FILE 01 · POST-LAUNCH PLAN · UNOFFICIAL
BY Mia He · LAST VERIFIED 2026-08-07
IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator released on 6 August 2026 as a finished 1.0 version, not Early Access, and the released game is a single-player experience. Multiplayer for the base game — co-op missions and competitive modes where other players become targets — is confirmed by the developers but has no announced date or window. The standalone co-op game, where players share one platform, is a separate product planned for late 2027 or early 2028; its title, target platforms, and price remain unannounced. Console versions are planned a few months after PC, but no consoles or exact date are named. VR is planned after the console ports, with no headset or date announced.
Order below reflects how firmly each item is confirmed, not a release schedule. The launch has an exact date; future entries show intent, ordering or rough windows, not fixed release dates.
◆ LIVE · 2026-08-06
Full 1.0 release rather than Early Access. Single-player campaign content; no multiplayer in the shipped build.
LAST CHECKED 2026-08-07 DEVELOPER FAQ ↗ RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT ↗ LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT ↗ STEAM STORE ↗
◇ CONFIRMED · DATE TBA
Confirmed for Heavy Turret Simulator itself. No date or window is stated in the current official FAQ.
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◇ CONFIRMED · DATE TBA
Competitive play is described as making other players become targets. Player count, detailed rules and timing remain unannounced.
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◇ CONFIRMED · DATE TBA
The free promise covers base-game updates and content plus free base-game multiplayer support. It does not cover the standalone co-op game, paid expansions or every future add-on.
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◇ CONFIRMED · DATE TBA
Expansions are part of the stated post-launch plan. No content, scope or pricing has been announced.
LAST CHECKED 2026-08-07 DEVELOPER FAQ ↗ LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT ↗
▲ PLANNED · DATE TBA
Planned for a few months after PC. No consoles are named and no exact date is announced.
LAST CHECKED 2026-08-07 DEVELOPER FAQ ↗ DEVLOG #2 ↗
▲ PLANNED · AFTER CONSOLE · DATE TBA
Planned after the console ports. No headset or date is announced.
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■ CONSIDERED · NOT PROMISED · NO COMMITMENT
Described as being seriously considered. Treat it as possible, not planned — nothing has been committed to.
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▲ PLANNED · ROUGH WINDOW · LATE 2027 / EARLY 2028
A separate co-op game in which players share one platform, planned for late 2027 or early 2028. Title, target platforms, and price remain unannounced; its window does not apply to base-game multiplayer.
LAST CHECKED 2026-08-07 DEVELOPER FAQ ↗ DEVLOG #2 ↗
Available now as a single-player game; native Multiplayer is not in the current official build. Base-game Multiplayer support will be free. Player count, detailed rules, and a test plan remain unannounced. This is a separate future Co-op product. Its formal title, target platforms, price, and exact date have not been announced. The window applies only to this product, not to base-game Multiplayer.
◆ SINGLE-PLAYER
The released Heavy Turret Simulator build is single-player.
◇ CONFIRMED · NO DATE
Each player controls their own IRON NEST on the same map in co-op missions or competitive modes. In competitive play, other players become targets.
Base-game Multiplayer support will be free. Player count, detailed rules, and a test plan remain unannounced.
▲ PLANNED · ROUGH WINDOW · LATE 2027 / EARLY 2028
Multiple players share one platform.
This is a separate future Co-op product. Its formal title, target platforms, price, and exact date have not been announced. The window applies only to this product, not to base-game Multiplayer.
The base-game support commitment does not cover it
Want to evaluate the game that exists today while future modes remain unconfirmed? Use the free demo guide to compare the standalone demo with the full 1.0 release. For the current full-game Campaign, use the verified 15-mission Campaign index.
Console ports are planned a few months after PC, but no consoles are named and no exact date is announced. VR is planned after the console ports, with no headset or date announced.
If you have seen any of the following stated as fact elsewhere, it did not come from an official source we can find as of 2026-08-07.
No date or window is stated in the current official FAQ. Co-op missions are planned, and in competitive play other players become targets; player count, detailed rules, and timing remain unannounced.
Console versions are planned for a few months after PC. No consoles are named and no exact date is announced.
A VR version is planned after the console ports. No headset or date is announced.
It is described as under serious consideration and has not been promised. Treat mod support as possible, not planned.
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