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As rat heir Arlo, explore a frozen kingdom, hunt giant beasts, and master dodge-and-parry combat against the Dark Wings.
Released 28 Jan 2025
Hunt Giant Beasts
Parry Enemy Strikes
Swap Elemental Weapons
Embark upon a vast, snow-ravaged kingdom in Tails of Iron 2, sequel to the critically acclaimed action-RPG. As Arlo, heir to the Warden of the Wastes, adventure through harsh northern lands, home to giant beasts and ragtag bandits, in an epic quest to overcome an ancient, blood-starved evil.
Developed by Odd Bug Studio · Published by United Label
You play Arlo, heir to the Warden of the Wastes, as the northern Ratdom faces the Dark Wings. Journey through a snowbound kingdom, meet its factions, and work to defend the realm from the threat.
Explore the northern lands, fight enemies and bosses with timed dodges and parries, and use melee weapons, bows, traps, and executions. Take on hunts for giant beasts and gather rare materials along the way.
Craft and upgrade weapons and armor, matching elemental damage and defenses to enemy strengths and weaknesses. Unlock fire, ice, poison, and electric sorceries, improve your settlement to access more goods and recipes, and choose between three difficulty levels that can be changed during play.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its hand-drawn art, wintry animal-fantasy world, narration, and fights that reward learning enemy patterns. Some also like the added elemental weapons and spells. Views on the sequel’s combat and gear systems are mixed: some find them satisfying, while others criticize frequent equipment changes, boss encounters that send players back across areas, and combat that can feel hard to read.
"It feels half Witcher, half Game of Thrones... Tails of Iron 2 presents us with a rich, full world."
- The Gamer
"Think Elden Ring, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne, but with a supremely stylish rodential twist."
- PCGamesN
Just as the Rats of the South start to piece their lives together, following the great war between Rodent and Frog, an old and unspeakable evil stirs in the North; wings black as death; fangs sharp as steel; and a thirst for blood rivalled only by their insatiable hunger… for vengeance.
As Arlo, young heir to the Warden of the Wastes, journey through the vast, snow-ravaged lands of the North in an epic quest to overcome the Dark Wings once and for all. Hunt down giant beasts. Unite disparate clans. Upgrade your settlement. And discover a terrible secret of blood and crown…
The time for heroes is over. For the Kingdom needs a warrior; forged of the North and as cold as the snow that shrouds these lands. A rat… carved from iron.
And so, a new tail begins.
Fully narrated by RPG-legend, Doug Cockle, prepare to embark on an epic adventure across the northern realms of the Ratdom; an expansive, frost-bitten land on the brink of all-out war.
Track down and defeat the legendary monsters of this realm, and be rewarded with rare resources with which to craft devastating equipment. But be warned, these colossal creatures won’t go down without a fight… and then some.
The lands of the North are a perilous place, so you’ll need to master the fast, challenging combat for any chance of survival. Evade attacks with a dodge roll, nail split-second parry bashes, and unleash an array of gruesome executions.
Craft your own extensive arsenal of upgradeable weaponry, ready to fight as you see fit; strike quick with a spear, afar with a bow, or go claw-to-claw with a heavy-hitting mace. Alternativity, gain a tactical advantage with a range of new, deadly traps…
As Warden of the Wastes, defending your lands is only half the battle. Construct and upgrade your settlement with hard-earned gold to gain access to more powerful items from the Smithy, tastier meals at the Kitchen, a wider range of powerful traps from the shoppe, and more!
Unlock the devastating ‘Elementa’ sorceries of Electric, Poison, Fire, and Ice in an all-new magic system. Bestowed upon you by the gods themselves, these arena-devastating powers can quickly turn the tides in battles.
- Explore a vast and treacherous, snow-ravaged kingdom
- Master brutal soulslike combat, with dodge-rolls, parry bashes, and gruesome executions!
- Discover a compelling story, narrated by the legendary Doug Cockle
- Overcome savage boss fights against the ferocious leaders of the Dark Wings
- Hunt down giant beasts for rare resources with which to craft devastating equipment
- Customise your attack style with an extensive range of upgradeable weapons
- Personalise your appearance from a significant collection of diverse armour sets with exclusive properties
- Encounter a range of curious companions among the many Northern factions
- Construct and upgrade your own settlement, to unlock new recipes, traps and more
- Complete side hunts to earn additional gold-on-the-side
- Three difficulty levels to choose from, with the ability to swap between them at any point of the game
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 33 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 77/100 View on Metacritic |
