While the Iron’s Hot
Reforge a blacksmith's village on an isle of the land's finest artisans! Step into the boots of an expert smith for a crafty adventure filled with mystery and charm. Explore the land of Ellian, and prove that…
While the Iron’s Hot is an adventure developed by Bontemps Games, released 5 December 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What While the Iron’s Hot is
While the Iron’s Hot is an adventure game developed by Bontemps Games and released in 2023. It was published by Balor Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the faraway land of Ellian, legendary artisans have gathered for ages to perfect their craft. Now it’s your turn to join them. Step into the boots of a journeyman blacksmith on a quest to become a master in While the Iron’s Hot, a crafty adventure assembled with mystery, wit, and charm. Forge, smelt, and combine works of metal to grow your smithing skills and discover exquisite new items to create. Explore an island filled with resources, treasures, puzzles, and fellow artisans with their own motives and designs. Rebuild the ruins of Ellian’s long-abandoned blacksmiths’ village to restore its former glory and grow your own crafting capabilities—and ultimately become a true master smith.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
While the Iron’s Hot holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 24% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 11 points below the year average.
What it launched against
While the Iron’s Hot launched on 5 December 2023, within three weeks of Ready or Not, The Finals, Against the Storm and The Exit 8. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Ready or Not, The Finals, Against the Storm, The Exit 8.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for While the Iron’s Hot yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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