We're back this week with another batch of 3 achievements you can earn in Iron Meat! This time, we're highlighting the Quickdraw, Lend Me Your Strength!, and the Destruction of Property achievements!
1. Quickdraw
For this achievement, you'll wanna play on City, and you have to kill every Turretface Sniper--uh, these guys:
--before any of them fire a single shot at you! Not only that, but you'll have to kill every Turretface Sniper that shows up before and during the first infected Meat car midboss fight! That's this guy:
Remember, NONE of the Turretface Snipers should be allowed to fire even ONE shot at you, or you won't be able to earn the achievement!
2. Lend Me Your Strength!
For this one, you'll have to play on Forest. To get this achievement, you have to collect every single weapon upgrade dropped by both the floating ECIF drones and from friendly human soldiers atop any of the outposts you see!
And for those of you who don't yet know, there's actually a human soldier who will throw you a weapon upgrade at the very start of the level--right after you run out with all the other soldiers! This other soldier will appear on top of the outpost you just ran out of, so don't leave too early when you begin the Forest level!
3. Destruction of Property
For the last achievement this week, we're focusing in on Destruction of Property. For this achievement, you'll have to go back to City and battle against the Monster House boss. When you get to its final phase, however, you MUST destroy all four Meat Generators that appear to the left and right of the center eye to get the achievement!
That's all for now! Check back here for even more updates soon!
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Now that the game's been out for 2 weeks, we just wanna say thanks for all the reviews, suggestions, and feedback! We've made sure to address (or we're in the process of addressing) any significant issues players have encountered, and we'll continue sending out posts as any issues get resolved. In short, we pay attention to what players have to say, so your reviews of the game help!
But, of course, we have to share some highlights...
"This is the modern Contra sequel we never got and needed so badly. Iron Meat is not just similar but after playing it, it is completely evident that it is a straight homage to the original classic."
We appreciate that greatly! Yes, Contra was our inspiration to make this game. We just wanted to add more MEAT to our initial ideas! Hence, mad scientist. Hence, Meat invasion.
"My favorit Boss is the Train, absolut wonderful designed and fun to fight ^^"
We like trains, too!
"This game is good but at the same time kinds hard ;(. But other than that this game is cool, but the one thing i think this game needs is a workshop. Idk if this is planned in the future but i just think it would be awesome if their is a workshop :)."
A workshop, eh? We'd have to think about that a bit more, but sounds interesting.
"Game is far to focus'd on killing the player via random enemy spawning or worse, untested unpolished boss patterns that leave you with 1 second to shoot the boss, and 30 seconds of dodging. You'll be battling against your patience more then the boss for 2/3 the fight."
Fair point, and that's true about battling against your patience. Our Lead Tester has also had the pleasure of dying hundreds upon hundreds of times to every boss in our earlier builds! He has become the Meat Prophet.
"...without an arcade mode it kills what makes Contra-like games fun for seasoned players and drastically reduces the time it takes to beat the game."
Oh? An Arcade Mode, huh? Hmm...
"What a damn good game"
Thank you!
"its good"
You're too kind!
"As we all know, there are usually 3 options at the end of the stage: next stage, restart and back to menu, but in Iron Meat there's just an OK and you can only proceed to the next stage. Sometimes I just want to kill the time and play a single stage, and the lack of options makes me a bit annoyed."
Sorry to hear that. Hmm, so more options other than OK at the end of every stage? So on the Results screen then. We'll talk about it internally.
"Definitely worth the price. While I've seen the common criticism of it being rather short, I'd say it focused more on packing a lot within that short time. I'm not too familiar with the games this was influenced by (Contra, Metal Slug, etc.), although this definitely feels right at home."
We appreciate that! That has been a common critique of the game, and that's definitely fair. All we'll say to that is...stay tuned!
But what about YOU?
If you haven't already done so, don't forget to leave the game a review on its official store page!
Tell us what you love (or don't love) about the game, and, who knows, we might just act on certain suggestions and ideas we like for the future!
