The Game Census
METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version cover art

METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version

KONAMI · 2023-10-24

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

Action

Franchise: Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 24, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Oct 24, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 24, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 24, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Oct 24, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 12, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2)

The first 3D title in the METAL GEAR series pioneering a new level of stealth action with live action footage, cinematic cut scenes, and innovative gameplay.

METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version is an Action game released in 2023, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 6056 reviews).

104
playing now
83%
positive of 6.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
90/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
4.79★
PlayStation Store rating (9,650 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

104 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 104 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,112 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~139/week).
  • · Review velocity up 51% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 124k–278k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,175 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2025-06-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 18 of 25 observed days · $50.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
38438420232026Week of 2023-10-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 298 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

311562026-09-15 02:00 — 311 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 146 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 245 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 250 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 194 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 204 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 174 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 102 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 153 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 213 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 94 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 106 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 149 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 108 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 144 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 255 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 119 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 80 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 169 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 133 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 104 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 184 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 100 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 104 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
28743Nov 2023Aug 2026Nov 2023 — avg 188 · peak 565Dec 2023 — avg 87 · peak 205Jan 2024 — avg 91 · peak 192Feb 2024 — avg 78 · peak 174Mar 2024 — avg 69 · peak 175Apr 2024 — avg 54 · peak 116May 2024 — avg 48 · peak 108Jun 2024 — avg 55 · peak 143Jul 2024 — avg 78 · peak 171Aug 2024 — avg 61 · peak 132Sep 2024 — avg 94 · peak 377Oct 2024 — avg 100 · peak 284Nov 2024 — avg 53 · peak 118Dec 2024 — avg 73 · peak 208Jan 2025 — avg 77 · peak 196Feb 2025 — avg 71 · peak 158Mar 2025 — avg 90 · peak 232Apr 2025 — avg 63 · peak 135May 2025 — avg 53 · peak 103Jun 2025 — avg 127 · peak 375Jul 2025 — avg 98 · peak 210Aug 2025 — avg 109 · peak 300Sep 2025 — avg 143 · peak 336Oct 2025 — avg 69 · peak 145Nov 2025 — avg 48 · peak 98Dec 2025 — avg 43 · peak 97Jan 2026 — avg 48 · peak 103Feb 2026 — avg 183 · peak 559Mar 2026 — avg 131 · peak 323Apr 2026 — avg 94 · peak 188May 2026 — avg 74 · peak 187Jun 2026 — avg 87 · peak 203Jul 2026 — avg 287 · peak 1,897Aug 2026 — avg 187 · peak 393
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$99.99$8.992023-10-172026-10-142023-10-17 — best price $99.992023-10-27 — best price $16.992023-11-08 — best price $21.992024-01-05 — best price $17.242024-02-12 — best price $16.992024-02-29 — best price $13.592024-03-14 — best price $15.992024-03-19 — best price $17.372024-03-30 — best price $19.992024-05-06 — best price $19.992024-06-09 — best price $13.492024-06-20 — best price $14.392024-07-03 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-18 — best price $20.822024-10-08 — best price $13.592024-12-02 — best price $19.992024-12-17 — best price $10.492025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-01-27 — best price $8.992025-03-07 — best price $12.592025-03-21 — best price $13.592025-04-14 — best price $13.592025-05-02 — best price $11.292025-05-12 — best price $9.192025-05-28 — best price $19.992025-06-19 — best price $19.992026-02-09 — best price $13.992026-02-17 — best price $9.002026-02-24 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $13.992026-07-27 — best price $19.992026-09-16 — best price $59.992026-10-14 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
90.1%
earned "Commencing Mission"
27.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)13,07213%19
Steam (Steam)8,5106%18
Xbox Series (Xbox)3,8065%18
PS4 (PlayStation)2,21522%19
Switch (Nintendo)5780%0
Switch (Nintendo)2930%0
Switch (Nintendo)170%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DWarDramaActionStealthMilitaryTacticalTop-DownAdventureCinematic

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

Players also track

Sniper Ghost Warrior 3Immortal: UnchainedBorderlands 3RAGE 2Rebel Galaxy OutlawWolfenstein: YoungbloodTom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Wikipedia ↗