Metal Eden Reviews
Action-packed sci-fi first-person shooter in which you're humanity's last hope
Far from revolutionizing or innovating, Metal Eden is a first-person shooter that manages to combine the classics and the cutting-edge of the genre, immersed in an increasingly pervasive and disturbing theme. Dynamic, challenging, and exciting, it's not a perfect game, but it makes excellent use of its technical and aesthetic qualities to entertain from beginning to end.
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Part Ghostrunner, part DOOM, and part Metroid, Metal Eden is a fast-paced first-person shooter that is sure to get your adrenaline pumping with its core-ripping action.
A first-person shooter with great potential, but which unable to fully express itself.
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Metal Eden is a superb and addictive first-person shooter, capable of overcoming its obvious inspirations and adding real value thanks to its gameplay and aesthetic choices.
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Metal Eden’s hyperkinetic and challenging gameplay that tested age-old strategies was appreciated, even if it’s science fiction city and story was too safe and generic to be memorable. It is not Metroid however much it might want to look like it on the shiny spherical surface.
Metal Eden is a great first-person shooter with tons of great moments. A must buy for those that like a lot of cyber-punk themed violence.
The Polish studio behind Ruiner returns with a frantic cyberpunk FPS that moves at full speed, sometimes too much for his own good.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
When all is said and done, Metal Eden is a game that thrives on pure adrenaline, serving up nonstop, heart-pounding action that rarely lets you catch a breath. It may not reinvent the genre, nor does it even try, but it absolutely nails what it sets out to do: deliver a flashy, straightforward shooter where chaos is king and hesitation means death.
2025 has had a deluge of top-tier games, and I fear Metal Eden might not be remembered for long. The game already has decent accessibility options, control customization, and difficulty settings – but there is not much encouragement to continue once the game is over.
While it lacks a deep personality, Metal Eden is a top-notch sci-fi shooter, packed with action and adrenaline. The gameplay is lightning-fast, the mechanics are clever, and the style is well-researched, including the design, music, and gameplay. The production has its limitations, especially in terms of overall replayability, but these will likely be ironed out over time. Regardless, Metal Eden remains a high-quality experience at a relatively reasonable price.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Metal Eden, from Reikon Games, is an ambitious FPS that stands out for its engaging combat and interesting mechanics, like the cores. However, it falters due to a superficial narrative and repetitive art direction. It’s ideal for players seeking quick fun, but may disappoint those looking for depth.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Metal Eden delivers intense action and electrifying gunplay, featuring agile movement and strategic core mechanics. Despite its short campaign and forgettable narrative, the game succeeds in offering fast-paced and challenging comba
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Metal Eden is not a game that aims to reinvent the genre, nor does it need to. What it offers is a fast-paced, dark shooter with character, capable of drawing us into its action and narrative universe.
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Metal Eden delivers sharp, fast-paced combat with smooth movement and a clever core-ripping system. The weapons feel great, upgrades add variety, and the action never slows down. On the downside, the campaign is short, the story gets buried under endless chatter, and performance stumbles pull it back. It’s a blast while it lasts, but it ends before reaching its full potential.
METAL EDEN is old-school shooter fun, spices up its gameplay with interesting ideas, and hooked me to the console its entire time. There's room for some improvements, but overall it's a wonderful title, and I'm already excited to see what Reikon Games will surprise us with in their next release.
Review in German | Read full review
Metal Eden checks a ton of boxes and makes for a great time throughout most of its ~10 hours. While it sometimes felt like the plot took a backseat and you get your ear talked off, the adrenaline rush of a toughly-won battle more than makes up for it. This is a real treat for cyberpunk and FPS fans alike, and I can foresee the possibility of a Metal Eden 2 should Deep Silver put stock in the franchise. Here’s hoping Metal Eden sells well, as it’s a banger of a shooter.
Metal Eden is a visually stunning, adrenaline-fueled sci-fi shooter that delivers a thrilling blend of fast-paced combat, fluid movement, and satisfying progression. The graphics and world are breathtaking, and the controls are super responsive. The game’s overall polish, cinematic storytelling, and engaging combat make it a standout title in the sci-fi shooter genre.
Metal Eden is a game of contrasts. On the one hand, it has solid, fast-paced and entertaining gameplay, a varied and well-designed arsenal, original mechanics such as Core-Ripping and excellent technical presentation. On the other, it suffers from a campaign that is too short, a forgettable story, and few opportunities to explore or experiment outside the combat arenas. Those looking for a fast-paced, brutal, and uncompromising FPS will find Metal Eden to be an adrenaline-fuelled experience reminiscent of the great modern classics. But those looking for narrative depth or longevity will be disappointed.
Review in Italian | Read full review
In fact, “not revolutionary, but it works” might as well be Metal Eden‘s overall tagline. Even if the art style is stale, the story is nothing special, and the combat doesn’t feel like it’s reinventing the wheel, it’s got a pretty solid gameplay loop, a really fun mixture of Doom-esque shooting with parkouring, and pretty decent level design.