Underplayed Gems

Broken Metal (2019)

Broken Metal cover
Developer
Armadillo Game Studios
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.4 of 5, 16 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 54 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

Broken Metal feels like a tense, high-stakes tactical puzzle where every decision is final and your small team must adapt or perish against ever-tougher machine foes.

tacticalturn-basedpunishingstrategicproceduraltensedeliberatedifficult

What players say

Players compare it to Into The Breach for its tight movement-and-attack grid, but say it grows repetitive after 20 floors. Tactics are rewarding and the AI is punishing, though the UI often overlaps the board and development stopped after release.

Screenshots

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