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Every Metal Gear game, in release order

The 32 Metal Gear games in the Tier catalog, from 1987 to 2025, in release order.

About 22 hours to finish the whole series (main story).

2 ratings from the Tier community across the series.

Where to start

Start with Metal Gear (1987), the first game in the series.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the highest-rated entry, with a critic score of 96/100.

  1. 01 Metal Gear Metal Gear 1987 73 /100
  2. 02 Metal Gear Metal Gear 1987
  3. 03 Snake's Revenge Snake's Revenge 1990
  4. 04 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake 1990 80 /100
  5. 05 Metal Gear Solid Metal Gear Solid 1998 80 /100
  6. 06 Metal Gear Solid Integral (DLC) Metal Gear Solid Integral (DLC) 1999
  7. 07 Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions (DLC) Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions (DLC) 1999
  8. 08 Metal Gear: Ghost Babel Metal Gear: Ghost Babel 2000
  9. 09 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001 90 /100
  10. 10 Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance 2002 80 /100
  11. 11 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes 2004 85 /100
  12. 12 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004 86 /100
  13. 13 Metal Gear Acid Metal Gear Acid 2004
  14. 14 Metal Gear Acid 2 Metal Gear Acid 2 2005
  15. 15 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence 2005 94 /100
  16. 16 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops 2006 87 /100
  17. 17 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus 2007
  18. 18 Metal Gear Online Metal Gear Online 2008
  19. 19 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 2008 94 /100
  20. 20 Metal Gear Solid Touch Metal Gear Solid Touch 2009
  21. 21 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 2010 93 /100
  22. 22 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition S Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition 2011 89 /100
  23. 23 METAL GEAR SOLID HD EDITION METAL GEAR SOLID HD EDITION 2011 90 /100
  24. 24 Metal Gear Solid HD Edition: 2 & 3 Metal Gear Solid HD Edition: 2 & 3 2011
  25. 25 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition 2011 82 /100
  26. 26 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD Edition Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD Edition 2011
  27. 27 Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D 2012 74 /100
  28. 28 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2013 85 /100
  29. 29 Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection 2013 87 /100
  30. 30 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain S Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015 · 22 h 96 /100
  31. 31 Metal Gear Survive Metal Gear Survive 2018 60 /100
  32. 32 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater 2025 87 /100
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FAQ
How many Metal Gear games are there?

The Tier catalog lists 32 Metal Gear games, released between 1987 and 2025. Updated September 2026.

In what order should I play Metal Gear?

This page lists every Metal Gear game in release order, which is the order the story and the mechanics were built in. The series opens with Metal Gear (1987). The highest-rated entry is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, a common starting point for newcomers.