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METAL SLUG X cover art

METAL SLUG X

SNK CORPORATION · 2014-10-02

SteamGOG

Action

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

Releases: Mar 19, 1999 (Neo Geo MVS), Mar 10, 1999 (Arcade), Oct 02, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 27, 1999 (Neo Geo AES), Jan 05, 2014 (Android), Mar 06, 2013 (iOS)

“METAL SLUG X”, one of the most highly praised titles in the series among Metal Slug fans for its refined balance and game volume, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!

44
playing now
88%
positive of 4.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (141 ratings)
1h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

44 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 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

Healthy
  • · 44 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 204 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~26/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 100k–239k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,981 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.29-9%
GOG$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.95 at Fanatical (2019-02-05) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 20 of 38 observed days · $6.34 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
969620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4942026-08-06 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 22 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 23 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 29 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 49 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 23 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 36 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 23 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 43 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 31 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 20 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 27 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 26 players2026-08-29 11:00 — 17 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 44 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$1.022015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.992016-07-04 — best price $7.992017-10-10 — best price $5.992018-10-23 — best price $7.992019-03-02 — best price $3.992019-05-15 — best price $3.512019-08-12 — best price $6.072019-11-01 — best price $7.992020-02-04 — best price $3.992020-03-14 — best price $5.992020-06-03 — best price $7.992020-07-14 — best price $3.992020-09-07 — best price $5.892020-10-27 — best price $5.892021-01-05 — best price $7.992021-03-22 — best price $1.792021-05-20 — best price $5.892021-07-23 — best price $3.992021-09-26 — best price $7.992021-12-04 — best price $7.092022-02-07 — best price $7.992022-04-06 — best price $5.892022-07-03 — best price $3.992022-08-30 — best price $5.982022-11-23 — best price $1.792023-02-09 — best price $1.992023-04-17 — best price $3.992023-06-29 — best price $3.992023-08-27 — best price $6.282023-12-21 — best price $7.992024-08-26 — best price $2.392025-04-10 — best price $1.992025-11-05 — best price $7.992026-08-12 — best price $1.022026-08-30 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

141582026-05-30 — 102 pageviews2026-06-02 — 87 pageviews2026-06-05 — 91 pageviews2026-06-08 — 91 pageviews2026-06-11 — 81 pageviews2026-06-14 — 78 pageviews2026-06-17 — 89 pageviews2026-06-20 — 89 pageviews2026-06-23 — 97 pageviews2026-06-26 — 101 pageviews2026-06-29 — 88 pageviews2026-07-02 — 85 pageviews2026-07-05 — 70 pageviews2026-07-08 — 77 pageviews2026-07-11 — 69 pageviews2026-07-14 — 89 pageviews2026-07-17 — 84 pageviews2026-07-20 — 87 pageviews2026-07-23 — 103 pageviews2026-07-26 — 99 pageviews2026-07-29 — 101 pageviews2026-08-01 — 87 pageviews2026-08-04 — 90 pageviews2026-08-07 — 88 pageviews2026-08-10 — 112 pageviews2026-08-13 — 108 pageviews2026-08-16 — 140 pageviews2026-08-19 — 97 pageviews2026-08-22 — 117 pageviews2026-08-25 — 94 pageviews2026-08-27 — 93 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
73.9%
earned "ROOKIE"
52.6%
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 CloudSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)14,3616%15

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

Player tags

2DCo-opRetroActionArcadeClassicShooterDifficultLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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