METAL SLUG
METAL SLUG
Live player count and Steam charts
positive · 5,122 reviews
24h low 724h high 25
“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!
DeveloperDotemu
PublisherSNK CORPORATION
ReleasedJun 25, 2015
Runs onWindows
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Playable · SteamOS Playable · Steam Machine Verified
Price$7.99
Player history
2017201920222024
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
* current month, data so far
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 14 | +1 | +7.7% | 25 |
| Jun 2026 | 13 | -10 | -43.5% | 27 |
| May 2026 | 23 | -2 | -8.0% | 60 |
| Apr 2026 | 25 | -3 | -10.7% | 72 |
| Mar 2026 | 28 | +13 | +86.7% | 73 |
| Feb 2026 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 31 |
| Jan 2026 | 15 | -1 | -6.3% | 36 |
| Dec 2025 | 16 | -5 | -23.8% | 33 |
| Nov 2025 | 21 | +1 | +5.0% | 55 |
| Oct 2025 | 20 | -6 | -23.1% | 61 |
| Sep 2025 | 26 | +14 | +116.7% | 76 |
| Aug 2025 | 12 | -4 | -25.0% | 28 |
* current month, data so far
Audience
English
38%
Portuguese (Brazil)
13%
Spanish (Spain)
12%
Chinese (Simplified)
11%
Spanish (Latin America)
9%
Russian
6%
Other
10%
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 75 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Achievements
15
Median earned by
50.1%
Rarest earned by
2.1%
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.
