Clad in Iron: Philippines 1898

This is an outstanding naval simulator covering an historical conflict. My playing hours are actually much higher than shown, as I typically keep Steam in Offline mode and my play hours are therefore not logged. And believe me, you can get lost for many hours in the Totem Games titles. Totem Games started out as a group of naval history enthusiasts who decided to create games. However, they didn't know how. Undaunted, they plunged ahead anyway and created, "Ironclads: American Civil War". That first title, while playable, was not stellar. But the fact that they created a playable game at all, having just begun and not being game developers, is pretty amazing. After that first title, each new release became better and better as they went on. This is their newest series, and the "Clad in Iron" series is their greatest achievement to date, though, "Ironclads 3" is in development, and I eagerly await its release. Totem Games is still made up of volunteer hobbyists, and the money that they receive from the sale of their games is used to purchase books, drawings, and other reference materials to further their knowledge of naval history and improve their games. The game-play in the, "Clad in Iron" series games is outstanding. All of their games, even the first, run fine under Windows 10 64-bit at high resolutions (I run all these titles at 2560 x 1440 with no problems). I have never experienced a bug during many hours of game-play in any of the Totem Games titles. If you're a fan of Surface Warfare and naval history, I highly recommend that you give these titles a try. There is a learning curve, and it will take you a short while to get competent at playing, but once you do I believe that you'll acknowledge that it was well worth the small effort to get going. There are helpful tutorial videos available from the developers on YouTube, and game manuals. Graphically, the environment in-game is pleasant, but where the games really shine is in the detailed historic ship models. The naval combat is utterly absorbing. Many times I have started one of these games intending to play for just a short time, and ended up involved for hours. I'm retired Navy and very fond of naval games, and I highly recommend all of the Totem Games titles. I own every one of their games and do not regret purchasing any of them. The "Clad in Iron" series is current, and fully supported by the developers and I'd recommend buying the complete bundle. Their past games are available on Steam as well, including the, "Ironclads 2" series, the original, "Ironclads" series and, "Victorian Admirals Anthology". While no longer officially supported, every one of the titles is very worthwhile, offering varying degrees of player involvement and you can purchase the, "10 in 1" bundle here on Steam (search "Ironclads 2") and have all of their previous games for a bargain price. Even their earliest titles run fine on modern PCs at high resolutions. All of the games include a, "config.exe" executable in the game folder. Be sure to run it to set your game options. Some of the earlier games don't include in-game menu option set up. But the config.exe in the game folder will take care of it. The later games have option menus in the game interface, but I always set up using config.exe. All-in-all, these titles are one of the best bargains on Steam for naval history buffs and lovers of Surface Warfare. You'll get many, many hours of enjoyment from the Totem Games titles and still want more. Very highly recommended!

Un gran juego histórico, donde evitando el enfrentamiento directo con la escuadra americana, se pueden conseguir grandes logros. Algo que debió hacer el General Montojo, y no hundir sus propios barcos.

¡Magnífico! Cada combate naval es una delicia. Para recrearse durante varias horas, sin prisas. Es emocionante participar de la ucronía que proponen, aunque no hace falta ganar... Me ha sorprendido gratamente. Creía que ya no se hacían juegos así. Los desarrolladores han demostrado una sensibilidad inusitada al elegir la época del acero y el vapor. Hasta la música es espléndida y le imprime un toque que no tienen otros juegos de guerra. Un juego que representara el teatro de Cuba, con el sur de Estados Unidos sería maravilloso.