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Metal Slug Tactics

Leikir Studio · Dotemu · 2024-11-05

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ActionIndieRPGStrategy

Franchise: Metal Slug · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 05, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 05, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 05, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Nov 05, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Nov 05, 2024 (Xbox One), Nov 05, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

METAL SLUG makes an explosive return! Dive into this dynamic tactical RPG with a roguelite thrill and experience the iconic run'n'gun action of the original series, redefined. Grab your weapons, assemble your squad and conquer the battlefield to defeat the infamous Rebel Army.

Metal Slug Tactics is an Action, Indie, RPG, Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 1554 reviews).

12
playing now
77%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
61/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (607 downloads)
3.30★
PlayStation Store rating (565 ratings)
11h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Metal Slug Tactics is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Leikir Studio and published by Dotemu. A spin-off of the Metal Slug series, the game was released on November 5, 2024 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (457 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 27,912 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 31k–70k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,554 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99-40%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2025-12-12) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 77 of 114 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
33333320242026Week of 2024-11-05: 333 positiveWeek of 2024-11-05: 124 negativeWeek of 2024-11-12: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-03: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-17: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-31: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-21: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2952026-09-15 14:00 — 18 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 11 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 11 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 19 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 17 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 11 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 11 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 15 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 22 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 15 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 18 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 10 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 18 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 19 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 14 players2026-10-15 05:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
32810Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 328 · peak 944Dec 2024 — avg 78 · peak 145Jan 2025 — avg 49 · peak 120Feb 2025 — avg 31 · peak 74Mar 2025 — avg 26 · peak 72Apr 2025 — avg 26 · peak 79May 2025 — avg 16 · peak 38Jun 2025 — avg 21 · peak 51Jul 2025 — avg 20 · peak 48Aug 2025 — avg 17 · peak 48Sep 2025 — avg 10 · peak 22Oct 2025 — avg 17 · peak 48Nov 2025 — avg 10 · peak 21Dec 2025 — avg 25 · peak 66Jan 2026 — avg 47 · peak 103Feb 2026 — avg 36 · peak 82Mar 2026 — avg 25 · peak 59Apr 2026 — avg 23 · peak 53May 2026 — avg 24 · peak 59Jun 2026 — avg 17 · peak 37Jul 2026 — avg 17 · peak 32Aug 2026 — avg 15 · peak 33
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$14.992024-11-052026-10-152024-11-05 — best price $22.492025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-02-01 — best price $24.992025-03-01 — best price $24.992025-03-21 — best price $24.992025-04-18 — best price $17.492025-05-21 — best price $17.492025-06-09 — best price $24.992025-06-27 — best price $17.492025-07-24 — best price $17.492025-08-18 — best price $17.492025-09-05 — best price $17.492025-09-23 — best price $24.992025-10-08 — best price $24.992025-10-27 — best price $16.242025-11-17 — best price $16.242025-12-11 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-02-12 — best price $24.992026-03-03 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $14.992026-05-01 — best price $14.992026-05-29 — best price $24.992026-06-11 — best price $24.992026-07-14 — best price $14.992026-08-07 — best price $14.992026-08-24 — best price $14.992026-08-31 — best price $14.992026-09-05 — best price $14.992026-09-10 — best price $24.992026-09-15 — best price $24.992026-09-20 — best price $14.992026-09-25 — best price $14.992026-09-30 — best price $14.992026-10-05 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

145322026-05-29 — 60 pageviews2026-06-02 — 53 pageviews2026-06-06 — 45 pageviews2026-06-10 — 53 pageviews2026-06-14 — 34 pageviews2026-06-18 — 32 pageviews2026-06-22 — 44 pageviews2026-06-26 — 48 pageviews2026-06-30 — 59 pageviews2026-07-04 — 58 pageviews2026-07-08 — 41 pageviews2026-07-12 — 59 pageviews2026-07-16 — 36 pageviews2026-07-20 — 56 pageviews2026-07-24 — 45 pageviews2026-07-28 — 48 pageviews2026-08-01 — 62 pageviews2026-08-05 — 42 pageviews2026-08-09 — 68 pageviews2026-08-13 — 56 pageviews2026-08-17 — 49 pageviews2026-08-21 — 101 pageviews2026-08-25 — 59 pageviews2026-08-29 — 46 pageviews2026-09-02 — 54 pageviews2026-09-06 — 47 pageviews2026-09-10 — 145 pageviews2026-09-14 — 61 pageviews2026-09-18 — 60 pageviews2026-09-22 — 44 pageviews2026-09-26 — 52 pageviews2026-09-30 — 50 pageviews2026-10-04 — 53 pageviews2026-10-07 — 52 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
75.6%
earned "Leading the Way"
7.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-11-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)5,0621%48
Steam (Steam)2,5101%93
PS5 (PlayStation)6495%49
Switch (Nintendo)1130%0
PS4 (PlayStation)6721%49
PS4 (PlayStation)417%49
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

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

Player tags

2DRPGWarMechsCombatFantasyStrategyTacticalDifficultManagement

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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