UnMetal

Buy94%

Very Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

@unepic_fran · 2D · Sep 28, 2021

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio2 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy UnMetal?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 119 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise27% are divided18% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
119 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay is decent and clearly parodying early Metal Gear: stealth, hiding bodies, gadgets, and varied scenarios.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What I enjoy the most is the way the story unfolds by Having protagonist Jessie Fox arrested and speaking up about what has happened to prove his innocence.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat offers a balanced level of challenge certain sections, like the submarine level or a couple of the trickier boss fights, bump up the difficulty.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay closely resembles classic MSX titles and Metal Gear Solid on the PS1, featuring patterned boss fights, medkits to manage your survival, and a solid variety of weapons to deal with different threats.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Pixel art and sound are solid, and the voice acting (Spanish and English) is genuinely good.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Environments are diverse, with clever lighting effects and small animated flourishes that give each area a sense of life.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay119 reviews
Story95 reviews
Difficulty43 reviews
Combat26 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Characters
67% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
57% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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