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Voliware Inc · Published by Voliware Inc
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Battle Runes of Metalaria is an action packed, chaos infused board game for up to four players. Stack your runes on the board to make vertical and horizontal combos or smash your opponents pieces to smithereens
Action, Indie, Casual · 2026 · More free games
Battle Runes of Metalaria challenges up to four players with its fast-paced action where each turn requires quick thinking to stack runes for combos or dismantle opponents.
About this game
Battle Runes of Metalaria is an action packed, chaos infused board game for up to four players. Stack your runes to make vertical and horizontal combos or destroy your opponents runes with fire and lightning. Use one of the four team's unique runes to make rapid strategic decisions filling your power meter to unleash your ultimate move. Pick your favourite Metalaria band to play as on the board as you progress through four campaigns or battle it out against other players locally and online. Fight for fame and glory in the heavy metal world of Metalaria.
STACK 3 RUNES
Build your rune stacks out of three similar runes to capture the cell or score points. Choose cells with multipliers for even more points. Get the most points, coins, or claim the most board cells to win the round.
ATTACK YOUR ENEMIES
Use your triangular Attack runes to destroy enemy runes and stop them from claiming the cell or scoring points. Use square defence runes to block an attack, unless your enemy has the unstoppable Beast rune!
EXECUTE COMBOS
Set up strategic two-stacks of runes, then trigger them all at once with an adjacent complete three-stack. You might just win an entire game with one well-timed combo!
PLAY ONE OF FOUR UNIQUE TEAMS
Choose one of Metalaria's four legendary bands to play as. Each team has their own special rune and their own maximum power move, unleashed by progressively scoring points until your power bar fills.




UP TO FOUR PLAYERS
The game board scales with you and your foes. Play 1v1, 1v1v1, or 1v1v1v1 in chaotic battles that scale to the player size. Play online in a quick match - first to three wins across multiple game modes. Or create a custom lobby and invite your friends for a more friendly paced match. Even LAN games are supported. Otherwise, hone your skills in a custom game against the AI, ranging from a trivial challenge to a nearly impossible opponent.
FOUR GAME MODES
With four different ways to play the board, you'll always have something to come back to. Face your foes in
Crescendo mode - a battle of attrition as you try to capture the target number of cells
Points - fast paced and chaotic as you fight to score the most points
Coins - make some beer money as you grab coins that have landed on the board
Strategy - complete a shape on the board known only to you
FOUR ENDLESS CAMPAIGNS
Metalaria is world built around heavy metal, epic month-long concerts, and showdowns between mega bands on the Battle Runes board. Pick your team and fight for fame among the other legendary contenders and newcomers alike. Watch out for 1v1s as other bands try and intimidate you on your tour, or look for a friendly tuneup match.
AND MORE
40 achievements to unlock
Epic metal playlist spanning 28 tracks
Long term stats and leader boards
Full Steam Deck and controller support
COMING SOON - custom game modes
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD FX-8350
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 750 Ti / Radeon R7 260X
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 1060 6 GB / RX 580
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support






