Iron Dice

"If the iron dice must roll, may God help us." — Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Chancellor of Germany, August 1914Iron Dice is a grand strategy game about the moment diplomacy fails and empires fracture.The old empire has collapsed. Thirty kingdoms stand in its ruins, each with its own culture, economy, and ambitions. Choose one. Rebuild the empire, carve out your independence, or watch it all burn, the iron dice are already rolling.

Why Iron Dice?

• A grand strategy campaign you can finish. Built for players who love the genre but don't have 400 hours to spare. Campaigns are tight, focused, and designed to resolve.
• Real depth, not fake depth. Chaining economic sectors, tile-based military maneuver, a full tech tree, and diplomacy that actually bites. No systems bolted on for the feature list.
• 30+ kingdoms, each meaningfully different. Your starting position shapes the entire run, the geography, neighbors, economy, and the paths available to you.

• 30+ Unique trade goods with dynamic pricing
• Primary, secondary, and tertiary economic sectors with chaining bonuses
• Upgrade province infrastructure and buildings for increased production
• Charter companies to find and produce new goods

• Raise armies and build navies
• Maneuver your men across hundreds of conquerable tiles
• Design your armies for defense, offense, speed, or all three

• Forge alliances and outwit rivals
• Manage your reputation and relationships with foreign kings
• insult and undermine your enemies

About the developerIron Dice is built by a solo developer at Steady State Scientific Computing. It's a love letter to the grand strategy genre, the systems, the stories, the moments when everything hinges on one decision.The demo covers the first 10 years of a campaign, including the full tutorial. Feedback from players directly shapes development. Join the Discord, post in the Community Hub, or leave a review, I'm excited to hear what you think!Let the iron dice roll.

• Hundreds of unique innovations and discoveries
• Unlock trade goods, unit types, and buildings with new technology
• Optimize the effectiveness of your researchers