Tiny Metal

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]

Gameplay

Tiny Metal is a military-themed turn-based tactics video game.[3]

Development

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]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	71/100 (PC)[6] 65/100 (Switch)[7]

Review scores

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]

References

1. McFerran, Damien (2019-03-14). "Tiny Metal Gets An Upgrade With Full Metal Rumble, Coming This Spring". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
2. Chalk, Andy (2019-05-22). "Advance Wars-inspired Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble is coming to Steam". PCGamer. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
3. Grubb, Jeff (4 December 2017). "Sony's music division launches Tiny Metal for PC and Switch this month". The Verge. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
4. McFerran, Damien (21 December 2017). "Tiny Metal Review". NintendoLife. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
5. McFerran, Damien (21 December 2017). "Feature: Tiny Metal Director Hiroaki Yura On Reviving The Spirit Of Advance Wars For Switch". NintendoLife. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
6. "Tiny Metal for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
7. "Tiny Metal for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
8. Nakamura, Darren (29 December 2017). "Review: Tiny Metal". Destructoid. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
9. Clark, Justin (29 December 2017). "Tiny Metal Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
10. Hafer, TJ (28 December 2017). "Tiny Metal Review". IGN. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
11. Peeples, Jeremy (21 December 2017). "Review: Tiny Metal". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

External links

• Official website