METAL SLUG

I've never played an SNK game. Sue me. I've played a couple of run and gunner's here and there and always enjoyed them, so I figured I'd grab a friend and try out one of their most iconic games – Metal Slug.

Being an arcade game, this game doesn't really have a story. The moment you start, you parachute right into a battlefield and you're off to the races. The thing that stood out to me immediately is the absolutely gorgeous pixel art. The game is oozing charm with its presentation, featuring plenty of fun visual gags, varied environments, and smooth animations.

The game is simple, only relying on two buttons and a dpad. You can fire vertically and horizontally, lob grenades and jump. The variety comes in the form of various weapon pickups and special vehicles you'll encounter as you play. These change your gun from a standard pistol to a heavy machine gun, let you drive a tank, or allow you to pilot a turret that chews through ads and bosses alike.

Well I make it sound a lot easier than it is, because in reality you die in one hit, and the game throws hundreds of enemies projectiles at you. At first it feels overwhelming, but slowly you start to learn more about the game that helps you cope – like how you can bounce on tanks while aiming down à la Ducktales, or how you can melee nearby opponents to conserve special ammo.

My friend and I played with unlimited continues as we had no illusions about our skill level. What we weren't expecting was how incredibly fun the game is – it only took us an hour to beat, but we had such a blast we immediately replayed it, this time with continues limited to 20 (baby steps, okay?). I can probably count the number of games I immediately replayed after finishing on one hand.

What started off as a game we chose to play on a complete whim ended up completely wowing us. It's just a good, arcadey coin-muncher. It's nice to sit back and have a concentrated dose of fun with a game like Metal Slug every now and then.

Metal slug anthology on steam pls

Arcade action

This runs absolutely terrible.

Perfect arcade Game

NOT A SINGLE METAL SLUG IN THIS GAME. VERY STINKY AND STANKY GAME

A classic arcade shooter worth owning. Thought it would be best to include it with 2 & 3 so you can get a scope of how the series progressed. ALso minor grip the emulation is a bit ruff. Also the game is not steam deck compatible at time of writing.

It is a shame when a good game gets awful port.
Everything is horrible. The audio distorted, controls delayed, laggy input, fps droppes when too many enemies appear on screen
Metal Slug are amazing. But this version ruined it for me

After spending about $50 in quarters to beat the game, can confirm METAL SLUG is the best mech game around

Classic game and the pixel art is dead gorgeous even over 25 years later

don't be discouraged to buy, many of the port's problems have been fixed since launch

as for the audio yeah the game is old and the quality aint exactly crisp clear, set the volume to something like 1-2/10

my game from childhood

it even has the arcade lag! its perfect

sounds + music distorted and ugly controls overall terrible port

Great Game! Bad port.

audio and controls delayed. frame rate dives to 5fps when more than 5 enemies on the screen.

Small bullets - big problems for nazi robots

<3

Run, gun, explode, repeat! Simple, brutal, and ridiculously fun. The pixel art is gorgeous, the sound is iconic, and the gameplay is pure, unadulterated awesome. A perfect blast from the past.

In 2025, such games are already painful to play. I don't recommend this.

Classic arcade shmup game with some of the most gorgeous pixel art that I've seen from a 90's arcade game. This game is short and difficult, yet sweet, making it perfect for an arcade release. Blowing away countless soldiers with the heavy machine gun will always be satisfying!

:D

Not much to say. It's Metal Slug. It's great.

Pros- Great Pixel Artwork, Great Weapons

Cons- Easy to die but it was designed to eat Quarters so that tracks

Metal slug is a game that needs no introduction, a genre defining classic that took the best parts of contra and added a massive splash of personality and style.

A game which has stood the test of time, mainly thanks to the fantastic graphics and brilliant gameplay.

So to put it simply this a platforming game focused on dodging enemy projectiles, it's hard as balls as death comes quick but it's also deeply satisfying blowing away hordes of enemy soldiers.

Old but gold and often on sale, a pretty poor pc port but a fantastic game nonetheless.

Already

Good Arcade Kino

"Metal Slug is a thrilling, fast-paced arcade classic with stunning pixel art, chaotic action, and endless replayability. Timeless fun!"

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An excellent game for co-op play, interesting plot, gameplay, beautiful graphics and good animations.

Classic and always gold!

Loved this game as a kid and still love it as an adult. Thanks for bringing this gem to PC :D

A very nostalgic game, taken from the quarter consuming arcade machines, and has a lot of replay value just for practice, as you'll be playing it a lot. Yes, there is a freeplay mode for the credits, but if you want a challenge, lower it. Played it as a little kid back in the 2010's on keypad phones. On the way to get the no continue achievement, but my main challenge is to go through all 7 stages without dying once to keep my score from POW's and the Slugs, so wish me luck. Animations are basic but very charming and hilarious, the sound effects are nostalgic and remarkable, the soundtrack is just phenomenal, and hell, a multiplayer mode to boot?? What more is there to ask for!
One problem is that there is some lag when you spawn into a stage, so just be wary of that. Otherwise, 10/10 game, Stop reading this and buy it for yourself, have a friend to play it with as well, maybe wait for a sale and/or get 2, 3, and X. See you on the battlefield, soldier o7

ROCKET LAWNCHAIR

Metal Slug makes you feel invincible for like 3 seconds… then you die to a bullet the size of a grain of rice. 10/10 would die again

Timeless

Never played it, im a COMANDO 2 guy, girlfriend has nostalgia soo thas gud
Getting 100% is ez

the game is don't work as should be

fun

Very nice game of it's time. Brings back lots of memories every time I play it.

Works great on Steam Deck

As simple a side scrolling, quarter munching shooter can be from the year Pre-2000. It's mindless insanity that you can knock out in 40 minutes with a ton of continues, and that's all it really needs to be. Thanks SNK. Very Cool.

Ah old school!

Classic

HEAVY MACHINE GUN

Oldie but goodie

Simple run n' gun action, nothin' special imo but I played solo which might be why

yes

Terrible Port. FPS Tanks to low 10-5 fps at some points.

This is a money grab. Do not buy this unless you really don't care about money, or maybe if it's on sale for $1.

The game was designed as a 'quarter sink' (a money grab, in the old arcade days) and it still plays the same as it ever did in the arcade. It took less than 40 minutes to finish the game and it was, overall, not enjoyable. You can find game demos for free that last longer and are far more enjoyable.

I bought it on sale for nostalgia sake and I wish I hadn't. Now I just regret the quarters I wasted as a kid and doubly regret that I gave more money. There are dozens of better games from indie studios that you can buy right now for less money.

Those who released this on steam, for what they're charging (for a nearly 30 year old demo-game that's barely been update), should be ashamed of themselves.