Franchise

Metal Gear Solid

27 games · 1998–2026

The whole series

Timeline 27

Games: 27; 4 remakes or remasters
Span: 1998–2026; 29 years
Average score: 82; IGDB, released games
Highest rated: 91; Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - HD Edition
Latest release: 2026; Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - Master Collection Version

Releases by year

Released

1990s
3 games · best: Metal Gear Solid 85
1998
Series debut
September 3, 1998
Metal Gear Solid
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Shooter · Tactical
85IGDB
Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game created by Hideo Kojima which follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Despite a transition to 3D, Metal Gear Solid's gameplay remains similar to his predecessors. The game utilizes a traditional top-down view and the player must navigate the protagonist Solid Snake through the game's areas without being detected. Detection will set off an alarm which…
- PS3
- PSP
- PS1
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1999
1999
June 24, 1999
Metal Gear Solid: Integral
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Shooter · Tactical
90IGDBExpanded edition
Metal Gear Solid: Integral is an expanded version of the original game. It includes most of the changes and additions that were made in the NTSC-U/C version of the original Metal Gear Solid as well as new features unique to this…
- PS3
- PSP
- PS1
- PocketStation
September 29, 1999
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Shooter · Puzzle
70IGDBStandalone expansion
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions is an add-on disk that includes 300 missions, ranging from missions that are more advanced levels of the training missions in MGS to solving mysteries.
- PS3
- PSP
- PS1
2000s
14 games · best: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 89
2000
2000
April 24, 2000
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Shooter · Tactical
78IGDB
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel is a Game Boy Color spinoff of the popular stealth action game Metal Gear Solid. This is not a port of said game but an original game made specifically for the Game Boy Color. Metal Gear: Ghost Babel is a…
- GBC
2001
2001
November 13, 2001
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Shooter · Tactical
89IGDB
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is the sequel to the espionage action game Metal Gear Solid. Much of the gameplay remains the same, as the game's protagonist has to sneak past guards, outsmart them using various gadgets and…
- PS2
2002
2002
September 24, 2002
The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2
Konami · Tactical
The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 gives a behind-the-scenes look at Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. You'll receive a thorough education on all aspects of Sons of Liberty, including original concept plans, rare video footage…
- PS2
November 4, 2002
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Shooter · Tactical
84IGDBExpanded edition
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is a re-vamped and revised edition of the original Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, in which Solid Snake must recover the stolen Metal Gear Ray from a group of terrorists bent on using its power…
- PC
- PS2
- Xbox
2004
2004
November 17, 2004
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Shooter · Tactical
89IGDB
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the prequel to the entire Metal Gear series. Most of the series' defining gameplay elements have been carried over and as before, Snake must use stealth and wits rather than brute force to…
- PS2
Remade in 2025
2005
2005
December 22, 2005
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Shooter · Tactical
95IGDBExpanded edition
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence continues the Metal Gear Solid series tradition of follow-up enhanced, international version releases. Subsistence's online multiplayer component, titled Metal Gear Online, consists of five…
- PS2
Remade in 2011
2006
2006
June 13, 2006
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
Kojima Productions · Adventure · Visual Novel
Get Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel, Adventure game for PSP, PSVita console from the official PlayStation website.
- PSP
December 5, 2006
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Kojima Productions · Shooter · Tactical
79IGDB
MPO is the fourth Metal Gear title made specifically for the PSP and the first one to retain the series' action-based play mechanics. It is the first canonical outing of the Metal Gear Solid series for a portable platform…
- PSP
2007
2007
September 20, 2007
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Shooter · Tactical
66IGDBStandalone expansion
A standalone expansion to Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, mainly focused on multiplayer. A single player mode called Infinity Mission was included, but has no story. There are also new missions and tutorials for beginners. With…
- PSP
2008
2008
January 31, 2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sora · Fighting · Platform
87IGDB
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and the follow-up to Super Smash Bros. Melee. This edition introduces super attacks referred to as final smashes, as well as a brand-new adventure…
- Wii
March 19, 2008
Metal Gear Solid Mobile
Kojima Productions · Adventure
Metal Gear Solid Mobile is a Metal Gear game for mobile phones. It was announced at the Metal Gear 20th Anniversary Party. It is available for download in Japan and North America. For now, the North American version of the game…
- Legacy Mobile Device
- N-Gage
