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Tiny Metal

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Tiny Metal
Steam cover art
Developer(s)Area 35
Publisher(s)Unties
Director(s)Hiroaki Yura
Platform(s)PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Windows
Release21 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

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

Development

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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

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Tiny Metal received "mixed or average" reviews from critics according to review aggregator Metacritic.[6][7]

References

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  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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b McFerran, Damien (21 December 2017). "Tiny Metal Review". NintendoLife. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "Tiny Metal for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b "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.
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