METAL EDEN

I jumped into METAL EDEN expecting a lean, punchy arena shooter and for the most part I got exactly that — a frantic, neon-soaked ride that feels like Doom Eternal and Titanfall had a cyberpunk baby. Reikon Games aims squarely at folks who miss focused, single‑player shooters and crave fluid movement: wall‑runs, grapples, jetpacks and a ball‑form ram that makes you feel gloriously unstoppable. What sets it apart is the core extraction gimmick — it turns fights into a rhythmic loop of break, grab, throw or absorb. Still, don’t ignore the elephant in the room: the game is short and a fair share of players report bugs that can sour the run.

Moebius: Running the Monolith

METAL EDEN keeps things tightly choreographed: you move fast, you shoot faster. Most levels funnel you through brutalist corridors and compact arenas of Moebius where the goal is rarely ambiguity — break the Internal Defence Corps' shields, extract the COREs, and move on. Parkour plays as big a role as the guns: dashes, wall‑runs, grapples and a jetpack let you chain movement into offense, giving encounters a flowy, almost ballet‑meets‑bulletstorm feel. I often found myself leaping, hooking, sliding and punching enemies in the same breath — it rewards momentum and punishes hesitation. Enemies are designed to push you to use all your toys: fragile shooters, armored brutes, and agile mechs that punish poor positioning.

Cores, Ramball and the Kill Loop

The "core" mechanic is the game’s signature: when you rip a CORE from a foe you face a choice — toss it as a volatile bomb, absorb it for a power boost, or use it to stagger tougher enemies. That decision layers a small but gratifying tactical angle on top of the pure pew‑pew. The Armored Ramball is a hoot to use: transform, charge, blast through ranks and watch the chaos unfold. Weapons are punchy and satisfying even if the roster is modest; the enemy armor system encourages swapping guns and using combos rather than button‑mashing one favorite. Bosses can be explosive highlight reels, though in my runs some bosses felt a bit underwhelming or reused arena patterns — fun in the moment but not all of them stick with you afterward.

Brutalist Beauty and Searing Soundtrack

Graphically METAL EDEN leans into stark, monolithic architecture and glossy cybernetics. The art direction sells the lonely grandeur of Moebius and the claustrophobic machinery of the Hive Tower, and the lighting does a lot of heavy lifting to make arenas look cinematic. Audio is tight: weapon impacts have weight, and the electronic soundtrack ramps the adrenaline at the right times. Performance is generally solid on mid‑to‑high end hardware, though multiple players (and I experienced this intermittently) ran into crashes, stutters or achievement bugs. Accessibility options are present but not exhaustive — options for aim assist or more robust remapping would help some players. Overall, it’s a visual and auditory sprint rather than a sprawling marathon.

METAL EDEN is a flashy, well‑paced blast of old‑school singleplayer FPS design with modern movement and a clever core mechanic. If you love momentum shooters and don’t mind a short runtime (or you grab it on sale), you’ll probably have a great time; if you’re a completionist or hate technical hiccups, wait for patches or a price drop. I enjoyed the ride even with its rough edges — it feels like the start of something that could be brilliant with a bit more polish.