Action · January 27, 2021

Metal Unit (2021)

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Metal Unit tells a tragic story of human survivors and their battle against monsters and machines to regain control of their planet. The Earth is under siege from all directions, with ancient beings emerging from underground and alien machines descending from space. The fate of the planet hangs in the balance, but you can help tilt the odds by playing as Joanna, a new soldier capable of wearing the powerful M-Unit suit. Follow Joanna on her epic journey to save humanity and get revenge on her traitorous sister that has taken up arms with the alien race. Key Features: Action-Packed Battle System – You can dash to evade enemies or go on the offensive and chain multiple weapon attacks together to perform devastating combos. The wide of range of melee and ranged weapons at your disposal also give you the ultimate flexibility to take out enemies any way you see fit. Huge & Diverse Environments – You can choose to explore the sprawling surface of the planet or delve deep inside mysterious dungeons. Traveling around the world will progress the story, while going underground offers bigger rewards that may come at a heavy price... Roguelite Elements – Upon death the game will convert all equipped items into permanent research points. The points can then be used to unlock new items and skills. You will constantly receive weapons of varying utility and will need to adapt your strategy to match your current equipment. For All Players - The Assist Mode will allow you to customize your Metal Unit experience to suit your tastes, while players seeking thrilling difficulty will be able to tackle the Challenge Mode, stacking odds against them as they attempt to reap exciting new rewards.

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Peer Action titles

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 190
  • Indie · 170
  • RPG · 162
  • Adventure · 158
  • Female Protagonist · 123
  • Pixel Graphics · 112
  • Rogue-lite · 82
  • Anime · 62
  • Action Roguelike · 50
  • Side Scroller · 49
  • 2D · 45
  • Roguevania · 45
  • Metroidvania · 36
  • Mechs · 34
  • Singleplayer · 33

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.8k Steam reviewsTop 83% in Action
Positive rating83% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 61%
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 74% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English
  • Korean
  • Japanese
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • German
  • Russian
  • French
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Spanish - Latin America

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 27, 2021
DeveloperJellySnow Studio
PublisherNEOWIZ
Base price$2.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Reception Metrics

Steam community

83%Mostly Positive · 2.8k reviews

2.3k positive · 475 negative

Curator recommendations

2.0k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

43

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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