Does anyone remember the RTS game that wanted to be an MMO, then a MOBA, then nothing as it shut down? End of Nations was a fascinating side-note in the genre arms races of the mid 2010s. Officially cancelled around 2014, it initially wanted to be an ‘MMORTS’, whatever that was, but then quickly attempted to pivot to be a MOBA game in the wake of League of Legends and DOTA’s rising popularity.

Iron Conflict kind of reminds me of what End of Nations ended up being. Actually, it reminds me of War Thunder and its ilk as well – this is a new action/strategy game that’s just hit Steam Early Access, where up to ten players per side control a squad of three units and must compete over objectives in large, hand-crafted maps.

These units can be drawn from a wide range of types, from infantry and tanks, to aircraft, anti-aircraft, mobile missile launchers, artillery, and more. This is obviously a game for military hardware enthusiasts, featuring vehicles and gear from the end of WW2 through to modern times.