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METAL SLUG
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
29 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“It's nice to just blast through the game in less than an hour, specially with the nostalgia hit of playing it as a kid. It does take out the pressure of spending money in the arcade for the continues and it also has…”
“good wanted to relive the experience I had around 2010 when I would scrounge around a local arcade shop; and later on PSP having a blast playing this turns out the game is way harder and more chaotic than I remembered…”
12 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“It's a shame that this port is so questionable, [b]Metal Slug[/b] would deserve a much better way to be played on PC legally. But even that can't hide its quality, still shining 30 years later. In an era with an…”
“An absolute arcade classic. Metal Slug is one of those games many people first played on arcade machines, and it still carries that “insert coin and panic immediately” energy. As a single-player experience today it…”
“Beautiful game, highly recommended, experience it! I love it 10/10 If you're having screen issues, use Remote Play with your phone. Just download the Steam Link app and adjust it there so it looks good on your monitor.…”
4 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“◎ - Achievements - Leaderboards (worldwide and friends and difficulties) - ultrawide support with black bars (unfortunately no cool borders) - gamepad support - Japanese menu support (shows English side-by-side too…”
“A perfect port of a perfect arcade game. My only concern is the framerate stutters from time to time, it can really make a difference between life and death in this kind of game. My PC specs far surpass the recommended…”
“[h1] Overview [/h1] I had last played metal slug at a friend’s house as a kid, so it was a fun bit of nostalgia to pick it up again. It’s very fast paced and action packed, like playing through a roided up action movie…”
3 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“It's nice to just blast through the game in less than an hour, specially with the nostalgia hit of playing it as a kid. It does take out the pressure of spending money in the arcade for the continues and it also has…”
“An absolute arcade classic. Metal Slug is one of those games many people first played on arcade machines, and it still carries that “insert coin and panic immediately” energy. As a single-player experience today it…”
3 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“A childhood classic for me. As a PC gamer I do not like gaming with a controller but for this game it is definitely a must. I used a Xbox One controller.”
“Metal Slug is pure run-and-gun perfection in a compact package. You play as Marco or one of the other rebels, blasting through beautifully hand-drawn levels packed with enemy soldiers, tanks, helicopters, and absurd…”
13 of the 86 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I sadly had to refund this game. It runs poorly and has TERRIBLE input lag. Great game, a classic, but this port is one of the worst ways to play it.”
“I can't believe how badly optimized this game is. This game can barely run on my rog ally z1 extreme. I thought to my self, no way this can't handle my game. So I booted it up on my rig running a 4070 ti super. And this…”
“I have a deep love of the series, but I really dislike the implementation of these ports. Playing them in RetroArch gives superior visuals and input lag. The versions here can't even draw to a 1080p properly without…”
6 of the 86 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I sadly had to refund this game. It runs poorly and has TERRIBLE input lag. Great game, a classic, but this port is one of the worst ways to play it.”
“I have a deep love of the series, but I really dislike the implementation of these ports. Playing them in RetroArch gives superior visuals and input lag. The versions here can't even draw to a 1080p properly without…”
“I haven't played this game before, but even then I can tell there's something seriously off about this port. This game is three decades old at this point, it can't be this hard to make it run at a stable framerate…”
4 of the 86 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Even on easy mode I die a lot in this game, so I can't imagine the pain of playing this in the 90's in the arcade. You must have needed a fortune worth of coins to to be able to complete first Metal Slug.”
“good wanted to relive the experience I had around 2010 when I would scrounge around a local arcade shop; and later on PSP having a blast playing this turns out the game is way harder and more chaotic than I remembered…”
“It´s so difficult to complete the game!”
4 of the 86 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“An absolute arcade classic. Metal Slug is one of those games many people first played on arcade machines, and it still carries that “insert coin and panic immediately” energy. As a single-player experience today it…”
“[h1] Overview [/h1] I had last played metal slug at a friend’s house as a kid, so it was a fun bit of nostalgia to pick it up again. It’s very fast paced and action packed, like playing through a roided up action movie…”
4 of the 86 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I have a deep love of the series, but I really dislike the implementation of these ports. Playing them in RetroArch gives superior visuals and input lag. The versions here can't even draw to a 1080p properly without…”
“Very limited video settings. Display rotate mode is hardcoded to 90º and can't be changed to 270º. It's a pain trying to get this running properly on my two-monitor setup.”
Counted across 86 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
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— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Man I played so many flash games based on this series as a kid and honestly I just love these games so much, their style of humor and the sense of personality that permeates the game makes it an unrivaled gem in the Run N' Gun genre of arcade games. I am so glad this masterpiece…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. SERIOUSLY. Metal Slug is what comes to mind whenever someone says "Retro Game". I remember having so much fun with this game growing up, I'd always goto the arcade to play it with my cousin, this series is highly regarded for a reason. However, this port is…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
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.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Arcade · 2D · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller · Retro · Multiplayer · Co-op · Classic · Local Multiplayer · Shooter · Pixel Graphics (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, Russian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 15 |
| 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