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2017 · Area 34 · Indie · Simulation

Tiny Metal

Tiny Metal is a military themed turn-based tactics game. It's simple yet has deep gameplay with an engaging story.

Released
21 December 2017
Platforms
LinuxNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsmacOS
Genres
IndieSimulationStrategyTacticalTurn-based strategyTurn-based tactics
Developers
Area 34Project Milk
Publishers
Unties
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
ActionScience fictionWarfare
Engine
BattleCore

About

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. A titled sequel, Tiny Metal 2, is scheduled to be released in 2026. An anime adaptation, titled Tiny Metal: Zero Line, has been announced.

›Story

"The tenuous peace between the two nations of Artemisia and Zipang is suddenly brought to a head when the Artemisian king and his escort go missing after his transport mysteriously explodes.

Among the presumed dead is Col. Luja Lindberg, mentor to Lt. Nathan Gries. Nathan, a young but fierce and patriotic officer, is shocked and saddened with the loss of his commander and father-figure and patiently awaits orders for mobilization.

Given their long history of conflict, Artemisia wastes no time in deploying Nathan and his small strike force to launch a counter-offensive against Zipang.

En route to his objective, Nathan receives orders to coordinate efforts with the mercurial White Fangs, led by the infamously cold hearted yet beautiful, Wolfram.

As Nathan and Wolfram's forces make their way deeper into enemy territory, Zipang's defenses fall easily under the combined assault of Artemisian forces and the White Fangs.

Lord Commander Tsukumo of the Zipang forces contemplates courses of action knowing that while his forces vastly outnumber the Artemisian strike-force he must be wary of their skill and not hastily expose any weaknesses. His experience has taught him that not everything is as it first seems... He also must navigate the politics of the other Zipang warlords."

Keywords

  • modern warfare
  • anime
  • turn-based
  • war
  • turn-based tactics
  • crowdfunding - kickstarter
  • digital distribution
  • pax west 2017
  • modern military

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

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

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

Reception

Tiny Metal received "mixed or average" reviews from critics according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows21 December 2017Worldwide
Nintendo Switch21 December 2017Worldwide
macOS21 December 2017Worldwide
PlayStation 421 December 2017Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Downloadable content
Tiny Metal: Will of the Shogun

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Collections5 collections

Years

Genres

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