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Series

Twisted Metal

10 games · 1995–2025

The whole series

Timeline 10

Games
10
Span
1995–2012
18 years
Average score
70
IGDB, released games
Highest rated
86
Twisted Metal: Black
Latest release
2012
Twisted Metal

Releases by year

Released

  1. 1990s

    4 games · best: Twisted Metal 4 78

  2. 1995
    Series debut

    October 1, 1995

    Twisted Metal

    Eat Sleep Play Inc. · Fighting · Shooter

    75IGDB

    Twisted Metal consists of a series of arena-based battles against an increasing number of opponents in increasingly large arenas. These battles culminate in a face-off with the winner of the previous year's competition, Darkside, who drives a large armored car which fires multiple missiles at once. Players can choose one of 12 different vehicles with which to enter combat. Each vehicle has a distinct driver and…

    • PC
    • PS3
    • PSP
    • PS1
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  3. 1996

    October 31, 1996

    Twisted Metal 2

    SingleTrac · Fighting · Shooter

    74IGDB

    Twisted Metal 2 is a vehicular combat game released in 1996 for the PlayStation and PC. Players choose from a roster of armed vehicles to battle in destructive arenas across global locations. Each character has a unique backstory…

    • PC
    • PS3
    • PSP
    • PS1
  4. 1998

    October 31, 1998

    Twisted Metal III

    989 Studios · Fighting · Shooter

    72IGDB

    Twisted Metal III is a vehicular combat game released in 1998 for the PlayStation. Players control weaponized vehicles in arena-based battles, aiming to destroy opponents and survive each round. The game features new characters…

    • PS1
  5. 1999

    November 16, 1999

    Twisted Metal 4

    989 Studios · Fighting · Shooter

    78IGDB

    Twisted Metal 4 is the fourth installment in the Twisted Metal series and the second and last installment to be developed by 989 Studios. The game's plot centers on Sweet Tooth, the long-time mascot of the titular Twisted Metal…

    • PS1

  6. 2000s

    4 games · best: Twisted Metal: Black 86

  7. 2001
    Highest rated

    June 18, 2001

    Twisted Metal: Black

    Incognito Entertainment · Shooter · Racing

    86IGDB

    Twisted Metal: Black is a vehicle combat video game developed by Incognito Entertainment (formerly Incog Inc.) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the fifth installment to the Twisted Metal series and was released June 18, 2001. An online enabled multiplayer-only variant, Twisted Metal: Black Online, was released later as a free update.

    • PS4
    • PS3
    • PS2
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  8. November 26, 2001

    Twisted Metal: Small Brawl

    Incognito Entertainment · Fighting · Racing

    63IGDB

    Twisted Metal: Small Brawl is a vehicular combat game in which the player takes control of one of twelve unique remote control vehicles. While in control of a vehicle, the player can accelerate, steer, brake, reverse, activate…

    • PS1
  9. 2002

    September 27, 2002

    Twisted Metal: Black Online

    Incognito Entertainment · Shooter · Racing

    40IGDBExpanded edition

    First offered as a freebie in the United States with purchase of a PlayStation 2 Network Adapter for its initial release (and later included again for free as part of the Greatest Hits package for Twisted Metal: Black), this…

    • PS2

  10. 2 years without a new game

  11. 2005

    March 24, 2005

    Twisted Metal: Head-On

    Incognito Entertainment · Shooter · Racing

    70IGDB

    Twisted Metal: Head-On is a vehicular combat video game developed by Incognito Entertainment and released by Sony on March 24, 2005 for the PlayStation Portable and February 5, 2008 for the PlayStation 2. Head-On shares not only…

    • PSP

  12. 6 years without a new game

  13. 2010s

    1 game · best: Twisted Metal 71

  14. 2012
    Latest release

    February 14, 2012

    Twisted Metal

    Eat Sleep Play Inc. · Shooter · Racing

    71IGDB

    Twisted Metal is a vehicle combat video game developed by Eat Sleep Play and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is a reboot of the Twisted Metal franchise. The game was originally planned to be released in October 2011 but was delayed to early 2012.

    • PS3
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  15. Never released

    1 game

  16. Cancelled

    Never released

    Twisted Metal: Black Harbor City

    Incognito Entertainment · Fighting · Shooter

    Expanded editionCancelled

    Twisted Metal: Black was to have a sequel titled Twisted Metal: Black - Harbor City, though it was never officially announced and the project was later scrapped. Details on the game were revealed in the PlayStation 2 port of…

    • PS2