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METAL SLUG 3

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App ID 250180
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher SNK CORPORATION
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Cocos Engine
Last Changenumber 29871135
Last Record Update 3 July 2025 – 02:44:22 UTC ()
Release Date 14 February 2014 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
😎 87.09%
8k reviews
31
In-Game

“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!

Additional Information

Developer SNK CORPORATION
metacritic_name METAL SLUG 3
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher SNK CORPORATION
Store Release Date 14 February 2014 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 14 February 2014 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 1 November 2019 – 08:15:34 UTC () (1572596134)
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Detected Technologies (?) Cocos Engine, SDL SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 4 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 450266
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-experimental
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 19 August 2013 – 22:24:34 UTC (), in changelist #268655

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Italian Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Korean Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

🕹 Arcade 🕒 Classic 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op 📺 Side Scroller 👾 Retro 👥 Local Co-Op 🔫 Shooter 🏽 2D 👥 Online Co-Op 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 🏗️ Platformer 🕹️ Multiplayer 👾 Pixel Graphics 🕹️ Old School 😓 Difficult 👤 Singleplayer 🕯️ Nostalgia 📺 Local Multiplayer

Categories

Single-player Online Co-op Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp24 September 2024 – 06:28:56 UTC
Trailers
2030803 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 31 players right now
  • 47 24-hour peak
  • 2,879 all-time peak 1 February 2014
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Store data

  • 18,677 followers
  • 7,746 positive reviews
  • 891 negative reviews
  • 89.68% positive reviews

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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 87.09% SteamDB Rating
  • 7,746 89.7% positive reviews
  • 891 10.3% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
14 February 2014 – 18:00 Steam Release -
27 May 2014 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Bundle: PC and Android 10 -
8 December 2015 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble NEOGEO Bundle -
20 June 2016 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble NEO GEO Bundle Encore -
25 January 2019 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Raining Bullets Bundle -
27 February 2019 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: SNK Classics Bundle -
20 March 2019 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG COMPLETE PACK -
2 April 2019 – 06:59 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG PACK Star Deal -
25 May 2019 – 16:58 ⇄ Fanatical: SNK Classics Bundle -
24 June 2019 – 17:16 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG COMPLETE PACK -
18 October 2019 – 14:00 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG PACK Star Deal -
15 November 2019 – 18:00 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG COMPLETE PACK -
11 August 2020 – 15:03 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG PACK -
3 November 2020 – 16:06 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG PACK -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 31 players live playing METAL SLUG 3 on Steam.

METAL SLUG 3 had an all-time peak of 2879 concurrent players on 1 February 2014.

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