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UnMetal

@unepic_fran · Versus Evil · 2021-09-28

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 21, 2021 (PlayStation Vita), Sep 28, 2021 (Xbox One), Sep 28, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 28, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 28, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

UnMetal is a 2D stealth action-adventure that pays homage to the classics with a healthy dose of humor and satire. You play as Jesse Fox, who is definitely NOT an elite commando, under arrest for a crime he didn't commit, and must escape a covert military base using his wits and fists.

UnMetal is a 2021 Action, Adventure, and Indie game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 3655 reviews).

8
playing now
94%
positive of 3.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
4.73★
PlayStation Store rating (995 ratings)
15h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 27h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

UnMetal is a 2021 action-adventure stealth video game developed by Francisco Téllez de Meneses and published by Eastasiasoft for the PlayStation Vita and Versus Evil for Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The game follows Jesse Fox, a falsely-accused prisoner who attempts to escape a military prison while uncovering a nuclear threat.

Trailer

UnMetal trailer thumbnail

UnMetal - Official Trailer

≈131,447 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 255 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~32/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 27,740 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 73k–164k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,655 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
Steam$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Fanatical (2026-07-23) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 124 of 152 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32732720212026Week of 2021-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 44 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

10962026-09-15 14:00 — 45 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 81 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 33 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 39 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 109 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 28 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 19 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 38 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 44 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 34 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 28 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 23 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 33 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 48 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 13 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 29 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 33 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 27 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 51 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
857Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 85 · peak 388Dec 2021 — avg 32 · peak 90Feb 2022 — avg 12 · peak 34Apr 2022 — avg 14 · peak 78Jun 2022 — avg 12 · peak 41Aug 2022 — avg 11 · peak 28Oct 2022 — avg 7 · peak 27Dec 2022 — avg 42 · peak 91Feb 2023 — avg 15 · peak 35Apr 2023 — avg 13 · peak 32Jun 2023 — avg 10 · peak 28Aug 2023 — avg 16 · peak 40Oct 2023 — avg 10 · peak 30Dec 2023 — avg 13 · peak 36Feb 2024 — avg 10 · peak 32Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 27Jun 2024 — avg 10 · peak 39Aug 2024 — avg 17 · peak 49Oct 2024 — avg 7 · peak 26Dec 2024 — avg 12 · peak 29Feb 2025 — avg 9 · peak 27Apr 2025 — avg 28 · peak 91Jun 2025 — avg 14 · peak 52Aug 2025 — avg 12 · peak 33Oct 2025 — avg 11 · peak 30Dec 2025 — avg 8 · peak 27Feb 2026 — avg 10 · peak 30Apr 2026 — avg 12 · peak 30Jun 2026 — avg 12 · peak 32Aug 2026 — avg 27 · peak 77
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.992021-09-282026-10-152021-09-28 — best price $12.942021-11-28 — best price $16.792021-12-29 — best price $19.992022-02-14 — best price $12.992022-03-24 — best price $12.992022-05-04 — best price $17.882022-06-18 — best price $19.992022-07-30 — best price $12.992022-10-06 — best price $12.992022-11-10 — best price $12.992022-12-15 — best price $7.992023-02-04 — best price $15.892023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-05-07 — best price $8.092023-06-23 — best price $7.792023-08-06 — best price $15.892023-10-03 — best price $8.002023-11-27 — best price $19.992024-01-06 — best price $15.892024-04-01 — best price $15.892024-05-27 — best price $15.892024-08-01 — best price $4.992024-09-18 — best price $19.992024-12-02 — best price $19.992025-01-23 — best price $19.992025-03-21 — best price $14.692025-06-09 — best price $19.992025-08-11 — best price $3.402025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-01 — best price $19.992026-02-04 — best price $3.992026-04-01 — best price $19.992026-05-18 — best price $3.992026-07-23 — best price $1.992026-08-18 — best price $3.992026-09-03 — best price $3.992026-09-19 — best price $3.992026-10-05 — best price $3.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

87112026-05-29 — 26 pageviews2026-06-02 — 14 pageviews2026-06-06 — 17 pageviews2026-06-10 — 16 pageviews2026-06-14 — 16 pageviews2026-06-18 — 19 pageviews2026-06-22 — 16 pageviews2026-06-26 — 21 pageviews2026-06-30 — 19 pageviews2026-07-04 — 22 pageviews2026-07-08 — 12 pageviews2026-07-12 — 22 pageviews2026-07-16 — 39 pageviews2026-07-20 — 41 pageviews2026-07-24 — 29 pageviews2026-07-28 — 31 pageviews2026-08-01 — 27 pageviews2026-08-05 — 40 pageviews2026-08-09 — 36 pageviews2026-08-13 — 25 pageviews2026-08-17 — 24 pageviews2026-08-21 — 32 pageviews2026-08-25 — 40 pageviews2026-08-29 — 35 pageviews2026-09-02 — 37 pageviews2026-09-06 — 40 pageviews2026-09-10 — 35 pageviews2026-09-14 — 44 pageviews2026-09-18 — 29 pageviews2026-09-22 — 34 pageviews2026-09-26 — 39 pageviews2026-09-30 — 20 pageviews2026-10-04 — 28 pageviews2026-10-08 — 25 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
67.5%
earned "SERGEANT"
14.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Russian, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-09-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,3735%40
PS4 (PlayStation)1,27525%41
PS4 (PlayStation)72323%41
Xbox One (Xbox)5386%40
PS Vita (PlayStation)23339%41
Switch (Nintendo)930%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

2D1980sFunnyIndieRetroActionComedySatireStealthMilitary

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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