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Mad Metal

ActionIndieRacing

Developer Mad Mechs Inc.

A dark vehicle combat shooter where you manipulate time, customize your vehicle, and dismember the opposition as you survive in an AI-driven apocalypse. Fight solo or with a friend in open-world co-op, extraction, and deathmatches. From the Steam store page

28 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 16, 2026 · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

62
Fresh

13 positive · 8 negative
95% range 41–79%

Source+−=
Steam reviews1380
Bluesky *205

* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).

Steam's own rating
Mixed
13 of 20 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

65% recommend · 13 yes, 7 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 20 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (15 of 24 positive).

Players praise the game's fun vehicular combat and Mad Max/Twisted Metal inspirations. [1][2][3] Many note the developer's responsiveness and frequent improvements via patches. [1][4][5] Some criticize janky controls, bugs, and a lack of polish. [6][7][8]

Liked
  • Fun vehicular combat with classic arcade feel. [1][9][10]
  • Multiple game modes including extraction and co-op. [1][11][5]
  • Good value for the price. [9][4]
Disliked
Representative posts
  • [6]Steam user Steam user …9683Steam review · Sep 22, 2026 · Not recommended

    This concept has the potential to be something special. However, in it's current form it feels very much like a proof-of-concept demo and not a real game. The cars feel like riding on ice and there's no real penalty when you hit a wall or head on into something. Which takes you out of whatever immersion it tried to build. The menus, car customization, maps have had real work put into them - I'd rather wait a few …

  • [8]Steam user Steam user …8904Steam review · Oct 9, 2026 · Not recommended

    As other said already it feels very janky. Right away from the beginning in the menu navigating through the menu items isn't even possible. The up down movement just doesn't happen. Stock os on steam deck. Brand new game. Shouldn't happen. And the game itself feels as janky. Just weird physics when driving and nothing feels right. I do think this game has a lot of potential. The mad Max themed car is quite cool and …

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …5841Steam review · Sep 21, 2026 · Recommended

    Mad Metal wears its inspirations on its sleeves and does them justice. This is a vehicular combat game with a Mad Max aesthetic and Twisted Metal sensibilities. There's multiplayer for most of its very different and replayable game modes. There's a fully voiced campaign, a practice room, survival modes, extraction, FFA deathmatch, and other game modes that really try to stretch the vehicle combat system as far as it …

  • [9]Steam user Steam user …3147Steam review · Sep 21, 2026 · Recommended

    Classic arcade car destruction, it's limited in options, the game really needs more cars, guns etc, the ones they have already are pretty fun! you'll have a blast flying past your enemy in the sky while attempting to shoot them or light them on fire on surprise. It's simple fun for a simple price. In addition extraction mode is super easy.

  • [4]Steam user Steam user …6796Steam review · Oct 12, 2026 · Recommended

    Got this on sale when it released and was pleasantly surprised! Finally a game that has pieces of the souls of both old school twisted metal and mad max. I've been playing on steam deck and it hasn't been flawless, but it's been great, and has improved in the short time I've bought the game. So, bought the game for relatively inexpensively and now the dev has already added so much and been very responsive. Are there …

Summarised from 28 of the 29 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 14, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

Players who liked Mad Metal talk about fun vehicular combat with classic arcade feel; those who didn't talk about janky controls and physics. Which matters more to you?

Reactions

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  • Steam user Steam user …9683Steam reviews · Sep 22, 2026

    This concept has the potential to be something special. However, in it's current form it feels very much like a proof-of-concept demo and not a real game. The cars feel like riding on ice and there's no real penalty when you hit a wall or head on into something. Which takes you out of whatever immersion it tried to build. The menus, car customization, maps have had real work put into them - I'd rather wait a few years to see what this turns into before burning myself out on it's current form. I…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8795Steam reviews · Sep 21, 2026 · 1 h played

    A failed attempt at a Twister Metal/Mad max clone. Story rashly thrown together from pieces of the road warrior, unimaginative locations level design, lack luster voice acting. Campaign is quite short and sadly couldn't finish it as the game has bugged and can't interact with the boss fight of chapter 5. Multiplayer is mostly what i assume is bots but that's to be expected from something of this caliber. Limited vehicle customization and controls of either mkb or controller don't seem to handle…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5841Steam reviews · Sep 21, 2026 · 4 h played

