| Tiny Metal | |
|---|---|
 Steam cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Area 35 |
| Publisher(s) | Unties |
| Director(s) | Hiroaki Yura |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch Windows |
| Release | 21 December 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based tactics |
Tiny Metal is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Area 35 and published by Unties. It was released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows in December 2017.
A follow-up, Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble, was released in July 2019 on Nintendo Switch and PC. [1] [2]
Tiny Metal is a military-themed turn-based tactics video game. [3]
Tiny Metal is the debut game from Japanese video game development studio Area 35. [4] The studio was founded in August 2016 by Hiroaki Yura who directed the game. [5] At the game's release the studio had six full-time developers. [5] Key influences of the game include Advance Wars and Warhammer 40,000 . [5]
The game was released on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Windows on 21 December 2017. [3] The game was published by Unties, an indie gaming label that is part of Sony Music. [3]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 71/100 (PC) [6] 65/100 (Switch) [7] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Destructoid | 5/10 [8] |
| GameSpot | 7/10 [9] |
| IGN | 6.8/10 [10] |
| Nintendo Life | 9/10 [4] |
| Hardcore Gamer | 4/5 [11] |
Tiny Metal received "mixed or average" reviews from critics according to review aggregator Metacritic. [6] [7]
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