← all stories

Mad Metal

Mad Metal is out on PC via Steam. Mad Mechs released the post-apocalyptic roguelite car combat game on September 22, following the September 21 date the studio announced earlier. It costs 1,700 yen, with a 20 percent discount to 1,360 yen running until October 6.

Synthesized from 2 Yomimono stories · updated Oct 9

Mad Mechs announced Mad Metal on September 2 with a September 21 release date, then released it on PC via Steam on September 22. The game is a post-apocalyptic car combat title with roguelite elements, set in America in the 2080s, and the store listing carries a price of 1,700 yen with a 20 percent launch discount to 1,360 yen that runs until October 6.

Both stories describe the same combat system: armed vehicles, time slowdown, and weak-point targeting against intelligent machines. The player character is a man whose wife was taken and daughter abducted by those machines. The mode set is campaign, open-world co-op, escape, and PvP, and the game includes part customization. The stories do not mention a console version.

Coverage has moved from the announcement to the launch without changing the description of the game. The September 2 story and the September 22 story list the same modes, the same premise, and the same Steam release. The one number that shifted is the date: the announcement gave September 21, and the launch story gives September 22.

Key facts

Developer
Mad Mechs ↗
Release date
September 22 ↗
Announced date
September 21 ↗
Platform
PC via Steam ↗
Price
1,700 yen, discounted 20 percent to 1,360 yen until October 6 ↗
Genre and setting
Post-apocalyptic car combat with roguelite elements, set in America in the 2080s ↗
Premise
A man whose wife was taken and daughter abducted by intelligent machines ↗
Modes
Campaign, open-world co-op, escape, and PvP ↗
Combat mechanics
Time slowdown and weak-point targeting ↗
Customization
Part customization ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Release
game · September 22 · PC via Steam · 2026-10-05
Release
game · September 21 · 2026-09-02
Noted
available on PC via Steam · 2026-09-02
Noted
includes time-slow mechanics, enemy weaknesses, customization, and multiple modes, including campaign, co-op, escape, and PvP · 2026-09-02

Structured graph also available as JSON at /public/entities/mad-metal. CC BY 4.0.

All coverage

Oct 5

Mad Metal Launches On Steam With Roguelite Car Combat

Mad Mechs released Mad Metal, a post-apocalyptic car combat game with roguelite elements, on PC via Steam on September 22. Set in America in the 2080s, it follows a man whose wife was taken and daughter abducted by intelligent machines. Combat supports time slowdown and weak-point targeting, with campaign, open-world co-op, escape, and PvP modes. It costs 1,700 yen, discounted 20 percent to 1,360 yen until October 6.

Sep 2

Mad Metal Car Combat Game Gets September 21 Release Date

Mad Mechs announced that its post-apocalyptic car combat game Mad Metal, featuring roguelite elements, will launch on September 21. Set in 2080s America, players fight with armed vehicles against intelligent machines. The game includes time-slow mechanics, enemy weaknesses, customization, and multiple modes, including campaign, co-op, escape, and PvP. It will be available on PC via Steam.