Iron Galaxy was founded by Dave Lang in 2008 as a work-for-hire support and technical consulting studio.

[4] Lang eventually was able to gain the trust of Capcom and Iron Galaxy developed Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition, released in 2011.

The company developed a concept where the player uses motion controls to destroy castles, similar to Angry Birds.

[8] An updated version of the game, called Divekick: Addition Edition, launched on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Rocksteady, developer of the console versions, worked to fix the PC port's issues.

According to Lang, they made it to the final round but were ultimately passed over due to their commitment on Wreckateer.

[16] However, following Amazon's purchase of Double Helix Games in 2014, Microsoft hired Iron Galaxy as the new ongoing developer for Killer Instinct.

[24] In July 2016, Adam Boyes became CEO of Iron Galaxy, replacing co-founder Dave Lang, who remained on to oversee prototypes and business development.

[28] Following the release of the Nintendo Switch, Iron Galaxy managed to find a niche for porting high-profile titles to the console.

[36] In December 2021, the company unveiled Rumbleverse, a wrestling-themed, free-to-play battle royale game.

[43] Despite the high-profile failure of Rumbleverse, Iron Galaxy was able to avoid layoffs by reassigning developers and reconnecting with work-for-hire clients, like Naughty Dog.

[44] Boyes stepped down from his position as co-CEO in August 2024 and Blasko remained as the company's sole CEO.

[52] In February 2025, Iron Galaxy announced it would lay off 66 developers and support staff as a "means of last resort" for the company to stay afloat.