Metal as Phuk
Worth it · Roguelike · 2017
The verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $4.99.
- Length
- 5.2h 5.7h to 100%
- Value
- $0.96/hr
- Reviews
- 95% of 251 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
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About the game
Metal as Phuk is a Mature, Turn-Based, Crude Comedy RPG that has one goal and one goal only: To Make You Laugh! Play as Chael, the last Paladin of the Metal Order, as he embarks on his journey to stop The Dark Bards before they can summon A'Marthius, a MONSTROUS Demon D-Bag!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 1024x768 or better video resolution in High Color mode, 573 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 105 discounts in the 9 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 20 percent of the games it competes with. It is cheaper than 83 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 85 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Brutal Orchestra ($19.99, scores 84) beats it on value, while it beats Grandpa High on Retro ($7.99, scores 49).
What players say
It's a fun, short little JRPG. It doesn't get overly tedious, and it's not grindy. There isn't a whole lot of replay value, but for a handful of bucks? It's a good deal.
2 more reviews
Metal as Phuk is an indie role-playing game that proudly embraces outrageous humor, heavy metal culture, and retro RPG design with absolutely no intention of appealing to mainstream tastes. Developed and published by Crankage Games, it delivers an adventure that mixes classic turn-based combat with an abundance of crude jokes, absurd situations, and over-the-top characters. Rather than presenting a serious fantasy...
Extremely funny, kinda gives off an older style of humour you'd see in video games and old-school YT. The assets are stock and the game plays like every other RPG Maker game but the fun comes from the dialogue. For the prize of an expensive coffee at Timmies I'd say this it's a good deal. Also, like watching an old comedy movie from the 90s/early 2000s, (think Dude Where's my Car? or Harold & Kumar go to White...
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Cite this score
Metal as Phuk scores 69/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/662210/metal-as-phukReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.