Metal Black™ S-Tribute
Side-scrolling arcade shooter where your beam clashes with boss lasers
CITY CONNECTION · Released Feb 1, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 62
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Nov 4, 2022
What is Metal Black™ S-Tribute?
This space-set 2D shooter reproduces the 1996 console version of a 1991 arcade game. Across its stages, you shoot enemies and collect floating particles to strengthen your shots and power energy attacks. Rewind, save states, unlimited continues, and stage selection let you retry sections or practice.
For you if...
- +you like dark science fiction with surreal imagery
Not for you if...
- −you prefer exploration to linear, stage-based shooting
What players say
92% of 62 reviews are positive
Players praise the soundtrack and atmosphere, and several describe the port as running well. Some find the difficulty especially high.
Screenshots and trailer
Metal Black™ S-Tribute system requirements
Minimum: UHD 630, 8 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Metal Black™ S-Tribute?
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Core i5-8500 3.0GHz
- Graphics
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Does Metal Black™ S-Tribute have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Metal Black™ S-Tribute run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 14
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Japanese.
Does Metal Black™ S-Tribute use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
