This is the Iron Swarm corner of the guides library. The two reference pages below go deep on the things worth keeping open in a second tab — the bosses and their telegraphs, and every pickup, hazard, and terrain type on the field. There is no required order; open whichever you need. You can play Iron Swarm in a browser. If you want the shorter, in-game explainers — how to play, the modes, a strategy primer, and the FAQ — those live on the game site and are linked in the second group below.
Iron Swarm · Guides
Iron Swarm guides
The reference guides for Iron Swarm — bosses, and the power-ups, hazards, and terrain you meet on the field.
Iron Swarm guides
Iron Swarm boss compendium
A quick-reference compendium of Iron Swarm's four bosses — health, phase breakpoints, attacks, and telegraph cues for the Standard boss, Glacier Warden, Bastion, and Iron Commander.
Power-ups, hazards, and terrain
A scannable reference to every Iron Swarm pickup and power-up, the hazards that can kill you, and the terrain and wall types that change how you move and shoot.
On the game site
Shorter, in-game explainers live alongside the playable Iron Swarm on the game site. They cover the basics next to the game itself.
How to play Iron Swarm
The in-game controls-and-goal walkthrough: how a run works and what you are trying to do, next to the game.
About Iron Swarm
What Iron Swarm is and where it came from, in brief, on the game site.
Strategy
The in-game strategy primer: positioning, target priority, and how to survive longer, in short.
Game modes
The in-game guide to the different Iron Swarm modes and how each one plays.
Iron Swarm FAQ
Straight answers to common Iron Swarm questions, on the game site.