We appreciate any and all feedback, and thanks again for playing Iron Meat!
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Today we'll be going over how to unlock three specific achievements in Iron Meat. In order, we have Lights OUT!, Questionable Allegiance, and Package is Secure.
1. Lights OUT!
To get this achievement, you'll want to shoot at all the letters of the "LEVEL CLEAR" sign at the end of any level. Don't try to get this at the end of Skyscraper, though--that's a cutscene!
2. Questionable Allegiance
On Forest, you'll have to avoid destroying any of the Meat-ified turrets and complete the level on any difficulty. Earning this achievement will also get you the "Meat Soldier" skin!
3. Package is Secure
On Train, you will find a pair of boxes sitting on the flatbed cars. If you manage to NOT destroy both boxes and complete the level, you'll get the achievement. Or, you know, just play on Easy, and at least one of those boxes will be indestructible! Simple enough!
Iron Meat is available now! Take on the hordes of Meat in this modern retro run and gun, featuring 9 levels of gore and monsters. Unlock skins, earn achievements, and defend the Earth with a buddy in local 2-player couch co-op or with Steam Remote Play!
Be sure to follow Retroware's developer page to stay up-to-date on all our games, news, and more!
You can change the main menu background into 1 of 3 different variants! Each one tells a different story, depending on your progress in the game! Beating every mission and reaching the ending will allow you to change your main menu background to any of the three variants!
1. The Lunar Research Base
In the default background, we see scientist Yuri Markov working in his laboratory on the Moon as he studies the Meat cell in containment. Throughout the animation, we see other scientists walking around, along with Sasha carrying some equipment--likely a Meat sample perhaps? Soldiers seen in the lab stand at attention and salute as Sasha passes them. Out the window, we see ships moving about the lunar station, oblivious to the tragedy about to unfold...
2. Lab in Shambles
When playing through Iron Meat for the first time, you'll notice the background reflects the tattered remnants of Markov's lab--now decimated and overrun with tendrils and growths of Meat spores! We see infected humans running around, along with Blats and Dragonflies! Outside, a Meatified spaceship lumbers past the ruined the laboratory window; suffice to say that "spaceship" is probably a LIVING THING now!
3. Blood Ring
After completing the game the first time around, you'll be greeted by a third background variant: a distant view of Earth with a blood ring orbiting around it! Following Vadim and Sasha's escape from the Moon, our celestial neighbor detonates, thanks to the latter's bomb-planting efforts. The remains of the Moon's fleshy innards now circle our planet.
Surely, with the Meat cell gone and the Moon destroyed, this marks the final end of the Meat and a new beginning for humanity...
...Right?
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Attention, soldiers! We've got the first round of patch notes here!
Updates
Added an "Additional Art" section to the credits listing other artists who contributed to some of the character sprites.
Fixes
Balanced the attack pattern values for certain phases during the final boss fight based on growing player feedback on its difficulty.
Fixed an issue where Sasha does not appear on the final level of the game after one player takes a 1UP from the other, which would cause a softlock.
Increased stick deadzone.
Fixed a visual bug causing a blue line to appear at the bottom of the screen on the game's demo version when using the retro filter.
Fixed an issue where in-game achievements were not being unlocked if the in-game language was set to Russian.
We'll be keeping an eye out for even more feedback from players and will move to address any significant issues that may pop up! In the meantime, check back here for more updates, and don't forget to get consumed by the hordes of Meat monsters threatening the planet! MEAT!
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Lead developer Ivan Suvorov gives his thoughts on Iron Meat following its launch last week! Take a look!
1. So, here we are! Iron Meat's out in the wild! What has it been like seeing the game go from early development, to preparing for launch, and now to seeing people all over the world playing the game?
Ivan: If we talk about the very beginning of development, then to be honest I hardly imagined what the release would look like at all. It was something very distant and hard to imagine. And I didn't really focus on it--I just worked on the game.
