Raw Metal

Raw Metal is a sci-fi stealth-action dungeon crawler. You play as a lone scavenger on the distant, barren exoplanet Charybdis, infiltrating Katabase 6, a massive mining facility run by the corrupt megacorporation Orpheus Tech, to find gear and supplies. Sneak through the mines using gadgets and equipment, but if guards catch you, fight your way out.

Stealth and combat

Raw Metal combines top-down stealth with third-person beat ’em up combat. Use taser darts, noisemakers, improvised concussion grenades and other found tools to slip past guards or isolate them. You can manipulate the environment and your enemies to stay undetected.

Combat is fast and punishing. Katabase 6’s guards are stronger and more heavily armored than you, so ambushes, aggression and improvisation can give you an edge. The freeform combo system rewards precise timing and positioning, and fights can turn from calculated risks into desperate struggles.

Gear and extraction

More than 50 unique gear pieces can be found and upgraded. They change your playstyle and have distinct appearances: build for stealth, add armor to take on enemies, or modify gadgets and attacks to support a particular strategy. Five deployable gadgets can be used in both stealth and combat.

The extraction system lets you choose between cashing out your loot and pushing deeper into the facility for better rewards. If you lose a fight, your gear is confiscated and sent to a secure location, so each incursion carries a risk of losing what you have gathered.

Levels and bosses

You infiltrate nine hand-crafted levels, each with a few slight variants that change your approach from one incursion to the next. Environmental hazards and enemy variants appear as the game progresses.

Three bosses stand in your way, each with a distinct fighting style, twists and story development. Learn their combos, avoid deadly attack chains, and watch for openings and weaknesses. You can practise against them in Boss Training mode before challenging them for real.