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 a hammer, anvil, and your wits can overcome any challenge.
Each input wears a grade, S to D, read from the buyer's side. The color is the direction: green raises the score, red lowers it, grey sits neutral. ▼ marks a dock, ? a missing input, • a fact this genre's score does not use. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Most players never reach the end. On a 12.2-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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Skip it at $19.99. The value isn't there.
about 12.2h$19.99 (~)
Better value than 78% of Narrative games
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While the Iron's Hot scores 48/100 on the BANG Score (a skip). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1906830/while-the-iron-s-hot<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1906830/while-the-iron-s-hot"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/1906830" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1906830/while-the-iron-s-hot)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 54m ago.
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Low $11.99High $19.99Now $19.99
Price line + bands by tier:FairSkipPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
The lowest price on record is $11.99, set in March 2025. It has been discounted 17 times in the 3 years tracked here, typically at 40 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales. Today it is at full price. The last sale was about 7 weeks ago, and on this game's rhythm the next one tends to arrive within 7 weeks.
Steam's global achievement data says about 3 percent of players ever finish it. On a 12.2-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see.