Bare Metal overview

Michael McCartney | Dec 1, 2017 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 11:21:47 UTC

Free To Play Indie Simulation Strategy Free to Play Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Units sold (VGI)3,937
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score86% positive

Bare Metal dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Units sold (VGI)3,937
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score86% positive
Total reviews95
Release dateDec 1, 2017
DeveloperMichael McCartney
PublisherBlue Mana

Genres: Free To Play, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Michael McCartney Publisher: Blue Mana

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Game overview

Overview

Bare Metal comes from Michael McCartney and is published by Blue Mana. It arrived on Steam on Dec 1, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Full controller support, and Remote Play Together. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Bare Metal's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:21:47 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 86% positive across 95 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Bare Metal is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	1.5 GHz	1 GB RAM	64MB Integrated	100 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	OS X Mavericks	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1GHz	1 GB RAM	64MB Integrated	100 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Bare Metal has sold up to 3,937 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Bare Metal overview details

Bare Metal combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Bare Metal is a fast-paced tug-of-war game. Each player has 4 towers that produce units: Tank, Chopper, Anti-Air and Mobile Bomb. Your base generates power to spend on units. Units get a veteran level for every three kills. You can spend more power to produce a veteran unit. Victory is achieved by killing your enemy’s units and towers.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Bare Metal is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Full controller support, and Remote Play Together, and is associated with Free To Play, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:21:47 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 86% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Bare Metal
Steam App ID	674130
Type	game
Release date	Dec 1, 2017
Developer	Michael McCartney
Publisher	Blue Mana
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows and macOS
Genres	Free To Play, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Full controller support, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 11:21:47 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	4
Positive reviews	82
Negative reviews	13
Total reviews	95
Positive percent	86%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Dec 1, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 11:21:47 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 11:21:47 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 11:21:47 UTC

Overview tags

Free to Play Indie Strategy Simulation Multiplayer

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/674130
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/674130/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/674130
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Bare Metal?

Bare Metal's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:21:47 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Bare Metal growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Bare Metal?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (44.8%), United Kingdom (13.8%), Australia (10.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38.3%), United Kingdom (11.1%), Australia (8.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (46.8%), United Kingdom (11.2%), Australia (7.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.7%), United Kingdom (9.7%), Russia (7.4%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Bare Metal?

Bare Metal currently sits at 86% positive across 95 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 82 positive reviews and 13 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Bare Metal have?

Bare Metal currently has about 212 tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Bare Metal?

Bare Metal is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

86% positive, 82 positive, 13 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 1 December 2017

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.5 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 64MB Integrated DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 MB available space

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