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Metal Unit cover art

Metal Unit

JellySnow Studio · NEOWIZ · 2021-01-27

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

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.

3
playing now
83%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

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 21% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 58k–130k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,896 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$3.00-80%
GOG$14.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

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 60 of 96 observed days · $12.75 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

702026-08-11 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.322020-02-032026-08-302020-02-03 — 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 $2.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
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

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.

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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