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Gear up for launch in 3 weeks! Wishlist on Steam and get notified when the game launches. Campaign Play through 8 narrated campaign missions that put your driving and combat skills to the ultimate test. Deathmatch Challenge other players in a fast-paced 1v1 fight to the death. Op
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Multiplayer is now playable in the Mad Metal Demo ! Multiplayer System Peer-to-peer 1v1 Will consider dedicated servers with 4-8 players based on audience reception & sales Quick match Distance-based search that auto creates a random map as host or client Ranked match MMR-bas
Mad Metal's online multiplayer support will launch on Thursday Apr. 23, 2026 @ 4:00pm ET in the Public Demo Multiplayer Matchmaking Create/join a lobby solo or with a friend. Enter a quickmatch for rapid deployment Current Features 1v1 PvP deathmatches Quickmatch, ranked, and cus
We've been hard at work improving the game this year based on player feedback. A lot has changed so if you tried an earlier version of the game, give it another spin! Mar. 12, 2026 (live) - The game is now DRM-free and can be run offline without requiring Steam. In such a case, s
I'm excited to announce a publishing partnership with indie.io! It has been a lifelong dream to develop video games but it's challenging to build a game of this scope as a solo dev. I chose to work with indie.io because they have a large team of industry professionals that will h
Campaign Introduced the first campaign mission where you play as Claire in search of her kidnapped daughter, Emma Follow Jack in his police interceptor through a checkpoint and discover the dark world of Mad Metal Includes professional voice over and subtitles in English Includes
New Vehicle: Iron Howl Ability: Caltrop Bonus: 2 mounted NOS Boosters Function: Anti-police car capable of stopping pursuers in their tracks See it in action here: View game page Faction System Gain reputation with various factions and decide who your allies and enemies are. Your
8 New Environmental Modifiers Each environment provides a gameplay modifier that grants special bonuses and impacts your vehicle in various ways. As you progress through gameplay milestones, environments shift at random and demand adaptation of playstyles in order to survive. Day
New stackable elemental augments for weapons: - Lightning: bounces to the nearest target - Flame: deals burn damage over time - Leech: repairs for 50% of damage dealt - Corrosive: deals acid damage over time Also reworked all other non-elemental augments. Augments are currently h
The Falcon is based loosely on the 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat. Its new ability is a winged vertical lift. The Reaper is a muscle car based loosely on the 1970 Dodge Charger R/T. Its new ability is a dual scythe attack inspired by Bloodborne. The Scorpion is a custom car based
Demo overhaul is now live! 700 playtests + 6,000 demo plays = one big patch. Arena Mode & Infinite Open-World Players can now choose between arena-style deathmatches based on real-world locations, or explore an infinite open-world wasteland. New Vehicles: Falcon (based loosel
The Mad Metal Demo is finally here! New vehicles - Buggy: light class with jetpacks - Vigilante: heavy class with grapple - Phoenix: medium class flame arson - Pipe Dreamer: medium class 360-degree artillery gunner New components: - Pipe Dreamer's Kit: a full-body heavy armor kit
We've been playtesting and responding to player feedback daily from March 28th to April 28th. Today marks the official end of the Mad Metal Playtest as we prepare to launch the demo in less than 2 weeks. Thank you all for your contributions during the testing phase. We had a grea
Please continue to provide feedback via the in-game feedback/bug report button to help improve the game. Paint: - Players can now change materials and apply paints to their vehicle. - Temporarily removed painting of individual parts. Minimap: - Increased minimap size by 20%. - Co
Performance across all devices has increased by an average of 50–60% when using DX12, and 25–50% when using DX11. The target framerate has doubled from 60 FPS to 120 FPS . DX12 has been introduced for the following benefits: Split jobs (33% performance gain): Large objects normal
Content: New urban map added: New York City Balance: Reduced size and opacity of dust trails and explosions by 50% to help with visibility. Enemy weapon accuracy reduced from 100% to 75%. Enemy speed reduced by 50%.
Content: New vehicle added: Police Interceptor. Balance: Average vehicle weight increased from 1,600lbs. to 4,000lbs to reduce "floatiness". Traction increased by 33% across all surfaces. Shotgun damage reduced by 50% (10x5 to 5x5). Missile damage reduced by 33% (50 to 33). Enemi
Every part of the environment is now dynamic and it's incredibly performant. All the calculations are made in advance so your gaming device doesn't need to compute the physics interactions in real-time. Your vehicle's performance and maneuverability can be enhanced or stunted bas
We've been playtesting and responding to player feedback daily from March 28th to April 28th. Today marks the official end of the Mad Metal Playtest as we prepare to launch the demo in less than 2 weeks. Thank you all for your contributions during the testing phase. We had a grea