It was certainly satisfying to finish the rather protracted development of the game. But I can't say that emotionally it was a milestone for me. Yes, purely by logic I understand that it is an important event, but my emotions don't seem to understand it yet (haha). Yes, it was very interesting to see how the players would welcome the game. As many people say in such cases, I guess I just haven't fully realized that the game is out yet.
2. We have seen so much praise and love for the game already, but how has it been for you? What are some things you've noticed players saying who reached out? How about the press or any publications?
Ivan: I was certainly hoping for good reviews, but the response has generally exceeded my expectations. Sometimes, I think the reviews are even too good to be true; it's just a game, and some players are happy as if I saved the world (haha). But of course it's very nice and adds to the enthusiasm. I would like to say thank you to everyone for such good reviews!
Overall, besides the praise, players say they are hoping for new modes in the game and sequels. Many have their own ideas (often really interesting ones) for the game's story or enemy design.
3. As the lead developer, what do you think separates Iron Meat from other titles in the genre? Can you briefly describe your vision for how you wanted the game to be?
Ivan: Well, I didn't really set out to bring anything new or stand out in any way. But what really makes the game stand out is the Meat-infested vehicles turned into monsters. It's not super original either, but it's a theme that really appeals to players.
I'm a fan of grimdark settings, and I don't really like bright and cheerful palettes in games. But at the same time, a balance is needed, so as not to turn a dark setting into a hopeless one. This goes for color palettes, as well as storytelling.
I also tried as much as I could to show that the player is not the only one who saves the world. Other fighters also bravely fight alien infestation, as well as help the protagonist, and this greatly affects the perception of the world of the game--as I think this is sorely lacking in a lot of games of this genre.
4. Was there anything you wish could have been included in the game's final version? If you could change or add one thing to what already exists in the game, what would it be?
Ivan: In general, I'll be honest, the game lacks replayability. I would like to add new modes--a la Boss Rush, some "mutators" (like a Classic game mode without life restoration and level selection, playing with only one type of weapon, a time limit, etc., etc.). Also, the game needs a "Nightmare" difficulty--as some high-skill players have no challenge even on the game's highest difficulty. However, this requires a VERY careful balance to keep the game passable. A custom difficulty setting would be interesting, as well.
It would also be interesting to implement player-loadable skin variants. The same goes for music--it seems to me that if a player can put the most appropriate (depending on their taste) track for a level. It would be very cool.
5. Where do you see yourself going from this exciting game launch as a developer? What are some challenges you can recall during the development process and what have you learned to do differently with your work process?
Ivan: I would certainly like to continue on my chosen path. It was interesting and productive! Of course, there was a lot of luck involved, but once you're lucky, you don't want to give up. The protracted development made me realize that I need to at least grow the team a little bit. When you do everything yourself, you do it exactly the way you want; you don't have to tell anyone how to do it right. But on the other hand, it VERY much stretches the development, so you have to compromise and delegate some of your work to someone else.
6. Lastly! Any plans for a sequel? An Iron Meat 2, perhaps??
Ivan: Oh, I've got a lot of plans. There's a sequel, a prequel, and games in a different genre based on the Iron Meat universe. At the moment, I consider the chances of sequels/prequels to be very high! The game has been very well-received by the players, so I'm not going to disappoint them by not having a sequel.
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Iron Meat is available now! Play through 9 levels filled with gore and monsters threatening to consume Earth! Unlock over 30 skins and earn over 30 achievements, and grab a friend to join you with local 2-player couch co-op!
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Did you notice all that gunfire in the background of the Forest level? See those scientists rushing to cook something up in Base? How about those giant meatballs falling in the distance on Train?
While Iron Meat is certainly a fun run and gun experience, we wanted to tell a visual story of humanity's desperation to fend off an invading Meat monster horde--begun by mad scientist Yuri Markov on the Moon. Every one of Iron Meat's levels has details that add to the overall story, so you can always expect to find more MEAT to the bones!
