattson [TTV]We (Nick & Dominik) were wondering whether the Steam Store Page we put together truly reflects our vision for what IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator is meant to become. Hitting our very first milestone (100 wishlists) without any major…
Scream_Wattson [TTV]What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | Iron Nest Heavy Turret Simulator.exe | windows |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
WinAppDataLocalLow | Iron Nest/Iron Nest_ Heavy Turret Simulator/Live | *.dat |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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