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UnMetal

@unepic_fran · Versus Evil · 2021-09-28

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

17
playing now
94%
positive of 3.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
15h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 27h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

17 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 17 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 19% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 72k–163k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,624 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.99-80%
Humble Store$4.99-75%
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 89 of 119 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

6972026-08-07 00:00 — 63 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 30 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 56 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 56 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 26 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 65 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 55 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 64 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 66 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 47 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 46 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 26 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 38 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 48 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 40 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 37 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 18 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 20 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 27 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992021-09-282026-08-302021-09-28 — best price $12.942021-11-27 — best price $17.592021-12-23 — best price $12.992022-02-05 — best price $19.992022-03-20 — best price $12.992022-04-25 — best price $9.992022-06-09 — best price $12.992022-07-12 — best price $8.002022-08-26 — best price $14.692022-10-19 — best price $19.992022-11-23 — best price $6.392023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-02-20 — best price $19.992023-04-04 — best price $7.992023-05-13 — best price $19.992023-06-24 — best price $19.992023-08-06 — best price $15.892023-10-02 — best price $19.992023-11-20 — best price $5.992023-12-28 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $5.992024-05-10 — best price $5.002024-07-04 — best price $19.992024-08-26 — best price $5.992024-11-05 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $3.992025-02-13 — best price $3.992025-04-15 — best price $3.992025-06-27 — best price $3.992025-08-18 — best price $19.992025-10-14 — best price $3.992025-12-02 — best price $14.692026-02-04 — best price $3.992026-03-27 — best price $3.992026-05-11 — best price $4.002026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-13 — best price $4.992026-08-29 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8782026-05-29 — 26 pageviews2026-06-01 — 25 pageviews2026-06-04 — 22 pageviews2026-06-07 — 20 pageviews2026-06-10 — 16 pageviews2026-06-13 — 21 pageviews2026-06-16 — 19 pageviews2026-06-19 — 21 pageviews2026-06-22 — 16 pageviews2026-06-25 — 20 pageviews2026-06-28 — 16 pageviews2026-07-01 — 25 pageviews2026-07-04 — 22 pageviews2026-07-07 — 22 pageviews2026-07-10 — 20 pageviews2026-07-13 — 29 pageviews2026-07-16 — 39 pageviews2026-07-19 — 25 pageviews2026-07-22 — 31 pageviews2026-07-25 — 26 pageviews2026-07-28 — 31 pageviews2026-07-31 — 22 pageviews2026-08-03 — 21 pageviews2026-08-06 — 23 pageviews2026-08-09 — 36 pageviews2026-08-12 — 18 pageviews2026-08-15 — 28 pageviews2026-08-18 — 16 pageviews2026-08-21 — 32 pageviews2026-08-24 — 27 pageviews2026-08-26 — 26 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

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.

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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