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METAL SLUG 3
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
““Isn’t the caterpillar route the real charm of this game? It’s basically the meta.” We lucked out getting it for $3.99 on a Steam sale, but it's worth way more for how fun it is, and just the massive amount of art that went into this thing...and it has an easy mode if you're new…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“[h3] Wonderful art style, incredible story, and cool characters. It's simply beautiful. Happy 30th anniversary. [/h3]”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“20 years ago , METAL SLUG was the first game ever i played in my life , on an arcade machine , 2006 i really had nothing back then so i was saving up all the week to only go play METAL SLUG 1 for a couple times. alot more to be told but i will keep it to myself, everything…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:02 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
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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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 | Arcade · Classic · Action · Co-op · Side Scroller · Retro · Local Co-Op · Shooter · 2D · Online Co-Op · Great Soundtrack · Shoot 'Em Up (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.facebook.com/SNK.METALSLUGWORLD/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista, 7, 8 Processor: Pentium 4 2.4Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space