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METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed in
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
40 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Metal Gear Rising is one of those games where you look at the reception and you wonder to yourself if you're trapped in some MGS alt-reality where there's a NWO conspiracy to gas light you about the quality of things…”
“PLAYED THE GAME FOR MEMES, GOT THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME INSTEAD + the guide that will teach you better than any of the game tutorials I went into the game blind, never played any metal gear solid games, but was…”
“This game is great, I would highly recommend it, However if you try too 100% it the VR missions are really rubbish and some of them (Mainly the DLC ones) are luck based, but other than the VR missions it was very fun”
29 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Difficult game with so many memes and edgy plot on the surface which goes deeper very fast, giving you a more and more of a sense that "it can't be that stupid, really! there must be something to it and here are the…”
“STANDING HERE I REALISE YOU ARE JUST LIKE ME TRYING TO MAKE HISTORY BUT WHOS TO JUDGE THE RIGHT FROM WRONG? WHEN OUR GUARD IS DOWN I THINK WE'LL BOTH AGREE THAT VIOLENCE BREEDS VIOLENCE BUT IN THE END IT HAS TO BE THIS…”
“senator armstrong has more common sense than trump and that. is saying a lot.”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Finally finished 100%ing this game and oh boy, I wanted to km$ so many times. The story is honestly pretty mid, but the dialogue is awesome. The combat swings heavily. Sometimes it feels so smooth, like you're trading…”
“Yes i would recommend this game to other players its great its the dopest ♥♥♥♥ you fight bosses like joe biden if he lifted and then a bald guy that loves 9-11 this game is great yes some people might find it hard but…”
“Fighting against the memes so it doesnt bring the end of world peace... and it has some kickass music”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Memes aside, I absolutely adore this game, stupidly satisfying gameplay, outstanding OST, top tier character designs, difficult but fun bosses, story is decent, and the game genuinely gets really hard. Platinum games…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful (stylized chaos still holds up) ☑ Good (not modern, but very flashy) ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don't look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good (fast,…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“games fun as ♥♥♥♥ and easy to learn the mechanics to. only unfortunate part is how short the game is but it feels replayable as hell cuz of its fun gameplay so I'm for sure gonna come back to this at some point.”
“Memes aside, I absolutely adore this game, stupidly satisfying gameplay, outstanding OST, top tier character designs, difficult but fun bosses, story is decent, and the game genuinely gets really hard. Platinum games…”
“Super fun, over the top and a good learning curve to it.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is great, I would highly recommend it, However if you try too 100% it the VR missions are really rubbish and some of them (Mainly the DLC ones) are luck based, but other than the VR missions it was very fun”
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game where your skill means nothing. Game where you control absolutely nothing, everything depends on whether game allow you to block attack or not. ♥♥♥ Kodzima.”
“Finally finished 100%ing this game and oh boy, I wanted to km$ so many times. The story is honestly pretty mid, but the dialogue is awesome. The combat swings heavily. Sometimes it feels so smooth, like you're trading…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is awesome but the camera is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥ I cannot recommend it, also feels unresponsive sometimes but idk maybe im just ass”
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game where your skill means nothing. Game where you control absolutely nothing, everything depends on whether game allow you to block attack or not. ♥♥♥ Kodzima.”
“Finally finished 100%ing this game and oh boy, I wanted to km$ so many times. The story is honestly pretty mid, but the dialogue is awesome. The combat swings heavily. Sometimes it feels so smooth, like you're trading…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Standing here I realized that this is a very good game despite the bs story it presents”
“I really liked this game when I was a kid, but it doesn't hold up at all nowadays. The combat is clunky and frustrating, the story is nonsense with some funny over the top moments. Play Sekiro or Ninja Gaiden 4 or…”
“Finally finished 100%ing this game and oh boy, I wanted to km$ so many times. The story is honestly pretty mid, but the dialogue is awesome. The combat swings heavily. Sometimes it feels so smooth, like you're trading…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“games fun as ♥♥♥♥ and easy to learn the mechanics to. only unfortunate part is how short the game is but it feels replayable as hell cuz of its fun gameplay so I'm for sure gonna come back to this at some point.”
“[Okay] Slasher. Interesting slashing mechanics and an okay story. The slashing mechanic is interesting, but the controls felt very awkward and clunky, especially with dodge and aiming for parry. At first, it was rather…”
“Amazing combat and story, but the DLC's are a little short. Whenever you minimize windows, the audio keeps going but the entire game pauses, which is horrendous for when you're trying to skip the credits.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Metal Gear Rising is one of those games where you look at the reception and you wonder to yourself if you're trapped in some MGS alt-reality where there's a NWO conspiracy to gas light you about the quality of things…”
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game where your skill means nothing. Game where you control absolutely nothing, everything depends on whether game allow you to block attack or not. ♥♥♥ Kodzima.”
“I really liked this game when I was a kid, but it doesn't hold up at all nowadays. The combat is clunky and frustrating, the story is nonsense with some funny over the top moments. Play Sekiro or Ninja Gaiden 4 or…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“When Senator Dwayne the Rock Johnson said to Raiden "Its Senatoring time, Jack!" then proceeded to Senator all over Raiden, I knew it was the best game of all time! 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played“[b] Still very great game on days of today, released between 2013 and problaby 2014 for the PC it's the best game style hack and slash but too very extreme hard if you dony have learned how to parry or the mechanics of game's style like it was on my case but i've tried a save…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“Memes aside, this is still one of the best hack and slash games out there and another Platinum hood classic. Slashing down enemies, espacially on a million pieces has never felt so satisfying and the perry has a strep learning curve but damn, is it satisfying once you master it.…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:59 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Great Soundtrack · Hack and Slash · Action · Spectacle fighter · Swordplay · Character Action Game · Singleplayer · Third Person · Fast-Paced · Ninja · Gore · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 60 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.metalgearsolid.com/landing/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP or Vista or 7 or 8 Processor: Intel Core i5 2400 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTS 450 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card