<s>
Ironclad	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy-based	B-Application
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
independent	O
developer	O
Zachtronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux-based	O
computers	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
at	O
the	O
onset	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
Civil	O
War	O
in	O
1860	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Maxwell	O
and	O
Joseph	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
both	O
employed	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Navy	O
's	O
Bureau	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
Engineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ironclad	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
deploys	O
and	O
controls	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
human	O
and	O
ironclad	O
units	O
across	O
a	O
grid-like	O
battlefield	O
divided	O
into	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
lanes	O
,	O
using	O
actions	O
determined	O
from	O
their	O
current	O
five-card	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
turn-based	O
,	O
giving	O
time	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
cards	O
before	O
resolving	O
all	O
actions	O
for	O
that	O
turn	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
turns	O
are	O
on	O
a	O
brief	O
timer	O
,	O
simulating	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zachtronics	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
computers	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
said	O
"	O
A	O
clever	O
reworking	O
of	O
the	O
card-based	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
formula	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
stand	O
to	O
be	O
just	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
rewarding	O
"	O
and	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
70/100	O
.	O
</s>
