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UnMetal
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UnMetal is a 2021 action-adventure stealth video game developed by Francisco Téllez de Meneses and published by Eastasiasoft for the PlayStation Vita and Versus Evil for Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The game follows Jesse Fox, a falsely-accused prisoner who attempts to escape a military prison while uncovering a nuclear threat. The game is an absurdist parody of Konami's Metal Gear… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
232 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
160 positive · 18 negative
95% range 85–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 160 | 18 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 22 | 0 | 27 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,177 of 1,300 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 172 yes, 19 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 191 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (3,505 of 3,735 positive).
Players praise UnMetal as a hilarious and well-crafted parody of the Metal Gear series. [1][2][3] Many find the gameplay enjoyable, with solid stealth mechanics and challenging difficulty. [4][5][6] A few reviewers criticize the game for punitive difficulty and unfunny humor. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
UnMetal - An MGS Love Letter That Overstays Its Welcome UnMetal lets you take control of the charistmatic Jesse Fox, a man who has been jailed for a crime he DEFINITELY didn't commit, and it is now your time to help this unreliable narrator stage a breakout and regain his freedom! UnMetal is everything I would like to see from a game that attempts to emulate or parody the classic MG1 and MG2 formula. It takes what …
- [4]
Genuinely fun game, especially if you're into the Metal Gear series of games. Not to mention, it can be pretty decently challenging at higher difficulties or in the Iron Man mode. Seriously, give it a shot. All sorts of comedy abounds, as well. I mean, its obviously a parody, but its one of those good parodies.
- [5]
I rarely leave reviews, but I just had to for this game. I had no idea what it was going in. I just wanted to played a new stealth game. Now I know that this game is a hidden gem. It's hilarious, I was laughing out loud multiple times. The gameplay is also really good. The boss fights are quite varied and interesting. The final boss especially was perfectly done. There are also quite a few puzzles where you have to …
- [2]
Not a Metal Gear (Solid) fan, but it's a great parody. - The gameplay emulates the old Metal Gear (not Solid) games quite well. Both good and bad aspects of it. - The sense of humour is remarkable. Simple but yet, neither cringe nor full of dad jokes. It is truly hilarious. If you're wondering, the trailer gives a good taste of it. - The game ends exactly where the humour starts to age.
- [1]
The Airplane!, Hot Shots or Naked Gun of MSX games. Only a true film buff like Kojima could have pulled this off. Bravo Vince.
Summarised from 34 of the 248 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
90% of the 191 Steam reviewers we collected recommend UnMetal. The complaint that keeps coming up: punitive difficulty and one-hit-kill traps frustrate some players. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
UnMetal received mostly positive reviews upon release. Review aggregator Metacritic displays a score of 85 out of 100 based on 7 critic reviews, and a user score of 8.3 based on 36 user ratings. In a review for PC Gamer, Joseph Knoop praised the game's humor, the influence of the unreliable narration, and how it captured "Hideo Kojima's flair for bonkers storytelling, villainous monologuing, and action hero logic". Francis DiPersio of Hey Poor Player similarly lauded the humor and influence of the narration on gameplay, saying "there were moments that literally left me in tears and gasping for breath as if I were infected with FOXDIE", though he also criticized the "obnoxious" difficulty of…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 232 · most liked firstThe world kind of sucks right now so why not join me in playing a silly game like Unmetal? twitch.tv/councilofgeeks
positive · AI labelView post →It's lovely when you find a parody video game that clearly understands and loves the thing it's making fun of. Unmetal: youtu.be/Hpcxk97oLMM
positive · AI labelView post →Let's see if I can wrap up the parody stealth game Unmetal on stream today as we avoid the topic of politics at all cost. twitch.tv/councilofgeeks
neutral · AI labelView post →UnMetal - An MGS Love Letter That Overstays Its Welcome UnMetal lets you take control of the charistmatic Jesse Fox, a man who has been jailed for a crime he DEFINITELY didn't commit, and it is now your time to help this unreliable narrator stage a breakout and regain his freedom! UnMetal is everything I would like to see from a game that attempts to emulate or parody the classic MG1 and MG2 formula. It takes what you know about those games and gives a comedic spin on everything, trying to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Airplane!, Hot Shots or Naked Gun of MSX games. Only a true film buff like Kojima could have pulled this off. Bravo Vince.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Genuinely fun game, especially if you're into the Metal Gear series of games. Not to mention, it can be pretty decently challenging at higher difficulties or in the Iron Man mode. Seriously, give it a shot. All sorts of comedy abounds, as well. I mean, its obviously a parody, but its one of those good parodies.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Trying out the Metal Gear parody game Unmetal on Twitch today. twitch.tv/councilofgeeks