    Mad Metal wears its inspirations on its sleeves and does them justice. This is a vehicular combat game with a Mad Max aesthetic and Twisted Metal sensibilities. There's multiplayer for most of its very different and replayable game modes. There's a fully voiced campaign, a practice room, survival modes, extraction, FFA deathmatch, and other game modes that really try to stretch the vehicle combat system as far as it can go. The game runs great on Linux. The dev has delivered major improvements…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 22, 2025

    Physics-based combat driving game Mad Metal officially announced. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3068230 #indiegames #steam #indiegame

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  • Steam user Steam user …0575Steam reviews · Sep 23, 2026

    looked like it could be twisted metal but its just SO JANKY like you could have spent ten more minutes coding the interface and it wouldnt be half as bad. ill revisit it in 6 months and see if it gets fixed

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  • Steam user Steam user …3538Steam reviews · Sep 22, 2026 · 1 h played

    The co-op experience was extremely lame, no options for teams or match modifiers just you vs. your friend.

    negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …0501Steam reviews · Sep 21, 2026 · 3 h played

    Reminded me of old vehicle combat games but with some cool new features like targeting specific parts in slow motion.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …3421Steam reviews · Sep 21, 2026

    For the campaign, i experienced a few bugs in glitches. It was during the part where I had to get the buggy by that enemy territory part. There was a corner of the building that I drove into, and got stuck. I had to spend some time to find a reset button, and that took me a while to get. Its M. Also, there is an idicator for Q for sharp turns, that moves the car a sharp left. But what about a sharp right? no indicator was set during gameplay and I have to find out by pressing random buttons so…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …5083Steam reviews · Sep 21, 2026 · 1 h played

    it's good fun, especially the extraction mode I had some bug with collisions but restarting after the patch solved it

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  • Steam user Steam user …3147Steam reviews · Sep 21, 2026 · 3 h played

    Classic arcade car destruction, it's limited in options, the game really needs more cars, guns etc, the ones they have already are pretty fun! you'll have a blast flying past your enemy in the sky while attempting to shoot them or light them on fire on surprise. It's simple fun for a simple price. In addition extraction mode is super easy.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Takk✨🧞‍♂️Vtuber @takkgenie.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    LIVE RN!!!🙂🧞‍♂️ Time to Car N' Shoot!!! We are playing: Mad Metal!!! I will also be giving away a copy of the game on stream!!!! (˶ˆᗜˆ˵) join here!!!!: twitch.tv/takkundr #VTuber #ENVtuber #vsky #VtuberEN #VTuberUprising #sponsored

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  • Steam user Steam user …7264Steam reviews · Sep 22, 2026

    Fun vehicle combat! The controls felt pretty intuitive but there were moment where things felt rough around the edges. Impressive that this was developed by a solo developer. Looking forward to more customization options in the future.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • GoNintendo on Bluesky @gonintendo.comBluesky · Sep 1, 2025

    Car combat game "Mad Metal" aiming for Switch 2 release via Kickstarter http://gonintendo.com/contents/52365-car-combat-game-mad-metal-aiming-for-switch-2-release-via-kickstarter #nintendoswitch

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  • Steam user Steam user …0450Steam reviews · Sep 27, 2026 · 1 h played

    Had a pretty fun time with this one. The driving and shooting took me a little bit to get used to, but once I got into it, I was having a lot of fun just messing around and blowing things up. Definitely had a few chaotic moments that made me laugh. Simple, but I enjoyed it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0090Steam reviews · Sep 24, 2026

    This reminded me of Twisted Metal so i had to purchase, would purchase again!

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • OnlineRaceDriver @onlineracedriver.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2025

    A Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign has been launched for car combat game Mad Metal, with rewards from your name in the credits for $1. The game itself includes an infinite open world to explore, precision targeting for weapons, bullet-time and more. www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/09/02/k...

