Press kit
Iron Mantle
An arcade digging game for iPhone and Android, starring Rusty, a very dramatic drill. Everything you need to write about it is on this page.
Fact sheet
- Developer
- Ctrl Alt Defeat Studio LLC
Washington State, USA - Release date
- Early 2027 worldwide, with soft launches from late 2026
- Platforms
- iOS 15+ (iPhone, iPad)
Android 7.0+ (phones, tablets, foldables) - Price
- Free, with optional in-app purchases and ads
- Genre
- Arcade, endless digging runner
- Languages
- 13 languages
- Press contact
- press@ctrlaltdefeatstudio.com
Description
Iron Mantle is a skill-based arcade game about one question: how deep can you dig? Players steer Rusty, a dented, overconfident drill with a face that reacts to everything, straight down through 7 layers of the Earth: from the Topsoil through the Crystal Caverns and the Magma Depths to the Heart of the World. Every run takes 1 to 4 minutes. Every run ends with an upgrade, and every upgrade takes you deeper.
History
Most digging games on mobile are idle games that play themselves. Iron Mantle puts the drill back in the player's hands: simple steering, real hazards, and a record depth to beat. It is Ctrl Alt Defeat Studio's first game, built in Unity.
Features
- Drag-to-steer controls: the drill does the digging, you pick the path
- 7 underground layers, each with its own look, hazards and loot
- Lava, TNT chain reactions, unbreakable obsidian and burrow worms
- 60+ cosmetic skins with dig trails, toppers and reactive mascot faces
- 7 upgrades, 8 drills, 13 trophy lines, daily streaks and a seasonal Core Pass
- Plays offline, with fair, optional rewarded ads
Images
Screenshots and art
Click any image for the full file. Full-resolution store screenshots are available on request.
About the developer
Ctrl Alt Defeat Studio
Ctrl Alt Defeat Studio is an independent game studio in Washington State, founded by Chantz Doan. It makes original games for mobile and PC that are quick to pick up, deep enough to master, and fair to the people who play them. More about the studio.
Credits: Chantz Doan, design, development and publishing. Made with Unity.
Studio logo: icon, 512×512 PNG · wordmark card, 1200×630 JPG