neutral · AI labelView post →Today's game, for INDIEcember 3rd is: UnMetal! twitch.tv/absnerdity #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →Holy hell, what an enjoyable game. Unlike most people, I haven't played through a Metal Gear game since Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake on the NES, though I am aware of the lore, and the gimmicks of the PS2 games. The humor and narrative were interrupting, but constantly on point, the old school mechanics were well polished. It took me a few weeks to beat this, coming back every week or so to gain a little progress, making this a really worthwhile 12 hours to complete. I got this in some bundle years…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When my mother entered the room I switched to porn. Porn is easier to explain
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yesterday, I finished UnMetal on PS5. For a small action adventure stealth video game, it was good and funny. They’re basically making fun of Metal Gear (not Solid) in an absurd way, but the gameplay is the same. #11 of 2025 #UnMetal #PS5 #PlayStation5 #PlayStation #PS5Share
positive · AI labelView post →I rarely leave reviews, but I just had to for this game. I had no idea what it was going in. I just wanted to played a new stealth game. Now I know that this game is a hidden gem. It's hilarious, I was laughing out loud multiple times. The gameplay is also really good. The boss fights are quite varied and interesting. The final boss especially was perfectly done. There are also quite a few puzzles where you have to think, kinda like a quest game. Overall, I had a blast with this game, it's fun,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unmetal is a fun spoof on Metal Gear/MGS games
positive · AI labelView post →Received as a gift from a friend. Loved the game. Liked the comedic tone of the game too. Plays flawlessly on Deck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Jesse Fox was bullshitting his way into my heart as well, the sly devil <3 I fully enjoyed his antics story- and gameplaywise. Thank you for the experience, devs!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a Metal Gear (Solid) fan, but it's a great parody. - The gameplay emulates the old Metal Gear (not Solid) games quite well. Both good and bad aspects of it. - The sense of humour is remarkable. Simple but yet, neither cringe nor full of dad jokes. It is truly hilarious. If you're wondering, the trailer gives a good taste of it. - The game ends exactly where the humour starts to age.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A funny parody of the original Metal Gear games that is fun as Metal Gear. I liked it, but maybe thats what I want you to think!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →By far the single worst possible homage to Metal Gear I've ever had the misfortune of playing through. This is a troll game designed to make jokes at the player's expense. If you're a masochist and you like repeatedly reloading your save for the sake of gotcha moments and truly un-funny comedy writing, you might find some entertainment here. But even then, there are better, more honest games you could turn to for that kind of nonsense. Do NOT fall for the hype, or the review average. If…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What did i just play? This is by far one of best games i never in some time. the ending epic!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is the naked gun of the metal gear solid series. Very funny, very fun, reccomended to any an all MGS fans either old or new. It plays like the 80s mgs games, but with all the quality of life features you'd expect from a parody remake. I reccomend this whole heartedly. It's such a well put together lampoon of mgs whilst being a love letter at the same time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →UnMetal is a game I'd desperately love to recommend, but odd design choices and a punitive difficulty curve keep this one trapped behind enemy lines. Jesse Fox, an innocent man arrested for a crime he didn't commit, is trapped in an enemy encampment at the the height of the cold war. With little more than his wits and his green bandana, he must escape confinement to return to Allied soil. All similarities to the Metal Gear Solid franchise are entirely intentional - yes, UnMetal is a parody…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →overall this is a solid game. as someone that doesn't really play stealth games, and as someone who's typically not a fan of this "atari-style," of pixelated games, i really wasn't sure if i was going to enjoy unmetal. nonetheless, i gave it a shot, and i'm very much pleased. this game makes the combat very easy, as all you have to do is just mash X as soon as they give you the prompt, or just run up to them and spam X. combining items is a cool feature, and quite easy to use with a few…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If metal gear solid was written by david zucker and developed by the makers of hotline miami
