{"id":674746,"date":"2026-04-04T23:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/metal-slug-tactics-delayed-into-next-year"},"modified":"2026-04-04T23:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:31:39","slug":"metal-slug-tactics-delayed-into-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/metal-slug-tactics-delayed-into-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal Slug Tactics delayed into next year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMetal Slug Tactics, developer Leikir Studio’s turn-based tactical twist on SNK’s classic run-and-gun series, has been delayed and is now due to release on PC and Switch sometime next year.\n<\/p>\n

\nAnnounced last June<\/a>, Metal Slug Tactics reunites familiar faces Marco, Eri, Fio, and Tarma as they lead the Peregrine Falcon Squad onto a different kind of battlefield, where the series’ classic side-scrolling action makes way for “dynamic, strategic combat” on a grid-based map.\n<\/p>\n

\nSkill trees, perks, and a “super attack-fueling” adrenaline system have all been been promised upon Metal Slug Tactics’ arrival, which was originally expected to occur at some point this year.\n<\/p>\n

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Metal Slug Tactics, developer Leikir Studio’s turn-based tactical twist on SNK’s classic run-and-gun series, has been delayed and is now due to release on PC and Switch sometime next year. Announced last June, Metal Slug Tactics reunites familiar faces Marco, Eri, Fio, and Tarma as they lead the Peregrine Falcon Squad onto a different kind of battlefield, where the series’ classic side-scrolling action makes way for “dynamic, strategic combat” on a grid-based map. Skill trees, perks, and a “super attack-fueling” adrenaline system have all been been promised upon Metal Slug Tactics’ arrival, which was originally expected to occur at some point this year. 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