Metal Unit similar games & best alternatives

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Metal Unit

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.

What works

  • Responsive and fun combat
  • Variety of weapons and gear
  • Engaging progression and mastery system
  • Stylish pixel art and soundtrack
  • Replayability with challenge modes and new game plus

Things to keep in mind

  • Story is confusing and anticlimactic
  • Some grind and repetition in gameplay
  • Crafting and inventory management can be clunky
  • Level design sometimes repetitive or unfair
  • Loss of gear on death can be punishing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Oblivion Override

  • Gravity Circuit

  • Berserk Boy

  • Foregone

  • UDONGEIN X

  • The Slormancer

Less expressive

Games that feels like Metal Unit but with less self-expression and customization

  • Viktor

  • HAAK

  • Gunbrella

  • Pharaoh Rebirth+

  • Chasm

  • Touhou Luna Nights

More intense

Games that feels like Metal Unit but with a more intense feel

  • Nine Sols

  • Blade Assault

  • Elderand

  • Nightmare: The Lunatic

  • Within the blade

  • The Devil Within: Satgat

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Metal Unit: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Strategy, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026