Tiny Metal

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.

Tiny Metal
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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

A follow-up, Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble, was released in July 2019 on Nintendo Switch and PC.^[1][2] A titled sequel, Tiny Metal 2, is scheduled to be released in 2026.^[3]

Gameplay

Tiny Metal is a military-themed turn-based tactics video game.^[4]

Development

Tiny Metal is the debut game from Japanese video game development studio Area 35.^[5] The studio was founded in August 2016 by Hiroaki Yura who directed the game.^[6] At the game's release the studio had six full-time developers.^[6] Key influences of the game include Advance Wars and Warhammer 40,000.^[6]

The game was released on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Windows on 21 December 2017.^[4] The game was published by Unties, an indie gaming label that is part of Sony Music.^[4]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	71/100 (PC)[7] 65/100 (Switch)[8]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Destructoid	5/10[9]
GameSpot	7/10[10]
IGN	6.8/10[11]
Nintendo Life	9/10[5]
Hardcore Gamer	4/5[12]

Tiny Metal received "mixed or average" reviews from critics according to review aggregator Metacritic.^[7][8]