Metal Thunder

Top-down gunship shooter with enemy waves and weapon upgrades

Dumbbell Games · Released Nov 1, 2024 · Early Access

Action Casual Indie Simulation Strategy Early Access

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 609
Recent reviews: Mixed; 57% of 21 in 30 days
Playing now: 5; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 months ago; Jul 22, 2026

What is Metal Thunder?

A single-player, top-down gunship shooter about an AC-130 fighting insurgent forces. You fire at waves of enemies during repeated missions, then use earned rewards to upgrade the gunship's weapons, armor, and systems.

For you if...

+you enjoy arcade-style gunship combat in short sessions
+you like improving weapons across repeated runs

Not for you if...

−you want a campaign instead of survival runs
−you need varied missions rather than repeated wave defense

What players say

77% of 609 reviews are positive · 57% of 21 in the last 30 days

Players praise the straightforward gunship shooting and weapon upgrades, but many find the survival missions repetitive and the lack of a campaign limiting. Some report bugs and frame-rate drops. One experienced player says a recent patch made upgrades slower to earn.

Screenshots and trailer

Metal Thunder system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows (64-bit) 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3,3 GHz (4 CPUs)
Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 670
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 6 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 20
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Italian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Korean, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Arabic. Text only: Thai.