Games like Metal Fatigue
If Metal Fatigue is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mecha Tactics, UniWar and Grey Goo — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its faction philosophies shape playstyle, modular mecha construction and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Metal Fatigue: Metal Fatigue is a real-time strategy game taking the genre to new heights - literally. Build and customize your massive Combots to dominate the three battlefield levels simultaneously - from orbit, to the surface, and even underground!
Players who liked Metal Fatigue also play
Steam players who put hours into Metal Fatigue also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Mecha Tactics
WHY THIS
Top pick for Metal Fatigue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Build mechas, command your squad members to victory and conquest.
UniWar
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Metal Fatigue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Turn Based strategy, more fun than chess. Play it. With a vibrant and supportive community, every battle is not just a conquest, but an experience shared among friends.
Grey Goo
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Metal Fatigue.
Third-strongest match for Metal Fatigue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.
AirMech
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Metal Fatigue.
Ranked #4 for Metal Fatigue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
BATTLETECH
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Metal Fatigue.
Ranked #5 for Metal Fatigue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Volta-X
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Metal Fatigue.
Ranked #6 for Metal Fatigue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Volta-X will no longer be available for purchase on 8/5/2022, and all multiplayer servers will close on 11/4/2022. Command the pilots of a gigantic mech in epic RTS combat! Take the fierce opponents on as you expand and power up your arsenal of Voltas, weapons, and animal pilots!
Total Annihilation
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Metal Fatigue.
Ranked #7 for Metal Fatigue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.
Disintegration
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Metal Fatigue.
Ranked #8 for Metal Fatigue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Pilot a heavily armed Gravcycle in Disintegration, a new sci-fi first-person shooter unlike any other. Command your troops on the ground as you battle through a thrilling single-player campaign.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Metal Fatigue at current Steam store prices.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Metal Fatigue on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Metal Fatigue on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Tower Wizard
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Metal Fatigue on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Metal Fatigue on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Metal Fatigue on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Hexcells Plus
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Priced ~50% under Metal Fatigue on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Lords of the Realm II
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Metal Fatigue on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
The great Lords of England have their eyes on the the English throne! Muster an army and overrun your enemies' castles in this classic, nail-biting strategy game that blends turn-based and real-time gameplay.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
MechWarrior Online™ Legends
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
AirMech
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Metal Fatigue.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
Zero-K
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Metal Fatigue.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
Maxix Robotics
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Survive the night in this Survival Horror environment as you navigate a Historic Robotics Facility by solving puzzles in various wings of the factory. By utilizing a Robotic companion called 'DOTT' you can open doors, activate terminals and more... Just make sure to look behind you.
Dropzone
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Dropzone is a game of action, strategy and skill. Win 15 minute battles by scoring points. Unlock gear, customize your squad of up to 3 Units and compete in Team 3v3, 2v2 or 1v1 matches. Lay claim to the riches of Europa!
Mars vs. Robots
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Defend Mars from humans
Xeno Strike
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Metal Fatigue.
Build your collection, construct decks, and duel against other players in a sci-fi card battler.
Head-to-head comparisons
Frequently asked about Metal Fatigue
- How much does Metal Fatigue cost?
- Metal Fatigue is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Metal Fatigue have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Metal Fatigue supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Metal Fatigue?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Metal Fatigue are Mecha Tactics, UniWar, Grey Goo.
- Who developed Metal Fatigue?
- Metal Fatigue was developed by Zono and published by Nightdive Studios, Atari.
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