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Metal Fatigue

Zono · Nightdive Studios · 2018-07-31

SteamGOG

Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 31, 2000 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Metal Fatigue is a real-time strategy game taking the genre to new heights - literally. Build and customize your massive Combots to dominate the three battlefield levels simultaneously - from orbit, to the surface, and even underground!

Metal Fatigue is a 2018 Strategy title priced at $0.89, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 486 reviews).

9
playing now
94%
positive of 486 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.89
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Metal Fatigue is a 2000 real-time strategy computer game developed by Zono and published by Psygnosis in Europe and TalonSoft in the United States. Players assume the role of one of three factions named CorpoNations: RimTech, Mil-Agro and Neuropa, each locked in conflict on the planet Hedoth Prime to claim its alien technology. Players build structures and recruit units to overpower computer or multiplayer opponents. The gameplay occurs over a map with multiple layers, including ground, underground and orbital levels. Key units include combots, which are robots with customisable limbs that can be assembled by players, and upgraded by taking pieces of enemy combots on the battlefield.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 31 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 14,240 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 12k–29k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 486 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.89-85%
Steam$0.89-85%
GOG$0.89-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.89 at GOG (2019-11-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 70 of 105 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
393920182026Week of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 17:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 21:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 12:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 11:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
113Aug 2018Aug 2026Aug 2018 — avg 11 · peak 57Nov 2018 — avg 6 · peak 22Feb 2019 — avg 6 · peak 22May 2019 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2019 — avg 6 · peak 18Nov 2019 — avg 6 · peak 20Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 17May 2020 — avg 7 · peak 19Aug 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2020 — avg 5 · peak 16Feb 2021 — avg 5 · peak 19May 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2021 — avg 6 · peak 15Nov 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 12May 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13May 2023 — avg 6 · peak 15Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2026 — avg 8 · peak 57May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$5.99$0.892018-06-222026-10-152018-06-22 — best price $5.992018-11-21 — best price $2.992019-03-03 — best price $5.992019-12-03 — best price $5.992020-02-14 — best price $2.092020-04-28 — best price $5.992020-08-25 — best price $2.092021-02-08 — best price $5.992021-07-08 — best price $5.992022-01-27 — best price $2.092022-08-09 — best price $5.992022-11-22 — best price $4.492023-01-20 — best price $1.492023-06-11 — best price $1.492023-10-25 — best price $2.992024-01-16 — best price $5.992024-04-04 — best price $5.992024-06-27 — best price $1.192024-09-26 — best price $5.992025-01-02 — best price $5.992025-03-30 — best price $5.992025-07-10 — best price $5.992025-10-07 — best price $0.892025-11-30 — best price $5.992026-02-20 — best price $5.992026-05-30 — best price $1.192026-07-30 — best price $5.992026-08-17 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $0.892026-09-09 — best price $0.892026-09-19 — best price $5.992026-09-29 — best price $0.892026-10-09 — best price $0.892026-10-15 — best price $0.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4692026-05-29 — 28 pageviews2026-06-02 — 27 pageviews2026-06-06 — 16 pageviews2026-06-10 — 12 pageviews2026-06-14 — 23 pageviews2026-06-18 — 19 pageviews2026-06-22 — 14 pageviews2026-06-26 — 15 pageviews2026-06-30 — 18 pageviews2026-07-04 — 28 pageviews2026-07-08 — 21 pageviews2026-07-12 — 20 pageviews2026-07-16 — 18 pageviews2026-07-20 — 31 pageviews2026-07-24 — 21 pageviews2026-07-28 — 24 pageviews2026-08-01 — 20 pageviews2026-08-05 — 23 pageviews2026-08-09 — 9 pageviews2026-08-13 — 17 pageviews2026-08-17 — 9 pageviews2026-08-21 — 25 pageviews2026-08-25 — 17 pageviews2026-08-29 — 39 pageviews2026-09-02 — 20 pageviews2026-09-06 — 31 pageviews2026-09-10 — 23 pageviews2026-09-14 — 27 pageviews2026-09-18 — 27 pageviews2026-09-22 — 25 pageviews2026-09-26 — 17 pageviews2026-09-30 — 14 pageviews2026-10-04 — 46 pageviews2026-10-07 — 21 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Player tags

RTSMechsRobotsSci-fiClassicStrategy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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