Underplayed Gems

ITER-8 (2026)

ITER-8 cover
Developer
fluckyMachine
Publisher
Fireshine Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
3.7 of 5, 188 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A frantic, arcade-style resource extraction game with a grimly humorous corporate twist, where you drill into pillars while dodging obliteration.

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What players say

Players finish ITER-8 in about 4 hours and see most content after two characters, making replay feel unrewarding despite a permanent upgrade system. The community is split about difficulty, and several reviews note the game appears abandoned by the developer, with UI issues like missing settings and resolution problems on 4K displays.

Trailer

Screenshots

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