Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain artwork

Every Metal Gear Solid Game Ranked

Metal Gear Solid spans 7 critic-rated games on CriticDB, released between 2004 and 2025. The highest-rated is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (92) and the lowest is Metal Gear Survive (62). Across 147 critic reviews, the series averages 81, and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has drawn the most reviews.

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    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    92
    20 critic reviews·Aug 31, 2015·Konami
    PCPS3Xbox 360PS4 +1
    “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the latest installment in the MGS franchise, powered by the new FOX engine.”
    — Worth Playing · 93/100
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    Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

    Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

    88
    42 critic reviews·Aug 27, 2025·Konami
    PCPS5Xbox X|S
    “There are few greater proofs that games are art than this one.”
    — Digitally Downloaded · 90/100
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    Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

    Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

    87
    8 critic reviews·Jun 11, 2008·Konami
    PS3
    “Metal Gear Solid 4 had a lot to live up to and it's done so brilliantly. It will go down in history as one of the most ambitious and cinematic ever made.”
    — Videogamer · 90/100
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    Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

    Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

    82
    14 critic reviews·Feb 18, 2013·Konami
    PCPS3Xbox 360
    “Metal Gear Rising is a unique change of pace for the series. While it's far from a perfect game, it's fun hack and slash title with some of the most over-the-top boss battles we've seen in a very long time.”
    — Attack of the Fanboy · 80/100
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    Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

    Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

    81
    9 critic reviews·Nov 16, 2004·Konami
    PS2
    “With Snake Eater Kojima has found his way back into many people's affections, so we should congratulate and praise him and his team, so that they know that they are now making just the right moves.”
    — Videogamer · 80/100
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    Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

    Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

    77
    20 critic reviews·Mar 17, 2014·Konami
    PCPS3Xbox 360PS4 +1
    “As a prologue to The Phantom Pain, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is disappointing.A new entry in the Metal Gear Solid series is usually an event, surrounded by years of hype [...]”
    — VGChartz · 78/100
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    Metal Gear Survive

    Metal Gear Survive

    62
    34 critic reviews·Feb 19, 2018·Konami
    PCPS4Xbox One
    “Metal Gear Survive is a co-op stealth game that takes a divergent look at familiar Metal Gear themes and pursues a fresh spirit of exploration in gameplay mechanics.”
    — Worth Playing · 60/100

Expansions & DLC

Add-ons, expansions and bundles, not included in the ranking.

Metal Gear Solid games in release order

  1. 1998Metal Gear Solid—
  2. 1999Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions—
  3. 2000Metal Gear: Ghost Babel—
  4. 2001Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty—
  5. 2004Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes—
  6. 2004Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater81
  7. 2006Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops—
  8. 2007Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus—
  9. 2008Metal Gear Solid Mobile—
  10. 2008Metal Gear Online—
  11. 2008Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots87
  12. 2009Metal Gear Solid Touch—
  13. 2010Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker—
  14. 2012Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops—
  15. 2013Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance82
  16. 2014Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes77
  17. 2015Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain92
  18. 2018Metal Gear Survive62
  19. 2025Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater88
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