Iron Frontier

Iron Frontier is a base-building strategy that does not run on timers. You lay out an outpost, plan defences and watch waves test them — then rebuild smarter. Nothing waits behind a clock.

There is a shop, but it sells cosmetics and a bigger building queue, not victories. We finished the campaign without spending, which is the compliment this genre most often fails to earn.

What we liked

• No build timers
• Cosmetic purchases only
• Offline campaign
• One hand in portrait