Ares: The Iron Vanguard
Ares: The Iron Vanguard is a sci-fi action RPG featuring fast-paced, suit-switching combat. Players can equip two different combat suits and switch between them in real time, combining weapons, skills, and…
Ares: The Iron Vanguard is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Second Dive, released 15 September 2026 on Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Ares: The Iron Vanguard is
Ares: The Iron Vanguard is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Second Dive and released in 2026. It was published by Com2uS Holdings. It is available on Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity. It carries an ESRB T age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Humanity faces a new threat from Nemesis across the solar system. Players take on the role of a Guardian and embark on a journey across vast battlefields to protect humanity and reclaim the solar system. Armed with advanced combat suits, Guardians must confront powerful enemies and stand at the center of a new interplanetary war.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Ares: The Iron Vanguard launched on 15 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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