Iron
Command

Build a base, pump oil, raise an army and take the fight across land, sea and air. A complete real-time strategy game, written with the assistance of AI.

Windows 10 / 11 (.exe) · Linux x86-64 (.tar.gz) · macOS 13+ (Apple silicon)

> Strategy optional, explosions mandatory.

Changelog

The six most recent releases: silo missiles on target and a multiplayer hunt, the 2X INCOME rule and a big bug hunt, matches that wait for every player and carpet-bomb patterns, the Frontline look, shared control and macOS, the B-2 Spirit and Air Operations, and full-strength missiles. Since 0.9.43 the game also gained two busy civilians, Linux, the F-44 Rapier, the AWACS, attack runs, airbases with fuel and flares, the B-120 Carpet Bomber, a new runtime, the Splitter warhead, a sandbox you can save, and AIs that talk back in chat.

Newv0.9.72November 3, 2026

Version 0.9.72

Silo missiles on target. Silo missiles, nukes included, now land on the crosshair on every bearing; before, they missed by up to three tiles unless fired due north. A Splitter bus shot down early still sends its warheads at full speed. Quieter peace time: AIs no longer take enemy armies waiting in their own zone as an attack, so no rage, double build speed or 100-unit waves while nobody can fire, and their launchers and bombers stop aiming across the border.

Plus a multiplayer hunt. Guests see the host's loaded .ironmap in the lobby, the real Dreadnought stock and the same messages as the host, and rejoining after a match has ended shows the end screen. SCAN LAN finds hosts on any home network, and the servers cut off flooding at once. Naval Docks launch ships into the open sea instead of ponds, a Prism Tank fires on the move, and remembered buildings in the fog no longer give away whether they were destroyed. Everyone in a match needs v0.9.72.

Windows Linux macOS

v0.9.71October 10, 2026

Version 0.9.71

A new match rule, 2X INCOME: every oil derrick and platform pays twice as much, for every player and AI, next to OIL RICH under Rules. The Deathray's range is cut by a fifth, from 36 to 28.8 tiles, so Long Range SAMs now comfortably outrange it. With several B-2s or B-120s, hold Ctrl and scroll while aiming to tighten or spread the MOAB or carpet pattern.

Plus a big bug hunt. Dreadnought fleets draw far faster, and big selections no longer slow the game. Battleships and Dreadnoughts ordered onto targets inland sail into range and fire, and a jet ordered out while refuelling waits until its tank is full. AIs stop building docks on ponds and only send ships and waves where they can reach. Online, a hole that let a modified host run script in guests' lobbies is closed, and guests no longer freeze at the start. Everyone in a match needs v0.9.71.

v0.9.70October 9, 2026

Version 0.9.70

Everyone in before the start. A multiplayer match now begins only once every player has loaded, and the loading screen says who it is waiting for; a player who drops is not waited for, and after a minute the match goes ahead. Guests see the movement line of every unit in a group move, and a queued attack on an enemy that slipped into the fog stays marked where it was last seen.

Several B-120s on one CARPET BOMB now lay a pattern like the B-2's MOAB: strips side by side, each bomber on the one that keeps the tracks from crossing, every strip shown while you aim. Jets and bombers fly above helicopters and drones instead of shoving them aside, and the Deathray, a satellite, flies over everything. On the Inland Sea, AIs build their Naval Dock on the shore in front of them, so they field navies at last, and Calm reaches twice as far for oil on large maps. Hold Shift to pan twice as fast with the arrow keys or WASD. Everyone in a match needs v0.9.70.

v0.9.69October 3, 2026

Version 0.9.69

Iron Command runs on macOS. A build for Apple silicon Macs (M1 or later) on macOS 13 or later, signed and notarized by Apple: unzip it, drag IronCommand.app to Applications and double-click. It is the same 0.9.69 as on Windows and Linux, and all three play together online.

A new look, Frontline: every menu in charcoal and amber over a drifting coastline, Skirmish, Sandbox and the lobby in three columns, and the in-match HUD to match (Options > HUD Look brings back the classic one). Shared control, a new lobby option, lets the first guest play the host's side as co-pilot: one base, one army, two mice, with each other's cursor, selection and orders on screen. Ask an AI a question and it answers from its own game, its units, oil, plan and why it is attacking you, though Aggro inflates, Extreme lies and Defense and Calm stay vague. Every voice says twice as much, about 9,900 lines. Plus long-range units no longer fire blind into the fog, Rapiers now shoot down B-2s, and guests see Tesla, Prism and Deathray beams. Everyone in a match needs v0.9.69.

v0.9.68September 30, 2026

Version 0.9.68

The B-2 Spirit, a stealth flying wing from the Airfield (5,200 oil) that carries one MOAB a sortie: it drifts in under a drogue chute and goes off with 900 damage at the centre, falling off across a 200 px blast. Anti-air sees the B-2 only inside 3 tiles, and several of them lay a pattern round the click with tracks that never cross. The B-120 gave its stealth to the B-2 and is now the Carpet Bomber; the Bomber is now the B-1, dropping a stick of three bombs a pass. AIR OP sends every Ready F-6 Multi, Rapier and B-1 of an Airfield or carrier to hold a point, rearming and going straight back out. The F-6 Multi, Helicopter, Gunship, Harpoon and Thunderhawk are now lit 3-D models that bank into their turns. Everyone in a match needs v0.9.68.

v0.9.67September 28, 2026

Version 0.9.67

Full-strength missiles, and 120 fixes. Missiles and rockets used to burst a little short of the target; now they do their full stated damage at any frame rate, so SAM Towers, Destroyer anti-air, F-6 Multis and Rocket Soldiers hit harder. A blast now reaches a large building anywhere on its footprint, so bases take more from bombs and shells. Online, a started match is kept for two minutes if everyone drops, and orders given during a drop are carried out once you are back. Aircraft that lose their base find another, paths no longer clip coasts and cliffs, the selection panel scrolls, and big armies and busy bases cost far less to draw and to send. Everyone in a match needs v0.9.67.

A game created
with AI assistance

Iron Command is a fully-featured real-time strategy game that was written with the assistance of AI.

From the game mechanics to unit balancing, from the procedural map generation to the AI opponent behaviour, AI played a key role in the development process.

Created by Stigern, this project demonstrates the potential of AI-assisted game development.

Ready to command?

Download Iron Command and play a real-time strategy game developed with AI assistance. Free for Windows, macOS and Linux, no account needed.

This is an Early Access release. More features and improvements are on the way.

macOS needs an Apple silicon Mac (M1 or later) on macOS 13 or later.