Aether & Iron
Seismic Squirrel · 2026 · RPG, Tactical RPG, Story Rich, Choices Matter, Alternate History
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About Aether & Iron
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?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!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.
The Cast:
We have over 200 voiced characters in the game, here are a few:- 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.
- Hand-drawn Art: Inspired by 1930’s Detective Comics and the Art Deco period, Aether & Iron brings a unique visual identity to gameplay.
- Full English Language Voice Acting: Experience an alt-history 1930s New York directly through the voices of its inhabitants. Learn their stories; sometimes funny, sometimes philosophical, usually tragic.
About Seismic Squirrel:
Seismic Squirrel is a talented and passionate team of both industry veterans and enthusiastic newcomers. We share a strong desire to tell fascinating stories supporting engaging gameplay mechanics.DLC & expansions
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What Steam players say
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Nice, relaxing gaming.4 found this helpful
I was drunk and watching critical role and they hawked it. Came in expecting Disco Elysium with cool ship combat parts, left disappointed. Ship combat is mid and a little chunky it really needs more cooking if it's gonna be this much of the game. Characters are okay, I thought it'd be a little more character/narrative focused from the marketing but it's not very character focused at all, there is very little that changes from chatting to people. Honestly the story was kinda boring and irrelevant, they'd have done a better job making it something more action focused. Skippable, honestly.3 found this helpful
A beautiful and fun visual novel with some combat encounters and skill checks in dialogues. Not quite an RPG in my book, but still a nice game, and it's not too long to bore you. The combat system has an interesting twist, since we fight in cars, so oncoming obstacles, for example, are a big threat. But I feel the idea merits more attention than given to it in the game - you rarely have to be REALLY inventive. The boss encounters are somewhat boring in that there are no tricks to them - just enemy cars with a lot of HP. The story is a noir, and characters are relatively interesting, though you probably wouldn't be remembering the lot of them for years to come. I think the ending is a bit too cliche, and some takes sound too naive, but still, not a bad effort. I think the ending also leaves the possibility of a sequel, and if so, I'll buy it.3 found this helpful
I had a lot of fun with this and the writing is wonderful. Unfortunately, cannot defeat the final boss and I really think there needs to be more options for acquiring funds, optimising builds etc prior to the final boss2 found this helpful
This is a hidden gem that deserves to be significantly less hidden l. Fun aesthetics, smart writing, and extremely engaging characters. Seriously, protagonist Gia is the most iconic bisexual Italian video game lead since Mario. If that’s not enough to sell you, the vehicular combat is surprisingly deep and the voice actors crush it.1 found this helpful
I had a great time with this game, though I'd recommend buying it on sale (as I did). It's a fun indie game with some very likeable characters and the tactical car combat gives it a unique flavor.
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