List of Metal Slug video games

{{Short description|none}} {{Italic title|string=Metal Slug}} [[File:MetalSlugLogo.png|thumb|right|Logo of the ''Metal Slug'' series]] [[Metal Slug (series)|'''''Metal Slug''''']] is a series of [[Shoot 'em up#Run and gun|run and gun]] [[video game]]s first released on [[Neo Geo (console)|Neo-Geo]] arcade machines and game consoles created by [[SNK Playmore|SNK]]. It was also [[porting|ported]] to other [[video game console|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 (console)|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 === {{Video game titles| {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug (1996 video game) |title= Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 |date={{vgrelease|NA|April 18, 1996}}{{vgrelease|JP|April 19, 1996}} |release= 1996 – [[Neo Geo (system)|Neo Geo]] 1996 – [[Neo Geo CD]] 1997 – [[Sega Saturn]] 1997 – [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] 2008 – [[Virtual Console]] 2010 – [[PlayStation Network]] 2012 – [[iOS]]/[[Android (operating system)|Android]] 2015 – [[Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]]) 2017 – [[Nintendo Switch]] |notes= }} {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug 2 |title= Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II |date={{vgrelease|JP|February 23, 1998|NA|April 2, 1998|EU|November 28, 2008}} |release= 1998 – Neo Geo 1998 – Neo Geo CD 2008 – Virtual Console 2011 – PlayStation Network 2013 – iOS/Android 2016 – [[Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]]) 2017 – Nintendo Switch |notes= }} {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug 3 |title= Metal Slug 3 |date={{vgrelease|JP|March 23, 2000|NA|September 17, 2001|EU|November 12, 2004}} |release= 2000 – Neo Geo 2003 – [[PlayStation 2]] 2004 – [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] 2008 – [[Xbox Live Arcade]] 2012 – Virtual Console 2012 – iOS/Android 2014 – [[Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]]) 2014 – [[Linux]] 2014 – [[macOS]] 2015 – PlayStation Network 2017 – Nintendo Switch |notes= }} {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug 4 |title= Metal Slug 4 |date={{vgrelease|JP|March 27, 2002}} |release= 2002 – Neo Geo 2004 – PlayStation 2 2005 – Xbox 2012 – Virtual Console 2018 – Nintendo Switch |notes= }} {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug 5 |title= Metal Slug 5 |date={{vgrelease|JP|November 14, 2003}} |release= 2003 – Neo Geo 2005 – PlayStation 2 2005 – Xbox 2018 – Nintendo Switch |notes= }} {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug 6 |title= Metal Slug 6 |date={{vgrelease|JP|February 22, 2006}} |release= 2006 – [[Atomiswave]] 2006 – PlayStation 2 |notes= }} {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug 7 |title= Metal Slug 7 |date={{vgrelease|JP|July 17, 2008|NA|November 28, 2008|EU|February 27, 2009|AUS|October 29, 2009}} |release= 2008 – [[Nintendo DS]] |notes= }} }} {{Clear}}

=== Remakes === {{Video game titles| {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug 2#Metal Slug X |title= Metal Slug X: Super Vehicle-001 |date={{vgrelease|NA|March 18, 1999}}{{vgrelease|JP|March 19, 1999|EU|August 1, 2003}} |release= 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'' }} {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug 7#Metal Slug XX |title= Metal Slug XX |date={{vgrelease|JP|December 23, 2009|NA|February 23, 2010|EU|June 25, 2010}} |release= 2009 – [[PlayStation Portable]] 2010 – Xbox Live Arcade 2018 – PlayStation 4 2019 – Microsoft Windows (Steam) |notes= * A revised version of ''Metal Slug 7'' }} }} {{Clear}}

