Metal Slug
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 1996
Genres
Play modes
- co-op mode
- single-player video game
Localized titles
- Metal Slug
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Action*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Co-op*
- Online Co-op*
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Remote Play Together*
- Family Sharing*
- Local co-op*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Russian*
Audio languages
- English*
- Russian*
Community tags · historical
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 153*
- Arcade*
- Votes · historical
- 145*
- 2D*
- Votes · historical
- 119*
- Shoot 'Em Up*
- Votes · historical
- 92*
- Side Scroller*
- Votes · historical
- 92*
- Retro*
- Votes · historical
- 90*
- Multiplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 90*
- Co-op*
- Votes · historical
- 84*
- Classic*
- Votes · historical
- 80*
- Local Multiplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 67*
- Shooter*
- Votes · historical
- 66*
- Pixel Graphics*
- Votes · historical
- 58*
- Local Co-Op*
- Votes · historical
- 49*
- Platformer*
- Votes · historical
- 44*
- Funny*
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 34*
- Fast-Paced*
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Cartoony*
- Votes · historical
- 25*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Votes · historical
- 23*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows Vista, 7, 8*
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium 4 2.4Ghz*
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Intel HD Graphics*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0c*
- Storage
- 500 MB available space*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 640*
- Processor alternatives
- 2 GHz Dual Core*
- Memory
- 2 GB*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 2 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 48*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Dotemu*
Publishers
- SNK
- SNK CORPORATION*
Release history
- 1996-05-18
- Date precision
- Exact date
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Jun 25, 2015*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Pentium 4 2.4Ghz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Intel HD Graphics*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Name
- Metal Slug*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- 2 GHz Dual Core*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 640*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 2* GB
- Release year
- 1,996*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium 4 2.4Ghz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- Intel HD Graphics*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 1 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- 2 GHz Dual Core*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 640*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 2 GB*
Specifications 2 · 34 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 15*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 182* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Co-op*
- Online Co-op*
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Remote Play Together*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Dotemu*
- DLC count · historical
- 1*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 200000 - 500000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Russian*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 53* min
- Name
- METAL SLUG*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 474*
- Peak ccu
- 13*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 3,983*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 7.99*
- Publishers
- SNK CORPORATION*
- Recommendations
- 4,077*
- Store release date · historical
- Jun 25, 2015*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Russian*
- Game website · historical
- https://www.facebook.com/SNK.METALSLUGWORLD/*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- Co-op
- Co-op*
- Online Co-op
- Online Co-op*
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play Together*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Dotemu
- Dotemu*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Russian*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- SNK CORPORATION
- SNK CORPORATION*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Jun 25, 2015*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Russian*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 43* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 127* min
- Ccu
- 13*
- Developer
- Dotemu*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Action*
- Historical US original list price
- 799* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Russian*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 43* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 48* min
- Name
- METAL SLUG*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 474*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 200,000 .. 500,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 3,983*
- Historical US price
- 799* US cents
- Publisher
- SNK CORPORATION*
- Community tags · historical
- Action*
- Arcade*
- 2D*
- Shoot 'Em Up*
- Side Scroller*
- Retro*
- Multiplayer*
- Co-op*
- Classic*
- Local Multiplayer*
- Shooter*
- Pixel Graphics*
- Local Co-Op*
- Platformer*
- Funny*
- Singleplayer*
- Fast-Paced*
- Adventure*
- Cartoony*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Russian*
- Community tags · historical
- Action
- Action*
- Arcade
- Arcade*
- 2D
- 2D*
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Shoot 'Em Up*
- Side Scroller
- Side Scroller*
- Retro
- Retro*
- Multiplayer
- Multiplayer*
- Co-op
- Co-op*
- Classic
- Classic*
- Local Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer*
- Shooter
- Shooter*
- Pixel Graphics
- Pixel Graphics*
- Local Co-Op
- Local Co-Op*
- Platformer
- Platformer*
- Funny
- Funny*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Fast-Paced
- Fast-Paced*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Cartoony
- Cartoony*
- Great Soundtrack
- Great Soundtrack*
- Tags votes
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 153*
- Arcade
- Votes · historical
- 145*
- 2D
- Votes · historical
- 119*
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Votes · historical
- 92*
- Side Scroller
- Votes · historical
- 92*
- Retro
- Votes · historical
- 90*
- Multiplayer
- Votes · historical
- 90*
- Co-op
- Votes · historical
- 84*
- Classic
- Votes · historical
- 80*
- Local Multiplayer
- Votes · historical
- 67*
- Shooter
- Votes · historical
- 66*
- Pixel Graphics
- Votes · historical
- 58*
- Local Co-Op
- Votes · historical
- 49*
- Platformer
- Votes · historical
- 44*
- Funny
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 34*
- Fast-Paced
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Cartoony
- Votes · historical
- 25*
- Great Soundtrack
- Votes · historical
- 23*
Specifications 4 · 24 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Co-op*
- Online Co-op*
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Remote Play Together*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Dotemu*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Name
- METAL SLUG*
- Windows requirements
- 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 *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $7.99*
- Publishers
- SNK CORPORATION*
- Recommendations total
- 4,031*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Jun 25, 2015*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Russian*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- Co-op
- Co-op*
- Online Co-op
- Online Co-op*
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Leaderboards*
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play Together*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Dotemu
- Dotemu*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows Vista, 7, 8*
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium 4 2.4Ghz*
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Intel HD Graphics*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0c*
- Storage
- 500 MB available space*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- SNK CORPORATION
- SNK CORPORATION*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Jun 25, 2015*
- Interface languages
- French*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Russian*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- Yes*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- playable*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- Yes*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 3,312*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- strong*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 48*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 2* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,015*
- Title
- METAL SLUG*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- Co-op
- Co-op*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- Local co-op
- Local co-op*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 48*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 2 GB*
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