Tiny Metal Explained

Tiny Metal
Developer:	Area 35
Publisher:	Unties
Director:	Hiroaki Yura
Platforms:	PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch Windows
Released:	21 December 2017
Genre:	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.

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tiny Metal Gets An Upgrade With Full Metal Rumble, Coming This Spring. McFerran. Damien. 2019-03-14. Nintendo Life. en-GB. 2019-05-15.
2. Web site: Advance Wars-inspired Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble is coming to Steam. Chalk. Andy. 2019-05-22. PCGamer. 2019-07-05.