June 12, 2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Kojima Productions · Shooter · Tactical
85IGDB
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is the final canonical Metal Gear game to feature Solid Snake as the main character. The gameplay of the previous games have been kept along with some new features, such as the ability to…
- PS3
Remade in 2026
June 12, 2008
Metal Gear Online
Kojima Productions · Shooter · Tactical
63IGDBStandalone expansionOffline
Metal Gear Online, commonly abbreviated MGO and also known as MGO2, was an online multiplayer spinoff of the Metal Gear series. The game was officially unveiled in Kojima Productions' 20th Anniversary Party of the Metal Gear…
- PS3
- Arcade
2009
2009
March 18, 2009
Metal Gear Solid Touch
Kojima Productions · Shooter
51IGDBOffline
Metal Gear Solid Touch is a third-person shooter video game for iOS based on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. The player navigates through several missions based on stages from Metal Gear Solid 4, each introduced by…
- iOS
2010s
7 games · 1 remake · best: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - HD Edition 91
2010
2010
April 29, 2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Kojima Productions · Shooter · Strategy
87IGDB
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is an action-adventure stealth video game and is the third action-based Metal Gear title made specifically for the PSP. The gameplay consists of two primary modes: Mission and Mother Base. Mission…
- PSP
2011
Highest rated
November 8, 2011
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - HD Edition
Konami Digital Entertainment · Shooter · Tactical
91IGDBRemaster
A remastered version of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, featuring updated controls and graphical improvements.
- Android
- PS3
- Xbox 360
- PS Vita
Remaster of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2005)
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2012
2012
December 6, 2012
Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops
Kojima Productions
Offline
Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops (officially abbreviated MGS SOP) was a 3D mobile game. It was released exclusively in Japan for the iPhone and Android smartphones on December 6, 2012. The game involved gameplay and re-enactment from…
- iOS
- Android
2013
2013
February 19, 2013
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
PlatinumGames · Shooter · Strategy
82IGDB
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance takes the renowned Metal Gear franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and…
- PC
- Mac
- PS3
- Xbox 360
2014
2014
March 18, 2014
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Kojima Productions · Shooter · Tactical
77IGDBStandalone expansion
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. It offers players new sneaking and traversal methods compared to its predecessors, as well as the choice in what order the story events take…
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
- PS3
- +1
2015
2015
September 1, 2015
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Kojima Productions · Shooter · Tactical
90IGDB
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the sequel to Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and a prequel to the original Metal Gear. The game has a complex story with long cut-scene sequences, but there are fewer and they are…
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
- PS3
- +1
2 years without a new game
2018
2018
December 7, 2018
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sora · Fighting · Platform
87IGDB
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover fighting game for the Nintendo Switch and the fifth main entry in the series. It features every playable fighter from previous installments alongside new additions such as Inkling and…
- Switch
6 years without a new game
2020s
3 games · 3 remakes · best: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater 88
2025
2025
August 28, 2025
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Konami Digital Entertainment · Shooter · Tactical
88IGDBRemake
The same gripping story and engrossing world, but now with cutting-edge graphics and 3D audio, which bring the jungle to life. Get ready for the ultimate survival, stealth and action experience.
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox Series X|S
Remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
2026
2026
August 27, 2026
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Master Collection Version
Konami · Shooter · Tactical
Remaster
The extreme tension of infiltrating without being detected. Metal Gear series, the pinnacle of “stealth action” Immerse yourself in the Metal Gear series, the pinnacle of “stealth action” where you can infiltrate and elude your…
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox Series X|S
- Switch 2
- +1
Remaster of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)
Latest release
August 27, 2026
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - Master Collection Version
Konami · Shooter · Strategy
Remaster
The extreme tension of infiltrating without being detected. Metal Gear series, the pinnacle of “stealth action” where you avoid combat and complete missions while hiding. The game take place 10 years after Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Amidst the swirling conspiracies behind the East-West Cold War, Snake confronts them while leading a private military force. This is the story of how one soldier, “Snake”, becomes…
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox Series X|S
- Switch 2
- Switch
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Metal Gear Solid

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