Metal Tales: Overkill

About

Metal Tales: Overkill throws you into a chaotic 3D shooter where you wield a guitar as both weapon and rhythm tool. Navigate platforming sections between waves of enemies in a roguelike structure that reshuffles levels each run. Team up locally via split screen or online co-op to take down hordes of possessed metalheads. Your attacks sync to heavy riffs that pulse through the action creating a feedback loop of destruction. The game leans into its metalcore DNA with a story about stopping a deity who’s corrupting musicians and fans alike. You’ll battle through concert arenas turned war zones while freeing trapped guitar gods from a mind-controlling curse. With PlayStation 4 and Switch ports letting you shred on the go the game’s chaotic energy lands at 72% on Metacritic. Its pixel-art style and optional rhythm challenges add layers for fans of rhythm games and bullet-hell action without demanding precision from newcomers.

Storyline

The God Kuk is possessing all the guitar gods, and through them, the metalheads. Through infinite concerts, he is helping his legion of metalhead zombies wipe out every original creation of metal bands and their dedicated fans. As legions of metalheads are stripped from their passion, only one person can really grind through the challenge and come out victorious. Will you manage to defeat all the metal gods, save the world, and become the ultimate Metal God yourself?