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  • Steam user Steam user …6796Steam reviews · Oct 12, 2026 · 4 h played

    Got this on sale when it released and was pleasantly surprised! Finally a game that has pieces of the souls of both old school twisted metal and mad max. I've been playing on steam deck and it hasn't been flawless, but it's been great, and has improved in the short time I've bought the game. So, bought the game for relatively inexpensively and now the dev has already added so much and been very responsive. Are there still bugs? Yes. Could it be expanded on? Absolutely, but the dev is sorting…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …5995Steam reviews · Oct 8, 2026 · 4 h played

    Content wise, its decent and theres definitely some serious potential here. Gameplay wise, it just doesn't feel impactful in terms of destruction, collisions. audio, weapons etc. Audio dont sound natural and shooting things dont feel as impactful as they should. I hope down the line these issues do get addressed. So far dev has been really good with taking feedback so I have high hopes for this games future.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7387Steam reviews · Oct 5, 2026 · 1 h played

    This is the kind of game that gets better the longer you stay in it. I played an early build before and came back to the full release, and the improvement is easy to see. The clean UI is still easy to read, and the graphics now look noticeably better. The vehicles are more varied and look great. The camera has also improved a lot. It is responsive and keeps up with the car, which pulls you into the action. Driving feels good overall. Drifting works well in the main version, and I can control…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …9953Steam reviews · Oct 5, 2026 · 5 h played

    Got it on day one cause I had a good feeling about it and I was right, the dev is constantly improving both single and multiplayer modes, listening to feedback and implementing major improvements and advancements in both game quality and quantity. Great post apocalyptic vibe and a very cool campaign, with co-op PVE as well as PVP multiplayer makes this a must for all Mad Maxers out there

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …0471Steam reviews · Sep 28, 2026

    Stuttering mess, even on the lowest graphics settings. Feels like its running at 12 fps. Neat concept, poor execution.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0965Steam reviews · Oct 16, 2026

    Mad Metal is a post-apocalyptic vehicular combat game where you customize an armed car and fight through a story campaign, co-op, extraction and PvP modes while targeting individual parts of enemy vehicles. Pros ✔️ I like the idea behind it - We haven't had nearly enough games scratching that Twisted Metal itch, and doing that style of vehicular combat from a first-person perspective is something I genuinely wanted to see work. ✔️ There are quite a few ideas packed into the cars - Multiple…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8904Steam reviews · Oct 9, 2026

    As other said already it feels very janky. Right away from the beginning in the menu navigating through the menu items isn't even possible. The up down movement just doesn't happen. Stock os on steam deck. Brand new game. Shouldn't happen. And the game itself feels as janky. Just weird physics when driving and nothing feels right. I do think this game has a lot of potential. The mad Max themed car is quite cool and if the game would deliver what it is attempting to deliver it would be cool.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9202Steam reviews · Oct 7, 2026 · 1 h played

    Is this in early beta??? (this be a $3 game you'd find for free on roblox or somethin) Story sounds like ai, voice acting is terrible or at best cringe, plot is garbungo Looks like old G-mod, like a player who just started playing just mashed stuff together to make a mad max type twisted metal black type game. Bruh the mechanics shop is still live play, you can ram a car into it and block up the forced camera or tow a car into it, then that car just stays in the way till you move it…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3197Steam reviews · Sep 23, 2026 · 5 h played

    Alright, while it's still a rather bad game... the motocycle with infinite energy is a treat.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • yomimonoid.bsky.social @yomimonoid.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2026

    Mad Metal Car Combat Game Gets September 21 Release Date Mad Metal, the post-apocalyptic car combat game with roguelite elements, hits PC via Steam on September 21. Precision shots, enemy weaknesses, and multiple modes including co-op and PvP.

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  • GoNintendo @gonintendo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyBluesky · Sep 1, 2025

    Car combat game "Mad Metal" aiming for Switch 2 release via Kickstarter: https://gonintendo.com/contents/52365-car-combat-game-mad-metal-aiming-for-switch-2-release-via-kickstarter Who's ready for a wild ride? #switch #switch2

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  • Playing old games @playingoldgames.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2025

    Nice html game! Let's play Mad Metal: Apocalypse Drift, it's simple! Here: darkcat.games/game/mad-met... #gameplay #mobile

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