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun story. It's not easy for me to finish a game these days, but I took this one to the end and loved it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NOW LIVE with more UnMetal! Extremely fun game, let's see how it compares to our beloved series. 🚨twitchtv/sponkmofo🔗👇
positive · AI labelView post →VOLUME 2 REVIEWS ARE OUT, IT'S ACTUALLY GOOD! Let's play this totally unrelated game to celebrate! UnMetal now live at 🚨twitchtv/sponkmofo
positive · AI labelView post →Playing a game called Unmetal which is an affectionate pisstake of the metal gear games. It is #quitefunny so far
positive · AI labelView post →UnMetal Gear Solid What if metal gear solid was hilarious and funny?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Metal Gear if it was good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starts out fine, but unfortunately the longer it goes on the worse it gets. Enemy and boss encounters become increasingly frustrating and the frequent bombardment of 'clever jokes' and 'funny gags', that often drag on for too long, starts getting REALLY old. It's possible to get some fun out of it, but overall I wouldn't call the whole experience particularly enjoyable. Probably most of my playtime was from forgetting that the game is still sitting on pause in the background while I was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →UnMetal is maybe the most RIDICULOUS GAME I have played this year, oh my god, but I enjoyed it that was hilarious. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING IN TONIGHT!! See you guys tomorrow, for resi day~
positive · AI labelView post →I can't remember the last time a game made me genuinely laugh. I wholeheartedly recommend this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the most part, the game is actually good and a clever homage to the genre. But the boss battles are just stupid hard, and not in any clever or creative way. You are just left completely exposed on an open field without any cover, while your opponent throws granades at you at an insane rate or shoots at you from the comfort of cover (figures). The methods of taking down these bosses can also be pretty arcane. It's quite a shame I can't recommend the game and won't play it any further…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →mom says we have metal gear at home
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A satirical Metal Gear clone. Humor is used EXTENSIVELY in the dialogue; some may find it overbearing, but I got a kick out of it. The actual gameplay is faithful to the Metal Gear concept, so you won't be disappointed there. There are also lots of secrets and multiple choices at numerous points in the game, giving the game plenty of replay value.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →kept you waiting huh
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heyo & happy Saturday! Today I'll be going back into UnMetal, Tails of Iron, & In Sound Mind! There may be other games as well but will see ^^ Roll on by and vibe with me! 🧡 www.twitch.tv/raccoonthedo...
neutral · AI labelView post →Only get this on sale or if you really enjoy shouting at your screen. I really wanted to like this, but the devs seem hell-bent in sabotaging your enjoyment by constantly throwing trial-and-error curveballs at you. The game has this perverse glee in watching you fail over and over again, until you find out what you’re even supposed to do. This wouldn’t be such a problem if the mechanics weren’t so rough. Enemy guards sometimes saw me trough boxes and their field of vision was not very clear.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#UnMetal, a cool and witty #indiegame that parodies the classic #MetalGear gameplay with a fun story narrated by your character where the most absurd elements of the game came from his wild imagination. Dialogue is quite humorous, pixel aesthetic is nice-looking and I like the music. Great game!
positive · AI labelView post →Colonel, I'm trying to sneak through the enemy base, but I'm not Snake and the rattling of my one braincell keeps alerting the guards! This game is an absolute satirical comedy and I am getting lost in laughter. Unmetal www.twitch.tv/spoopydarcka...
positive · AI labelView post →Excited to try a brand new game today, UnMetal But also worried of just what might show, WE GONNA FIND OUT
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey everyone! I will be continuing UnMetal today at 3PM CST! Let's hang out and have a couple of laughs at the goofy things this game has in store for me! See you then! #ENVtubers #VTuberUprising
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Awesome
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What an amazing game , finished it all in one day , humor is just the right pace , the gameplay is above avrage, the whole time while playing i had a smile on my face. A great game , total recommendation form me
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's another of thoses unoriginal indie games that tries to bank on classic games. Nothing wrong in trying to recapture the magic of a classic games like Metal Gear but instead of trying to make a serious good story it's just satirical and break the fourth wall to the point of being a bad parody.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →With one last wrestling game to cover, let's look at May's lineup! 🥷 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance #PS5 🐉 Mortal Kombat (2011) #Xbox360 ⚔️ SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny #PSP 🤕 UnMetal #XboxOne 🪖 Valkyria Chronicles #PS3 Be well and stay safe!