=== Spin-offs === {{Video game titles| {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug 1st Mission |title= Metal Slug 1st Mission |date={{vgrelease|JP|May 27, 1999}} |release= 1999 – [[Neo Geo Pocket Color]] |notes= }} {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug 2nd Mission |title= Metal Slug 2nd Mission |date={{vgrelease|JP|March 9, 2000|NA|May 22, 2000}} |release= 2000 – Neo Geo Pocket Color |notes= }} {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug Advance |title= Metal Slug Advance |date={{vgrelease|EU|November 12, 2004|JP|November 18, 2004|NA|December 2, 2004}} |release= 2004 – [[Game Boy Advance]] |notes= }} {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug (2006 video game) |title= Metal Slug |date={{vgrelease|JP|June 29, 2006}} |release= 2006 – PlayStation 2 |notes= * A [[third-person shooter]] * First [[3D computer graphics|3D]] ''Metal Slug'' game }} {{Video game titles/item |title= Metal Slug Touch |date={{vgrelease|JP|December 16, 2009}} |release= 2009 – iOS |notes= * Removed from the App Store on May 31, 2012 }} {{Video game titles/item |title= Metal Slug Defense |date={{vgrelease|JP|May 1, 2014}} |release= 2014 – iOS/Android 2015 – Windows (Steam) |notes= * A [[tower defense]] game * Closed on mobile on April 17, 2023 }} {{Video game titles/item |title= Metal Slug Attack |date= February 14, 2016 |release= 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 }} {{Video game titles/item |title= Metal Slug Infinity |date= March 14, 2019 |release= 2019 – iOS/Android |notes= *Developed by and published by ekkorr * A tower defense game * Closed on September 30, 2021 }} {{Video game titles/item |title= Metal Slug: Commander |date= August 19, 2021 |release= 2021 – iOS/Android |notes= *Developed by SNK Hong Kong and published by SNK China * A card-based game * Closed on November 30, 2022 }} {{Video game titles/item |title= Metal Slug: Awakening |date= {{vgrelease|CHN|April 2023|SEA|August 2023|WW|July 2024}} |release= 2021 – iOS/Android 2022 – iOS/Android/Windows (Steam) (worldwide) |notes= * Developed by [[TiMi Studios]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-06-27-brand-new-metal-slug-game-announced|title=Brand new Metal Slug game announced|website=[[Eurogamer]]|date=27 June 2020}}</ref> * 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<ref>{{Cite web | title=A New Metal Slug Game Is Out Today, But Don't Get Too Excited {{!}} Time Extension | url=https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/07/a-new-metal-slug-game-is-out-today-but-dont-get-too-excited | access-date=2025-09-20 | website=www.timeextension.com}}</ref> }} {{Video game titles/item |title= Metal Slug Tactics |article= Metal Slug Tactics |date= {{vgrelease|WW|November 5, 2024}} |release= 2024 – Windows (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, [[Xbox One]], Xbox Series X/S |notes= *Developed by Leikir Studio and published by [[Dotemu]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2024-06-03 |title= Metal Slug Tactics launches this fall for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/06/metal-slug-tactics-launches-this-fall-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Gematsu}}https://www.gematsu.com/2024/06/metal-slug-tactics-launches-this-fall-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc</ref> *A [[turn-based tactics]] game }} }} {{Clear}}

=== Compilations === {{Video game titles| {{Video game titles/item |article= |title= Metal Slug: Collector's Edition |date={{vgrelease|KOR|2002}} |release= 2002 – Windows |notes= * Includes ''Metal Slug'', ''2'', ''X'' and ''3'' }} {{Video game titles/item |article= |title= Metal Slug 4 & 5 |date={{vgrelease|NA|May 24, 2005}} |release= 2005 – PlayStation 2 2005 – [[Xbox]] |notes= }} {{Video game titles/item |article= Metal Slug Anthology |title= Metal Slug Anthology |date={{vgrelease|NA|December 14, 2006}}{{vgrelease|EU|February 9, 2007}}{{vgrelease|JP|February 22, 2007}} |release= 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 }} {{Video game titles/item |article= |title= Metal Slug 1st & 2nd Mission: Double Pack |date={{vgrelease|WW|September 15, 2021}} |release= 2021 – Nintendo Switch |notes= }} }}

=== ''Metal Slug Zero Online'' === {{Infobox video game |title = Metal Slug Zero Online |image = |developer = [[Dragonfly (company)|Dragonfly]] |publisher = [[SNK|SNK Playmore]] |series = ''Metal Slug'' |composer = |engine = |platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]] |released = |genre = [[Shoot 'em up#Run and gun|Run and gun]] |modes = | italic title = no }}

'''''Metal Slug Zero Online''''' is an unreleased [[massively multiplayer online game]], part of the ''Metal Slug'' series. It was being developed by [[Dragonfly (company)|Dragonfly]] and WizHands for [[SNK Playmore]] and was intended for the South Korean market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feature.mmosite.com/content/2008-12-01/20081201193827139,1.shtml|title=Metal Slug OL: Released in 2009|publisher=mmosite.com|archivedate=2 April 2015|accessdate=20 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134506/http://feature.mmosite.com/content/2008-12-01/20081201193827139,1.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.mmosite.com/content/2009-07-30/20090730010404902,1.shtml|title=Metal Slug Zero Online Development Suspense|publisher=mmosite.com|accessdate=20 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105541/http://news.mmosite.com/content/2009-07-30/20090730010404902,1.shtml|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}}

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