Publisher AREA 34 and developer AREA 35 have delayed strategy game sequel TINY METAL 2 from its previously planned 2026 release window to 2027, as well as announced that a closed playtest will run from April 2 at 3:00 p.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. ET to April 29 at 2:00 a.m. PT / 5:00 a.m. ET. Sign-ups are available now via Steam.
The playtest will support local multiplayer for up to eight players. Online multiplayer is planned to be supported in the full release.
Here are the details:
April’s Playtest features single-player and local cooperative multiplayer action, expanding the theater of war across dynamic battlefields where each decision can affect the battle’s outcome. Try all-new factions in combination with classic, returning factions, and lead mixed-unit loadouts into war, utilizing dynamic, new combat mechanics like Focus Fire, which lets multiple allied units combine attacks into one devastating, simultaneous assault.
Team up with friends in the Playtest to engage in large-scale battles for up to four players across maps designed for combat on land, in the air and, for the first time in the series, on the high seas. Unleash fleets of massive battleships, agile destroyers, stealthy submarines and more to turn the tide of war in high-powered naval battles. Millions of combinations are possible—what kind of military force will you create?
TINY METAL 2 will also be playable for the first time in North America at PAX East 2026, which will run from March 25 to 29 at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
TINY METAL 2 will be available for PC via Steam, with other platforms to be announced. Read more about the game here.
Watch a new trailer below.