Metal Slug Tactics Heading to Switch, Releasing in 2022

Developer Leikir Studio and publisher DotEmu have announced that Metal Slug Tactics will release on Nintendo Switch as well as PC via Steam in 2022. The Switch announcement comes with a new trailer for the game, which can be viewed below.

Metal Slug Tactics is the latest game in the Metal Slug series, known for its side-scrolling run’n’gun action. The game is a tactical RPG with familiar characters from the series including Marco, Eri, Fio, and Tamra who fight on pixelated isometric maps. The game will have a headquarters for the Peregrine Falcon Squad that houses nods to other games in the series, with many of the game’s settings, weapons, and enemies also coming from older titles.