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Metal Unit

JellySnow Studio · NEOWIZ · 2021-01-27

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 28, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 17, 2021 (Nintendo Switch)

Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.

Metal Unit is a 2021 Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a Very Positive sentiment (83% of 2901 reviews).

3
playing now
83%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (329 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Metal Unit trailer thumbnail

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 59 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (256 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 28,039 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 58k–131k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,901 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.24 at Fanatical (2023-11-22) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 71 of 133 observed days · $0.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20820820202026Week of 2020-02-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2222026-09-15 15:00 — 11 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 11 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 10 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 22 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 12 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 9 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 8 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
633Feb 2020Aug 2026Feb 2020 — avg 37 · peak 227Apr 2020 — avg 13 · peak 69Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 34Aug 2020 — avg 25 · peak 82Oct 2020 — avg 14 · peak 51Dec 2020 — avg 9 · peak 22Feb 2021 — avg 46 · peak 132Apr 2021 — avg 24 · peak 59Jun 2021 — avg 30 · peak 78Aug 2021 — avg 12 · peak 27Oct 2021 — avg 25 · peak 60Dec 2021 — avg 18 · peak 44Feb 2022 — avg 10 · peak 26Apr 2022 — avg 18 · peak 245Jun 2022 — avg 16 · peak 47Aug 2022 — avg 11 · peak 27Oct 2022 — avg 12 · peak 42Dec 2022 — avg 12 · peak 38Feb 2023 — avg 11 · peak 29Apr 2023 — avg 17 · peak 64Jun 2023 — avg 10 · peak 28Aug 2023 — avg 8 · peak 20Oct 2023 — avg 14 · peak 50Dec 2023 — avg 12 · peak 28Feb 2024 — avg 15 · peak 53Apr 2024 — avg 9 · peak 23Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 21Aug 2024 — avg 7 · peak 22Oct 2024 — avg 6 · peak 20Dec 2024 — avg 8 · peak 21Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 11Apr 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.322020-02-032026-10-152020-02-03 — best price $11.992020-07-22 — best price $14.992021-02-25 — best price $14.992021-07-10 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $8.242022-02-05 — best price $14.992022-06-10 — best price $8.242022-09-07 — best price $11.242022-12-03 — best price $14.992023-03-03 — best price $3.752023-04-24 — best price $3.742023-07-15 — best price $14.992023-08-25 — best price $8.242023-11-16 — best price $2.992024-01-15 — best price $2.992024-02-23 — best price $2.992024-04-01 — best price $11.892024-04-27 — best price $11.012024-07-04 — best price $14.992024-08-10 — best price $14.992024-09-27 — best price $7.492024-11-04 — best price $14.992024-12-07 — best price $14.992025-01-24 — best price $2.992025-03-03 — best price $2.392025-05-06 — best price $7.492025-06-18 — best price $2.992025-08-18 — best price $3.002025-11-04 — best price $7.472026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-02-25 — best price $14.992026-05-05 — best price $7.462026-06-25 — best price $2.992026-08-15 — best price $2.992026-09-05 — best price $14.992026-09-20 — best price $2.992026-10-05 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
86.2%
earned "Red Flavor"
5.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-03-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,8082%43
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGAnimeIndieMechsActionAdventureRogue-liteRoguevaniaMetroidvania

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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