For those of you lore fanatics, we made a video explaining the entire story of Iron Meat's in-game world!
Check it out here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waeU5-aw2V4
We love seeing all the theories and questions you guys may have about anything within Iron Meat's story, so tell us what you find most interesting about Iron Meat's worldbuilding, where you think the story could head next, or any other details that piqued your curiosity!
Just don't lose your HEAD pondering over all the details!
Iron Meat is available NOW! Blast through 9 levels of gore and monsters, unlock skins and achievements, and take on the hordes of Meat with a buddy via local 2-player couch co-op!
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Why choose to take on the hordes of Meat monsters alone? What if you don't have anyone to jump into the action with IN-PERSON?
Enter STEAM REMOTE PLAY!
With Steam Remote Play, you can have another player join you online by having them connect to your game session!
In this way, you'll be able to play the game together, as if the other player were there with you! Wow!
Please refer to this page to get Steam Remote Play working for you on your preferred device: https://store.steampowered.com/remoteplay/#:~:text=Remote%20Play%20Together.%20Invite%20Anyone.
To play Iron Meat using Steam Remote Play on PC, you can follow these steps:
1. Launch Iron Meat. 2. Make sure your friend is logged in to Steam from their PC. 3. Open your Steam Overlay while in-game (Shift + Tab). 4. From your Friends List, right-click your friend and select "Remote Play Together". 5. Once your friend accepts the invite, they should be able to join you in-game!
For a more detailed explanation, and for any issues encountered, please refer to: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/0689-74B8-92AC-10F2#howdoiuseit
Facing down the hordes of Meat with a friend is always better than having to battle them alone! So you can grab a buddy--remotely!--and take on the bloody, gore-ridden levels of Iron Meat!
Iron Meat is available NOW!
Take on the menacing hordes of Meat monsters as you blast your way through 9 levels of gory devastation amidst a dire invasion of Earth! Bringing back a scrumptious serving of classic run and gun mechanics, alongside a platter of features like in-game achievements, unlockable and customizable skins, and local 2-player couch co-op (and Steam Remote Play), Iron Meat is a modern retro experience that joyously welcomes players of all skill levels into its bloody jaws of gameplay!
We are pleased to inform you that Iron Meat...IS NOW AVAILABLE!!!
Grab your favorite weapon and your favorite co-op buddy to battle against hordes upon hordes of ferocious Meat monsters invading Earth!
Iron Meat is a modern retro run and gun that puts players in the midst of a gore-filled invasion of Earth--begun by mad scientist Yuri Markov after falling victim to the Meat. With familiar mechanics of classic titles and contemporary features like unlockable skins and achievements, Iron Meat elevates the run and gun, couch co-op experience--all under the backdrop of a monstrous invasion threatening the very existence of Earth!
Blast your way through 9 levels painted with blood, carnage, and hungry, mutated monsters! Collect over 30 unlockable skins, and earn over 30 in-game achievements! Customize your look with mixing and matching between different skin parts, and take the fight to the next level with local 2-player couch co-op!
We're so thrilled to finally be able to bring you Iron Meat, and we hope players can enjoy and appreciate all the work we've put into the game after its long development cycle!
With Iron Meat launching at the end of the month, how would you deal with such an invasion threat if it happened in real life?
Forget the mad scientist, forget why the Meat is invading the Earth.
The real question is how each person would react to such a sudden, dire situation! Would you hole yourself up in your house and wait out the storm of MEAT? Would you leave your home and try to find and join up with the Earth Counter Invasion Force (ECIF) in fighting the monsters? Would you rally with your neighborhood and organize a plan?–though, maybe you won’t even have time to do any planning!
Or would you go outside and wait for a monster to become the first item on your twisted menu of MEAT?! Or just…allow yourself to become infected and join the mindless horde?
We wanna know what would you do if the Meat invasion happened without any warning!
Check back here for even more as we get closer to Iron Meat’s launch!
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