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METAL SLUG cover art

METAL SLUG

Dotemu · SNK CORPORATION · 2015-06-25

SteamGOG

Action

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

Releases: Jan 05, 2014 (Android), Apr 22, 2008 (Wii), Jun 28, 2007 (PlayStation 3), Dec 13, 2012 (iOS), May 24, 1996 (Neo Geo AES), Jul 05, 1996 (Neo Geo CD)

“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!

30
playing now
89%
positive of 5.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
IGDB user rating (278 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 0.7h · completionist 6h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

30 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Metal Slug is a 1996 run and gun video game developed by Nazca Corporation and originally released by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS arcade system. Set in 2028, the game follows Peregrine Falcon Strike Force soldiers Marco Rossi and Tarma Roving as they seek to overthrow a coup d'état by the Rebel Army, led by Donald Morden.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 30 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 385 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~48/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 131k–315k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,248 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.91-1%
GOG$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.14 at GameBillet (2026-08-14) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 26 of 51 observed days · $3.89 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22922920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9372026-08-06 23:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 12 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 50 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 93 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 65 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 38 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 64 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 49 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 53 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 66 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 40 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 23 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 39 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 37 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 30 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.33$1.142015-06-022026-08-302015-06-02 — best price $6.392017-01-02 — best price $7.992018-02-19 — best price $7.992018-12-21 — best price $3.992019-03-31 — best price $7.992019-06-25 — best price $3.992019-10-15 — best price $3.992020-01-28 — best price $3.992020-03-10 — best price $3.992020-05-27 — best price $1.992020-07-14 — best price $3.992020-09-07 — best price $7.992020-10-25 — best price $7.992020-12-22 — best price $3.992021-02-28 — best price $7.992021-04-29 — best price $7.192021-06-14 — best price $3.992021-08-21 — best price $5.872021-11-01 — best price $3.992022-01-07 — best price $7.992022-02-23 — best price $7.992022-04-09 — best price $7.992022-06-16 — best price $2.992022-08-18 — best price $2.992022-11-16 — best price $5.892023-02-04 — best price $7.992023-04-17 — best price $3.992023-06-13 — best price $5.872023-08-25 — best price $5.892024-01-04 — best price $7.992024-08-13 — best price $7.992025-04-03 — best price $7.992025-10-28 — best price $1.592026-06-25 — best price $7.082026-08-30 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2211002026-05-31 — 146 pageviews2026-06-03 — 109 pageviews2026-06-06 — 114 pageviews2026-06-09 — 120 pageviews2026-06-12 — 121 pageviews2026-06-15 — 141 pageviews2026-06-18 — 123 pageviews2026-06-21 — 119 pageviews2026-06-24 — 123 pageviews2026-06-27 — 121 pageviews2026-06-30 — 110 pageviews2026-07-03 — 113 pageviews2026-07-06 — 126 pageviews2026-07-09 — 112 pageviews2026-07-12 — 132 pageviews2026-07-15 — 108 pageviews2026-07-18 — 114 pageviews2026-07-21 — 101 pageviews2026-07-24 — 167 pageviews2026-07-27 — 127 pageviews2026-07-30 — 141 pageviews2026-08-02 — 137 pageviews2026-08-05 — 103 pageviews2026-08-08 — 116 pageviews2026-08-11 — 136 pageviews2026-08-14 — 144 pageviews2026-08-17 — 151 pageviews2026-08-20 — 127 pageviews2026-08-23 — 142 pageviews2026-08-26 — 118 pageviews2026-08-28 — 133 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
77.1%
earned "TETSUYUKI"
50%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on Phone1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)14,3687%15

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

Player tags

2DCo-opFunnyRetroActionArcadeClassicShooterPlatformerLocal Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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