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METAL SLUG 2 cover art

METAL SLUG 2

SNK CORPORATION · 2016-04-14

SteamGOG

Action

Franchise: Metal Slug · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 28, 2008 (Wii), Feb 07, 2013 (iOS), Jan 23, 1998 (Neo Geo MVS), Jan 02, 1998 (Neo Geo AES), Apr 14, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 06, 2013 (Android)

“METAL SLUG 2”, the 2nd entry in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game returns to the battlefield on the Steam gaming platform!

16
playing now
89%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
IGDB user rating (178 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 0.8h · completionist 6h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$6.99
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Metal Slug 2 is a run and gun arcade game developed by SNK. It was originally released in 1998 for the Neo-Geo MVS arcade platform as the sequel to the 1996 game Metal Slug. The original version of the game had extensive slowdown and performance issues, eventually leading SNK to release a modified version in 1999, titled Metal Slug X: Super Vehicle-001 (メタルスラッグX). It has been ported to the Neo Geo CD, PlayStation, Virtual Console, iOS and Android, and to the Wii, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2. The game added several new features to the gameplay of the original Metal Slug, such as new weapons, vehicles and the ability to transform the character. It received generally positive reviews and was followed by Metal Slug 3, released in 2000.

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 30% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 36k–86k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,431 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.49-7%
GOG$6.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.04 at GameBillet (2026-08-14) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 23 of 42 observed days · $5.45 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

3142026-08-11 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 9 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 27 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 24 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 28 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 23 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 31 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 16 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 18 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 22 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 31 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 31 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 18 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 17 players2026-08-29 14:00 — 18 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$8.16$1.042016-01-062026-08-302016-01-06 — best price $7.992017-07-05 — best price $6.992018-05-22 — best price $5.992019-02-16 — best price $6.992019-06-18 — best price $5.992019-08-27 — best price $3.492019-11-23 — best price $6.992020-01-30 — best price $5.872020-02-29 — best price $6.502020-05-13 — best price $3.492020-07-04 — best price $6.992020-08-02 — best price $6.992020-09-18 — best price $6.992020-10-26 — best price $6.292020-12-15 — best price $2.392021-02-04 — best price $6.992021-03-30 — best price $6.992021-05-15 — best price $5.012021-06-29 — best price $6.992021-08-27 — best price $6.292021-10-20 — best price $6.992021-12-05 — best price $6.192022-01-24 — best price $2.092022-03-24 — best price $5.132022-05-08 — best price $6.992022-07-04 — best price $3.492022-08-12 — best price $7.992022-10-24 — best price $3.492023-01-01 — best price $2.582023-03-06 — best price $3.492023-05-02 — best price $6.992023-06-29 — best price $3.492023-08-16 — best price $6.992023-12-13 — best price $2.092024-07-11 — best price $2.092024-12-19 — best price $1.742025-06-18 — best price $1.742025-12-20 — best price $5.792026-05-29 — best price $5.872026-08-30 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

141582026-05-31 — 99 pageviews2026-06-03 — 86 pageviews2026-06-06 — 80 pageviews2026-06-09 — 77 pageviews2026-06-12 — 78 pageviews2026-06-15 — 96 pageviews2026-06-18 — 70 pageviews2026-06-21 — 77 pageviews2026-06-24 — 90 pageviews2026-06-27 — 86 pageviews2026-06-30 — 75 pageviews2026-07-03 — 84 pageviews2026-07-06 — 99 pageviews2026-07-09 — 93 pageviews2026-07-12 — 93 pageviews2026-07-15 — 58 pageviews2026-07-18 — 64 pageviews2026-07-21 — 88 pageviews2026-07-24 — 89 pageviews2026-07-27 — 97 pageviews2026-07-30 — 70 pageviews2026-08-02 — 93 pageviews2026-08-05 — 70 pageviews2026-08-08 — 67 pageviews2026-08-11 — 88 pageviews2026-08-14 — 99 pageviews2026-08-17 — 133 pageviews2026-08-20 — 100 pageviews2026-08-23 — 102 pageviews2026-08-26 — 110 pageviews2026-08-28 — 131 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
72.9%
earned "Rookie"
52.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,8942%15

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

Player tags

2DCo-opRetroActionArcadeClassicShooterPlatformerLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

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

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