<s>
Ironcast	B-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
individual	O
missions	O
played	O
through	O
a	O
match-three	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
missions	O
and	O
permadeath	B-Application
,	O
staples	O
of	O
the	O
roguelike	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Dreadbit	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
platforms	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
steampunk	O
19th	O
century	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
commands	O
mecha	O
robots	O
(	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Ironcasts	B-Application
)	O
and	O
must	O
deploy	O
them	O
to	O
repel	O
a	O
French	O
invasion	O
of	O
Britain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
their	O
successful	O
completion	O
will	O
reward	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
repairs	O
and	O
upgrades	O
to	O
their	O
Ironcast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
missions	O
are	O
conducted	O
through	O
a	O
match-three	B-Application
system	O
,	O
with	O
coloured	O
tiles	O
on	O
the	O
grid	O
representing	O
resources	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
Ironcast	B-Application
's	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ironcast	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Dreadbit	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
Daniel	O
Leaver	O
,	O
formerly	O
a	O
senior	O
designer	O
at	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Metacritic	O
scores	O
of	O
75/100	O
and	O
78/100	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
70/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Walker	O
at	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
found	O
it	O
"	O
much	O
more	O
tactically	O
thoughtful	O
than	O
a	O
match-3	B-Application
RPG	O
has	O
been	O
before	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
dull	O
.	O
</s>
