Metal Slug Tactics Will Now Mobilize In 2023

Metal Slug Tactics has been the latest to make it into next year after a difficult year. Dotemu, the publisher of popular shoot’em-ups, has revealed that the tactical version will take longer to develop and launch in 2023.

The tweet, embedded below, doesn’t elaborate more than that. Since its unveiling last summer, we haven’t seen much about it. This makes us wonder if there was a delay.

Metal Slug Tactics was a pleasant surprise at E3 2021. The game, developed by Leikir Studio, transforms the series’ explosive run-and-gun action into a tile-based tactics experience that retains Metal Slug’s signature style and tone. Turn-based units can still use classic Metal Slug weapons. They also have the ability to unlock abilities and perks from a skill tree.

We’ll have to wait a while longer to see how well Metal Slug translates to this new template. It will soon be accessible on Switch and PC.