METAL SLUG 3
Live player count and Steam charts
“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!
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 22 | +1 | +4.8% | 50 |
| Jun 2026 | 21 | -13 | -38.2% | 49 |
| May 2026 | 34 | +3 | +9.7% | 106 |
| Apr 2026 | 31 | -3 | -8.8% | 102 |
| Mar 2026 | 34 | +14 | +70.0% | 90 |
| Feb 2026 | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | 44 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | -1 | -4.8% | 48 |
| Dec 2025 | 21 | -10 | -32.3% | 49 |
| Nov 2025 | 31 | +5 | +19.2% | 86 |
| Oct 2025 | 26 | -4 | -13.3% | 82 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | +11 | +57.9% | 77 |
| Aug 2025 | 19 | 0 | 0.0% | 42 |
* current month, data so far
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 14:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in East & Southeast Asia, with a second wave suggesting a sizable audience in East Asia & Oceania. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 99 Steam reviews spanning 81 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
