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METAL SLUG 2

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App ID 366260
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher SNK CORPORATION
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Cocos Engine
Last Changenumber 31910105
Last Record Update 26 October 2025 – 15:19:47 UTC ()
Release Date 15 April 2016 – 02:00:00 UTC ()
😎 84.28%
1k reviews
7
In-Game
+3
💥 Action 🕹 Arcade 🏽 2D 📺 Side Scroller 👾 Retro

“METAL SLUG 2”, the 2nd entry in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game returns to the battlefield on the Steam gaming platform!

Additional Information

Developer SNK CORPORATION
metacritic_name METAL SLUG 2
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher SNK CORPORATION
Store Release Date 15 April 2016 – 02:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/snk
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 15 April 2016 – 02:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 1 November 2019 – 08:35:03 UTC () (1572597303)
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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: 769915
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    requires_voice_files0
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    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 22 April 2015 – 09:23:55 UTC (), in changelist #1005923

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes

Tags

💥 Action 🕹 Arcade 🏽 2D 📺 Side Scroller 👾 Retro 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 🕒 Classic 🕹️ Multiplayer 👥 Local Co-Op 🔫 Shooter 👾 Pixel Graphics 🤝 Co-op 📺 Local Multiplayer 🏗️ Platformer

Categories

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

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp24 September 2024 – 06:28:04 UTC

Trailer 55944 ↴

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timestamp 15 April 2016 – 02:07:25 UTC

Steam charts

  • 7 players right now
  • 17 24-hour peak
  • 49 all-time peak 10 November 2024
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Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 2 24-hour peak
  • 19,368 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 84.28% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,105 88.8% positive reviews
  • 139 11.2% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
15 April 2016 Steam Release -
8 December 2015 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble NEOGEO Bundle -
20 June 2016 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble NEO GEO Bundle Encore -
27 February 2019 ⇄ Fanatical: SNK Classics Bundle -
20 March 2019 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG COMPLETE PACK -
2 April 2019 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG PACK Star Deal -
25 May 2019 ⇄ Fanatical: SNK Classics Bundle -
24 June 2019 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG COMPLETE PACK -
18 October 2019 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG PACK Star Deal -
15 November 2019 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG COMPLETE PACK -
11 August 2020 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG PACK -
3 November 2020 ⇄ Fanatical: METAL SLUG PACK -

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How many players are playing METAL SLUG 2 right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 7 players live playing METAL SLUG 2 on Steam.

METAL SLUG 2 had an all-time peak of 49 concurrent players on 10 November 2024.

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