List of Metal Slug video games
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Metal Slug is a series of run and gun video games first released on Neo-Geo arcade machines and game consoles created by SNK. It was also ported to other consoles, such as the Sega Saturn, the PlayStation, the Neo-Geo Pocket Color and more recently, the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, iPhone, iPod Touch, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS. There is also an anthology of the first 7 games in the main series (including Metal Slug X) available for the Wii, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 and Windows. In 2009, the first three games were officially ported by Games Load to Windows.
Games
Main series
| Game | Details |
|---|---|
| Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 Original release date(s): NA: April 18, 1996JP: April 19, 1996 | Release years by system: 1996 – Neo Geo 1996 – Neo Geo CD 1997 – Sega Saturn 1997 – PlayStation 2008 – Virtual Console 2010 – PlayStation Network 2012 – iOS/Android 2015 – Windows (Steam) 2017 – Nintendo Switch |
| Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II Original release date(s): JP: February 23, 1998NA: April 2, 1998EU: November 28, 2008 | Release years by system: 1998 – Neo Geo 1998 – Neo Geo CD 2008 – Virtual Console 2011 – PlayStation Network 2013 – iOS/Android 2016 – Windows (Steam) 2017 – Nintendo Switch |
| Metal Slug 3 Original release date(s): JP: March 23, 2000NA: September 17, 2001EU: November 12, 2004 | Release years by system: 2000 – Neo Geo 2003 – PlayStation 2 2004 – Xbox 2008 – Xbox Live Arcade 2012 – Virtual Console 2012 – iOS/Android 2014 – Windows (Steam) 2014 – Linux 2014 – macOS 2015 – PlayStation Network 2017 – Nintendo Switch |
| Metal Slug 4 Original release date(s): JP: March 27, 2002 | Release years by system: 2002 – Neo Geo 2004 – PlayStation 2 2005 – Xbox 2012 – Virtual Console 2018 – Nintendo Switch |
| Metal Slug 5 Original release date(s): JP: November 14, 2003 | Release years by system: 2003 – Neo Geo 2005 – PlayStation 2 2005 – Xbox 2018 – Nintendo Switch |
| Metal Slug 6 Original release date(s): JP: February 22, 2006 | Release years by system: 2006 – Atomiswave 2006 – PlayStation 2 |
| Metal Slug 7 Original release date(s): JP: July 17, 2008NA: November 28, 2008EU: February 27, 2009AU: October 29, 2009 | Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS |
Remakes
| Game | Details |
|---|---|
| Metal Slug X: Super Vehicle-001 Original release date(s): NA: March 18, 1999JP: March 19, 1999EU: August 1, 2003 | Release years by system: 1999 – Neo Geo 2001 – PlayStation 2012 – Virtual Console 2013 – iOS/Android 2014 – Microsoft Windows (Steam) 2017 – Nintendo Switch |
| Notes: A revised version of Metal Slug 2 | |
| Metal Slug XX Original release date(s): JP: December 23, 2009NA: February 23, 2010EU: June 25, 2010 | Release years by system: 2009 – PlayStation Portable 2010 – Xbox Live Arcade 2018 – PlayStation 4 2019 – Microsoft Windows (Steam) |
| Notes: A revised version of Metal Slug 7 |
Spin-offs
| Game | Details |
|---|---|
| Metal Slug 1st Mission Original release date(s): JP: May 27, 1999 | Release years by system: 1999 – Neo Geo Pocket Color |
| Metal Slug 2nd Mission Original release date(s): JP: March 9, 2000NA: May 22, 2000 | Release years by system: 2000 – Neo Geo Pocket Color |
| Metal Slug Advance Original release date(s): EU: November 12, 2004JP: November 18, 2004NA: December 2, 2004 | Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance |
| Metal Slug Original release date(s): JP: June 29, 2006 | Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation 2 |
| Notes: A third-person shooter First 3D Metal Slug game | |
| Metal Slug Touch Original release date(s): JP: December 16, 2009 | Release years by system: 2009 – iOS |
| Notes: Removed from the App Store on May 31, 2012 | |
| Metal Slug Defense Original release date(s): JP: May 1, 2014 | Release years by system: 2014 – iOS/Android 2015 – Windows (Steam) |
| Notes: A tower defense game Closed on mobile on April 17, 2023 | |
| Metal Slug Attack Original release date(s): February 14, 2016 | Release years by system: 2016 – iOS/Android 2024 – Windows (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S (as Metal Slug Attack Reloaded) |
| Notes: 20th Anniversary Special Sequel to Metal Slug Defense A tower defense game Closed on January 12, 2023 Re-released in 2024 as Metal Slug Attack Reloaded without microtransactions and the SNK guest characters | |
| Metal Slug Infinity Original release date(s): March 14, 2019 | Release years by system: 2019 – iOS/Android |
| Notes: Developed by and published by ekkorr A tower defense game Closed on September 30, 2021 | |
| Metal Slug: Commander Original release date(s): August 19, 2021 | Release years by system: 2021 – iOS/Android |
| Notes: Developed by SNK Hong Kong and published by SNK China A card-based game Closed on November 30, 2022 | |
| Metal Slug: Awakening Original release date(s): CHN: April 2023SEA: August 2023WW: July 2024 | Release years by system: 2021 – iOS/Android 2022 – iOS/Android/Windows (Steam) (worldwide) |
| Notes: Developed by TiMi Studios Beta released in China in April 2021 Formerly known as Metal Slug Code: J Chinese version of the mobile release published by Tencent Games Southeast Asian version of the mobile release published by VNG Games Released worldwide by HaoPlay | |
| Metal Slug Tactics Original release date(s): WW: November 5, 2024 | Release years by system: 2024 – Windows (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
| Notes: Developed by Leikir Studio and published by Dotemu A turn-based tactics game |
Compilations
| Game | Details |
|---|---|
| Metal Slug: Collector's Edition Original release date(s): KOR: 2002 | Release years by system: 2002 – Windows |
| Notes: Includes Metal Slug, 2, X and 3 | |
| Metal Slug 4 & 5 Original release date(s): NA: May 24, 2005 | Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation 2 2005 – Xbox |
| Metal Slug Anthology Original release date(s): NA: December 14, 2006EU: February 9, 2007JP: February 22, 2007 | Release years by system: 2006 – Wii 2007 – PlayStation Portable 2007 – PlayStation 2 2009 – Windows 2015 – PlayStation 3 2016 – PlayStation 4 |
| Notes: Includes Metal Slug, 2, X, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Known as Metal Slug Collection PC on Windows | |
| Metal Slug 1st & 2nd Mission: Double Pack Original release date(s): WW: September 15, 2021 | Release years by system: 2021 – Nintendo Switch |
Metal Slug Zero Online
Metal Slug Zero Online is an unreleased massively multiplayer online game, part of the Metal Slug series. It was being developed by Dragonfly and WizHands for SNK Playmore and was intended for the South Korean market. There was no word on a Japanese or North American release. The game was on course for a 2009 release, but in the summer of that year, developer Dragonfly suspended development of the game due to their belief that the game could not conform to the trend of current gaming industry.