
“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!
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Prices
Each in the currency that store quoted — not converted: the gap between two rows is the publisher's pricing, not an exchange rate.
14 of 15 markets; the rest we haven't asked for this title, not markets where it is unavailable.
Availability
We put this game to every storefront we collect. A market that answered not sold has told us something about the game; a market we never asked has not, and the two are never drawn the same.
Discounts
Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.86/day in the week to Aug 13 → 6.43/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,402 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where it all began, returns on the Steam gaming platform!
・ARCADE MODE (MAIN MISSION):
Play the original arcade version of “METAL SLUG ” with its charismatic protagonist soldiers Marco & Tarma, maneuver the almighty “METAL SLUG ” tank, and fight your way through the 6 missions of the game to thwart Gen. Morden's evil ambitions!
・MISSION MODE (STAGE SELECT):
Play and enjoy your favorite stages at will! Train alone or with a brother-in-arms on the missions you have unlocked so far!
・ONLINE MISSION (ONLINE MULTIPLAYER):
Connect to Steam and clear missions with a brother-in-arms far away via the Online Co-Op Play feature.
Engage with a fellow countryman or foreign ally and let the mission begin!
・SETTINGS:
Configure control, language, video display, and sound volume settings for the best “METAL SLUG ” experience on PC.
・LEADERBOARDS:
Check your current rank & score in “METAL SLUG” at any time, and challenge other players to be the best “METAL SLUG ” soldier in the world!
** WILL NOT RUN ON Windows XP **
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Add-ons
Each DLC is estimated with the same model as a game, then summed — a modeled figure, not reported DLC sales.
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Reviews
Themes across 224 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
su jueguito me la peló 100/10
Неплохо, но слишком много мусора на экране, слишком много врагов, слишком мало места.
[h1] Primeras impresiones [/h1] [hr][/hr] Si existen juegos que me motivaron a ser gamer de corazón puro. Este es uno de ellos. [hr][/hr] [h1] Controles: [/h1] ☑ [i]Perfectos[/i] ☐ [i]Geniales[/i] ☐ [i]Aceptables[/i] ☐ [i]Incómodos[/i] ☐ [i]Odiables[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Dificultad: [/h1] ☑ [i]Exigente / in-jugable[/i] ☐ [i]Difícil / injusto[/i] ☐ [i]Moderado[/i] ☐ [i]Fácil[/i] ☐ [i]Un chiste[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Interés generado: [/h1] ☑ [i]Vicio[/i] ☐ [i]Regular[/i] ☐ [i]Indiferencia[/i] ☐ [i]Repulsión[/i] ☐ [i]Asco[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Recompensa por avanzar: [/h1] ☐ [i]Satisfactoria[/i] ☑ [i]Motivante[/i] ☐ [i]Indiferente[/i] ☐ [i]Insatisfactoria[/i] ☐ [i]Insufrible[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Inmersión en la historia: [/h1] ☐ [i]Inmersivo[/i] ☑ [i]Atrayente[/i] ☐ [i]Indiferente[/i] ☐ [i]Carente[/i] ☐ [i]Repulsivo[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Gráficos: [/h1] ☑ [i]Artísticos / genialidad[/i] ☐ [i]Buena calidad[/i] ☐ [i]Básicos / óptimos[/i] ☐ [i]Mejorables / feos[/i] ☐ [i]Repulsivos / asquerosos[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Audio: [/h1] ☐ [i]Inolvidables[/i] ☑ [i]Entretenidos[/i] ☐ [i]Olvidables[/i] ☐ [i]Incómodos[/i] ☐ [i]Odiables[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Interfaz: [/h1] ☑ [i]Perfecta[/i] ☐ [i]Agradable[/i] ☐ [i]Funcional[/i] ☐ [i]Incómoda[/i] ☐ [i]Odiable[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Mecánicas: [/h1] ☐ [i]Complejas[/i] ☐ [i]Interesantes[/i] ☑ [i]Básicas[/i] ☐ [i]Carentes[/i] ☐ [i]Inexistentes / odiables[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Contenido: [/h1] ☑ [i]Extenso / totalmente re-jugable [/i] ☐ [i]Variado / re-jugable [/i] ☐ [i]Básico[/i] ☐ [i]Limitado[/i] ☐ [i]Carente[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Inteligencia artificial: [/h1] ☑ [i]Superdotada / odiable[/i] ☐ [i]Realista / difícil[/i] ☐ [i]Básica[/i] ☐ [i]Torpe / fácil[/i] ☐ [i]Estúpida / chistosa[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Opciones de configuración: [/h1] ☐ [i]Avanzadas[/i] ☐ [i]Variadas[/i] ☐ [i]Básicas[/i] ☐ [i]Limitadas[/i] ☑ [i]Faltantes[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Bugs: [/h1] ☑ [i]Carente de bugs[/i] ☐ [i]Errores pequeños[/i] ☐ [i]Aceptables[/i] ☐ [i]Molestos[/i] ☐ [i]Insufribles[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Costo tiempo / dinero: [/h1] ☐ [i]Regalado[/i] ☐ [i]Barato[/i] ☑ [i]Razonable[/i] ☐ [i]Caro[/i] ☐ [i]Estafa[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1] Opinión final: [/h1] ☑ [i]Legendario / obligatorio[/i] ☐ [i]Muy bueno / recomendable[/i] ☐ [i]Indiferente[/i] ☐ [i]Incómodo de jugar / no recomendable[/i] ☐ [i]Insufrible / no se gasten en probarlo[/i]
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14 on sale1 answered “not sold”0 we did not ask
The 1 “not sold” market is read from the Steam price pass of Sep 13: that day the store answered for this game elsewhere and gave no price there. The 14 priced markets are the same rows as the table above — each the latest price we hold, dated here when it is older than that pass. The 0 marked “not asked” were not put to this store at all — either it has no storefront there or we do not collect it yet, and neither is a statement about the game. A refusal is a refusal on one day; a store can list a title again tomorrow.
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English*, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Russian*languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 224 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Controls are so hard to use and the input lag is crazy. The delays ruin the experience for me. The only saving grace this game has is not paying for quarters every time you die or else you would be in generational debt.
I have now 1cc'd the game and thus my opinion is valid: This game is perfect. Play it, go for the 1cc. The steam version has an ugly and awkward menu. I'm not sure exactly how accurate of an emulation this version is but it seemed fine to me. I like the optional scanline filter.
只记得小时候在4399能玩一晚上的合金弹头,纯爽游,真的好好玩,,玩着第一版还是以前的味道,结果玩2,3,X;嗯?怎么还有木乃伊和虫子,原来完整的东西还有那么多吗o.o 玩着很爽很舒畅 就是现在拿手柄玩 要一直按 按久了手好酸。。 要是能长按就一直开枪 不是要一直点就更是夯中夯了0.0
Me morí 99 veces, se nota que no iba a las maquinitas. Buen juego, esta cool.
I specifically bought the first one for nostalgia, but ended up returning it. I don't know if it's just me, the game didn't feel as smooth as it should have been, like jumping and whatnot(wonder if that's the input lag mentioned in other reviews). The game itself, of course hands down, is awesome, hence the positive review.
Metal Slug en la Steam Deck es una combinación fantástica si buscas revivir la acción frenética de los salones recreativos en formato portátil. Los títulos principales disponibles en la tienda se ejecutan a 60 FPS estables sin consumir (apenas) batería, permitiendo sesiones de juego extensas. El Metal Slug X es considerado como la versión definitiva y corregida de la segunda entrega. Su ritmo es impecable para partidas rápidas en modo portátil. Qué más decir de esa obra de arte y máximo exponente del pixel art y el run and gun. Aporrea el mando de la consola y juégalo y juégalo sin parar en modo individual o cooperativo local.
Juego muy divertido, esto no es mi infancia ni tampoco lo llegue a jugar en las maquinitas, pero al menos me pareció un juego sencillo y corto para disfrutar, de lo único que me quejaría es que la distribución de botones entre teclado y mando son horribles, en teclado no puedes hacer que el ratón funcione para disparar y en mando los gatillos tampoco funcionan para disparar, mal ahí en mi opinión, del resto puedes completar las 6 misiones del juego en solitario o cooperativo.
Active players
Estimated daily and monthly active players (DAU/MAU) modeled from peak concurrency.
Players by region
Where this game's players are, estimated from review languages.
Players also reviewed
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