Games like Metal Garden

Steam reviews

What players say

Players overwhelmingly love the atmosphere and megastructure setting, but many find it too short and the combat basic.

Most players praise the eerie, brutalist atmosphere, the sense of scale inside the megastructure, and the environment design, with many comparing it to Half-Life, BLAME! and older Halo-style shooters. Many also enjoy the sparse, implied storytelling told through notes and fragments. The most common complaint is length: many players finish it in two or three hours and wish it were longer. Some find the combat basic or clunky, the enemy AI simple, and the weapon variety limited, and a few report floaty jumping, hard-to-read paths and jumpscare mines. Recent reviews are more mixed than the older helpful ones, with a few players calling the gameplay forgettable and the content thin for the price, though most still recommend it.

Who it suits

Players who enjoy atmospheric, short story-driven shooters, megastructure sci-fi, and Half-Life-style exploration will find the most to like here.

Who should skip it

Players wanting a long campaign, varied combat or deep lore should skip it, as it is short and its shooting is basic.

Short vs. long playtime: Players who finished it quickly often wish it were longer, while the few longer sessions mostly report repetitive combat and thin content.

Summarised by AI from 74 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.