neutral · AI labelView post →I like the humor but too much trial and error kills the fun, the last straw was when I was given a timer to rush and save someone, then in typical fashion theres a new roadblock of guards as you back track to get to your goal, died because i spotted by the new roadblock and more enemies spawned, the Game Over screen mentions "sometimes you have no option but to use lethal force" ok... Next time i just shoot them to death, and a stupid inner dialog cutscene starts says i need to heal them, i…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to be able to play this through, because the humor is good and it's very creative, but the gameplay is too annoying for me to persevere.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kept you waiting, huh? ⠀⠀⠀⢘⠀⡂⢠⠆⠀⡰⠀⡀⢀⣠⣶⣦⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⡿⢀⠈⢐⠈⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⡁⢄⡀⣞⡇⢰⠃⣼⣇⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⣰⣻⡀⢸⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⣠⠁⣛⣽⣇⠘⢸⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⢡⣾⣿⢿⡇⠀⡃⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢀⠐⠀⢳⣿⡯⡞⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⠟⢁⣴⣿⣿⣿⡜⢷⠀⢘⠄⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⡊⢸⡆⠙⠛⡵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠤⠛⣠⣴⣿⣿⠿⣟⣟⠟⢿⡆⢳⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠘⡁⢸⡾⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠈⣠⡌⢁⠄⡛⠡⠉⠍⠙⢳⢾⠁⢸⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠂⢨⠌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣷⡎⠙⢬⣳⣪⡯⢜⣷⢸⠂⡈⠄⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠆⣰⢣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣾⣷⢿⢻⣅⣌⡯⢛⣿⣿⡞⠠⡁⠂⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠄⢲⢉⡀⠀⠀⢀⡠⠤⠼⣇⣳⣿⣿⣟⡜⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠸⠡⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⡀⠁⠹⠃⢀⡀⣿⡹⠗⢀⠛⠥⣺⣿⣿⡝⢹⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠠⠰⠈⠐⠀ ⠠⠈⠀⠄⣀⠀⠀⠸⠻⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠐⠀⠘⠻⢹⣿⡿⠃⠀⡀⠕⣈⠡⡄ ⠀⠀⣴⡀⣬⠁⠀⠀⡁⠂⠀⣀⣀⠔⠌⠤⣀⡀⠀⠀⡈⢸⠪⠀⠀⡌⠤⠈⡀⣠ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣾⡇⠀⠀⠀⣴⢫⣾⠃⠠⢰⣶⣴⠶⣿⣦⠀⠀⠀⢄⣂⠀⠀⠰⠀⠙ ⠀⠀⠉⠛⠛⠀⢀⣴⣿⢗⡟⠡⣄⣀⡀⠀⢀⣤⠞⡅⠀⠁⠀⡾⠀⠀⠠⡗⠀⢀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⡿⢋⠔⠃⠀⠀⠍⠙⠉⠈⠑⠁⠂⠀⠀⠀⡡⡁⣠⡼⣸⠅⠀⠘…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seriously unfunny and just un-fun
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you grew up playing the original MSX or NES Metal Gear games. UnMetal is a masterclass in how to do a "parody game" correctly.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It represents the human condition.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love Metal gear solid series and i knew what this game was when i started it, i knew its a parody game of the first two Metal gear games and i was hyped for that, At first i really liked it. I actually really enjoyed the parody aspect and the funny dialogues, the quirky gameplay. But after few hours and some chapters later you find out that its rather boring and you get easily sick of the game, story and the comedy. The game can feel really janky and just obnoxius and mainly Frustrating, i…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the greatest metal gear parodies ever written
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great humour and story, gameplay is awesome and responsive. Main character is cool and charismatic, reminds me of (good) parody movie protagonists. We still haven't figured out where he got the noose. 10/10, one of best indie games I ever played.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →still easily one of the best games i found several years back, and forever immortalized on steam, and on my list of my top 3 favourite games of all time
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Depends what era but generally yes. Xbox 360 seem to be in the 3-6GB range, Wii / GameCube in the 1-2GB range. Older gens are ofc smaller. My entire gaming library is approx 200gb, but it's curated, retro / indy focused (early 2000s to mid 2010's) * Beyond Sunset * Citizen Sleeper * Dino Strike (Wii) * Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition * Donut County * Exo One * Fallout 3 * Final Fantasy X (PS2) * Firewatch * Flower * Go Vacation (Wii) * Gun * I Am Your Beast * Inscryption * Just…
neutral · AI labelView post →metal larp solid
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice and chill game, 100% might be a bit tough, but doable in two-three playthroughs. Good humor
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →damn , cant believe how fun is this game is
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