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Digital Gaming => Computer Gaming => Topic started by: mbar on April 17, 2025, 03:49:25 PM

Title: Steam & Iron. Battle of Port Arthur
Post by: mbar on April 17, 2025, 03:49:25 PM
Saw this on Discord.
Steam & Iron. Battle of Port Arthur
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3381300/Steam__Iron_Battle_of_Port_Arthur/
Title: Re: Steam & Iron. Battle of Port Arthur
Post by: Redwolf on April 17, 2025, 05:13:32 PM
Distant Guns?
Title: Re: Steam & Iron. Battle of Port Arthur
Post by: Vox on April 18, 2025, 07:09:26 AM
Interesting.  Not to be confused with "Steam and Iron: The Russo Japanese War" by NWS which is a tactical and operational simulator that covers the RJW naval conflict (including Port Arthur ) in detail. However,  while the NWS games graphics are very functional they are not 3D as this new game appears to be.
Title: Re: Steam & Iron. Battle of Port Arthur
Post by: Destraex on April 18, 2025, 06:00:26 PM
I wonder whether A.I. Was asked by the dev to find a name in english and simply matched another similar games name with this one.
Title: Re: Steam & Iron. Battle of Port Arthur
Post by: The_Admiral on April 19, 2025, 05:41:59 AM
Actually if you check their facebook, you'll see the chaps (or the chap?) have been hard at work for a number of years already, and it's gone through some iterations.

https://www.facebook.com/steamandirongame/photos

I initially honestly thought it was a spin off from the (courageous!) Totem team but really it isn't from what I can see. Much thought went in to the interface & all. Pretty excited going through the contents tbh.

As for the name, well, yeah there might be an issue there depending on how NWS has protected Steam & Iron. But this is a pretty niche place to be, and there's hardly many people around left to mistake one for another. I'd expect RtW to have fully overtaken Steam & Iron as the forefront product of the team. Hope nobody gets mad or hurt, I am sure they can find a way to co-exist, especially if it requires a small name tweak ^^

At any rate much potential there IMHO.