Metal Eden is an adrenaline-charged, sci-fi first-person shooter (FPS) blending fast-paced combat and parkour mechanics. Developed by Reikon Games—the studio behind Ruiner—and published by Deep Silver (a division of Plaion), it’s built on Unreal Engine 5 and launching on September 2, 2025 for PC (Windows 10/11), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Overview & Genre Keywords
As a sci-fi shooter, boomer shooter, and parkour FPS, Metal Eden pulls inspiration from Doom (2016), Ghostrunner, Mirror’s Edge, and Titanfall 2. Players control Hyper Unit ASKA, an agile battle android powered by a phantom core, on a high-risk, core-rescue mission in the brutalist orbital city Moebius. Expect cybernetic warfare, gravity hooks, wall-running, jetpack-assisted traversal, and a thrilling core-ripping mechanic that allows strategic extraction and use of enemy consciousness cores.
Release Date & Platforms
Initially slated for May 6, 2025, launch was postponed—now confirmed for September 2, 2025 across all platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Series S.
Developers & Publishers
- Developer: Reikon Games (makers of Ruiner)
- Publishers: Deep Silver / Plaion
- Engine: Unreal Engine 5
Gameplay Features & Mechanics
- Core-Ripping Mechanic: Tear out enemy cores to either throw as explosive projectiles or absorb for melee enhancement—adds tactical depth to the high-velocity gameplay.
- Traversal & Combat: Combines parkour (dash, grapple, wall-run, gravity hooks, arm-ram mode, jetpack) with arena-style combat against agile mecha foes and elemental defenses.
- Atmospheric World: Explore Moebius, once humanity’s hope, now overrun by automated defenses and mysterious Engineers.
- Story Depth: Uncover Aska’s transformation from human to android, and the enigmatic Erosion Bomb that threatens the city’s inhabitants.
System Requirements – PC (Minimum & Recommended)
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- RAM: 12 GB
- GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1070 or AMD RX 5700 or Intel Arc A580
- DirectX: 12
- Storage: 30 GB available space
Recommended:
- CPU: Intel i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- RAM: 16 GB
- GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti or AMD RX 6700 XT or Intel Arc B580
- Others same as minimum
User Ratings & Demo Impressions
A playable demo, featuring the first two missions, launched on April 8, 2025, across platforms. On Steam, the demo holds “Mostly Positive” reviews from ~991 curators, with recent reviews marked “Very Positive”. On PlayStation Store (PS5 demo), it has a 4.02/5 rating from ~1,175 players.
Critics praised its fluid movement and engaging gunplay, though a few noted performance issues, missing dialogue, and visual glitches—likely to be addressed before launch. Enthusiasts compared it favorably to Doom and Ghostrunner.
