Aether & Iron

Dive into a unique blend of tactical car combat and story-driven RPG set in a decopunk 1930s New York!

 Gamescom LATAM 2026 finalist and SXSW Sydney 2025 Game of the Year nominee

 

 

Game Summary Info

Similar Games: Disco Elysium, Citizen Sleeper, Sovereign Syndicate, Baldur's Gate 3, BioShock series

No. of players: Singleplayer

Music: Cleared for streaming

Languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Polish

 

Game Description

The streets of New York can be unforgiving without reliable backup. Recruit unique and resourceful companions to watch your back, and follow their stories. Each is armed with a range of talents that can make all the difference in a jam.

 

What good is a smuggler without a good getaway car? Assemble a wide range of incredible aether-powered vehicles and unlock new tactical options to try out in an interesting twist on strategic, turn-based vehicular battles.

Tinker with your rides to suit your playstyle. Do you prefer moving hard and fast, relying on speed for quick getaways? Or perhaps you might prefer to slap on some steel plates and bust out the grenade launcher!

 

 

With a writing team that includes credits on Far Cry, Mass Effect, and Sovereign Syndicate, Aether & Iron brings to life an alternate timeline in which anti-gravitational aether technology has reshaped the city skyline and deepened social divides.

 

Thoroughly researched and inspired by real-life counterparts from 1930s New York City, explore its backstreets, dive into its seedy underbelly, marvel at stunning architecture, and peel back the city's many layers of power and greed.

Your choices shape not just your path, but the city's fate as well. Will you rise as a savior, withdraw as a renegade, or evolve into a symbol of resilience in a world of authoritarian barons and high-stakes strategy?

  • Dive Into An Underground Life: Navigate secret paths, dodge enemies, hide contraband, and stay ahead of the big bosses out to get you. Perhaps join a rebellion along the way.

  • Your Choices Matter: Your decisions will shape the unfolding history of New York and the lives of its citizens, determining whether they will be able to find hope in a corrupt world of manipulation and violence.

  • Grow Your Talents: Level up your Hustle, Smarts, and Brass abilities to improve your chances in combat and social situations. But no matter how good you are always a dice roll away from success or failure.

  • Drive In Style: Upgrade your aether-powered rides to suit your playstyle. Enhance your cars with every trick in the smuggler’s toolkit - hidden compartments, smoke dispensers, and flamethrowers, of course.

  • Fascinating Visuals: Inspired by 1930’s Detective Comics and the Art Deco period, Aether & Iron brings a unique visual identity to gameplay.

  • Full Voice Acting: Experience an alt-history 1930s New York directly through through our talented cast of voice actors. Learn the characters' stories; sometimes funny, sometimes philosophical, often tragic.

     

GAME

Aether & Iron

Released: 30th Mar 2026

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DETAILS
Genres

Adventure, RPG, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy

Publisher

Seismic Squirrel

Developer

Seismic Squirrel, Chaos Theory Games

Release Date

30th Mar 2026

Official Hashtag

#AetherAndIron

YouTube Tag

aether & iron

Platforms

 

REQUIREMENTS

Steam - Windows

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 or newer, 64-bit
  • Processor: AMD FX 8300 / Intel Core i3 8300
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 950 / Radeon R X 460
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 15 GB available space
  • VR Support: None
Steam - Mac

Minimum:

  • Requires an Apple processor
  • OS: MacOS 15.0
  • Processor: Apple Silicon: M1 (8-core CPU) or 10th generation Intel Core i5 (1038NG7)
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Apple Silicon: GPU with ≥ 8 cores (e.g., entry-level M1) or Intel Mac: Discrete Metal-capable GPU with ≥ 2 GB VRAM (e.g., AMD RX 560 or better)
  • Storage: 15 GB available space