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METAL SLUG X
“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!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“>[i]"It is believed that the main reason for SNK developing Metal Slug X was that Metal Slug 2 had issues with severe slowdown during several stages of gameplay. This issue is non-existent in Metal Slug X. " [/i] This port has worse slowdowns than Metal Slug 2.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“drop anthology on steam where are the rest?? 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I have very mixed feelings about this port. While it is great to finally have a decent port available to pc, I think the PSX version is way better than this one. The PSX version had better art for the mission select screen, had the military bootcamp with extra missions and it…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:57 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 | Action · Arcade · Co-op · Classic · Shoot 'Em Up · 2D · Retro · Multiplayer · Side Scroller · Pixel Graphics · Shooter · Local Co-Op (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, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 15 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (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