Farmers are uncovering the remains of the majestic walking machines that had fought on the battlefields of the Great War.” Cities are being rebuilt and in the countryside, the era of the Iron Harvest has begun. The Steam page for ‘Iron Harvest’ describes the game as follows:“Tradition clashes with scientific and technological progress, while Europe is still recovering from the brutal battles of the World War. These great mechs are now part of everyday life, both on and off the battlefield. In the alternate diesel punk version of history, humanity invented powerful walking machines powered by steam in the aftermath of World War I. The world of ‘Iron Harvest’ is inspired by the alternate universe of the ‘World of 1920+’ created by Polish artist Jakub Rozalski. Read on to find out everything we know about ‘Iron Harvest’. With a fascinating backstory and a captivating visual design, ‘Iron Harvest’ strives to continue the legacy of classic military Real Time Strategy stalwarts like “Company of Heroes’ and ‘Dawn of War’.

The game was funded via a massively popular Kickstarter campaign that raised nearly $1.3 million, nearly three times that of its initial target goal of $450,000. The name of the game itself is derived from the annual “harvest” of unexploded ordnance, ammunition and shrapnel from World War I collected by French and Belgian farmers from fields across the Western Front of the war.

Iron harvest trailer