Season 4
Launch: The Cinder Belt
A 30-mission campaign expansion that lifted 30-day retention by 18% and hit #3 in the AU App Store strategy chart.
Sci-Fi Action RPG · Android & iOS
Command your crew across a fractured galaxy
Iron Astral Realm is a free-to-play sci-fi RPG built in Fitzroy, Melbourne. Salvage derelict starships, forge alliances, and fight for the last habitable systems — right from your phone.
- 2.4M+
- Commanders enlisted
- 4.8★
- Avg. store rating
- 60 fps
- On modern devices
Our Mission
Handcrafted galaxies that respect your time
We build deep, story-driven mobile games that never sell you the win. Iron Astral Realm is designed around fair progression, meaningful choices, and combat you can actually feel through the screen. No pay-to-win, no energy timers holding you hostage — just a living universe you can dip into for five minutes or lose yourself in for hours.
Fair by design
Every ship, pilot, and upgrade is earnable through play. Purchases are cosmetic or convenience only — never power.
Story that remembers you
Branching missions track your decisions across seasons, so the galaxy reacts to the commander you choose to be.
Built for real phones
Optimised down to 3-year-old hardware with offline campaign play and cloud sync between Android and iOS.
Studio Services
What the Iron Astral studio ships
Beyond the core game, our Fitzroy team runs a live-service operation and offers select partnerships for the mobile games industry.
Live Seasons & Content Drops
New season every 8 weeks · FreeNew story arcs, ships, and limited events every 8 weeks, tuned from live player telemetry. Included free with the base game.
Cross-Platform Cloud Save
Android ↔ iOS · IncludedSeamless progression between Android and iOS with encrypted cloud sync, so you never lose a commander or a hard-won hull.
Guild Ops & Co-Op Raids
Up to 12 players · Weekly resetTeam up to 12 players for weekly boss sieges with shared loot pools, voice pings, and a seasonal leaderboard.
Indie Co-Publishing
From AUD $12,000 setupWe help Australian indie teams port and launch mobile RPGs — from build pipeline to store optimisation. Revenue-share partnerships.
Case Studies
Worlds we have shipped
A look at the campaigns, updates, and partner launches that came out of our Fitzroy studio.
Live Service
Guild Ops Rework
Rebuilt co-op raids for 12-player squads, cutting matchmaking time from 42s to under 9s across regions.
Partnership
Voidrunner (Co-Publish)
Co-published a Brunswick indie roguelite to 400k downloads in its first quarter on Android and iOS.
Engineering
60fps Optimisation Pass
Reworked our render pipeline to hold 60fps on 2021 mid-range Androids, cutting battery draw by 22%.
From Our Players
Commanders love the realm
Finally a mobile RPG that doesn't nickel-and-dime me. I've put 60 hours into the Cinder Belt campaign and never felt pushed to pay. The ship combat genuinely feels great on my phone.
Ryan T.
Carlton, VIC · Playing since Season 2
The cross-save between my iPad and my Pixel just works. I play on the tram to work and pick up exactly where I left off at home. Small thing, but it's why I keep coming back.
Mei L.
Southbank, VIC · Guild leader, Ashfall Company
Our 12-player guild raids on Sunday nights have become a ritual. The seasonal leaderboard keeps it competitive without being toxic. Best mobile community I've been part of.
Dominic R.
Fitzroy North, VIC · Playing since launch
Get in Touch
Talk to the studio
Bug reports, press enquiries, or a co-publishing pitch? Our Fitzroy team reads every message. Studio hours are Mon–Fri, 9:00am–6:00pm AEST.
Phone
+61 3 8525 3904Studio
15 Hanover Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Email
[email protected]Hours
Mon–Fri · 9:00am – 6:00pm AEST