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Metal Gear (video game)
Metal Gear is a 1987 military action-adventure game designed by Hideo Kojima and released by Konami for the MSX2 in Japan, credited as the first stealth game.
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (メタルギア2 ソリッドスネーク)
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (メタルギア2 ソリッドスネーク) is Hideo Kojima's 1990 MSX2 stealth game for Konami, the second Metal Gear, in which Solid Snake infiltrates Zanzibar Land to rescue Dr. Kio Marv.
Metal Gear Acid
Metal Gear Acid (METAL GEAR AC!D), Konami's 2005 PSP turn-based card-based stealth strategy spinoff starring Solid Snake and Teliko; sequel Metal Gear Acid 2 (2006) added the Solid Eye 3D peripheral.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (メタルギア ライジング リベンジェンス) is a 2013 hack-and-slash Metal Gear spin-off starring cyborg ninja Raiden, developed by PlatinumGames with Kojima Productions, published by Konami, set in 2018 after MGS4.
Metal Gear Solid (メタルギアソリッド) (1998 video game)
Metal Gear Solid (メタルギアソリッド) is Konami's 1998 PlayStation stealth game, the third Metal Gear and first full-3D entry, directed by Hideo Kojima with art by Yoji Shinkawa, set on Shadow Moses against Liquid Snake and Metal Gear Rex.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (メタルギアソリッド2 サンズ・オブ・リバティ)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (メタルギアソリッド2) is a 2001 Konami PS2 stealth game by Hideo Kojima; Metascore 96, nearly cancelled after 9/11, divisive Raiden twist, later reappraised as prophetic postmodern classic.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (メタルギアソリッド3 スネークイーター)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (メタルギアソリッド3 スネークイーター) is Konami's 2004 PlayStation 2 stealth game by Hideo Kojima, set in 1964, known for camouflage, stamina, and cure systems; remade as MGS Delta in 2025.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a 2008 stealth action game by Kojima Productions for PlayStation 3, starring an aged Solid Snake.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (MGS Δ) is Konami's 2025 Unreal Engine 5 remake of the 2004 PS2 stealth classic Metal Gear Solid 3, released August 28, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam with New/Legacy styles and FOX HUNT multiplayer.
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (HD Edition in Japan), 2011 Bluepoint Games remaster of MGS2, MGS3, and Peace Walker for PS3, Xbox 360, and Vita; 1080p, transfarring, MSX Metal Gear 1 and 2 bonuses; Vita version omits Peace Walker.
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is Kojima Productions' 2014 stealth prologue to The Phantom Pain, set in 1975 at Cuba's Camp Omega, where Big Boss rescues Paz and Chico; released March 2014 on PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC, priced $29.99, and controversial for its short length.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (MGSV: TPP) is Kojima Productions' 2015 open world stealth game for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, 360, and PC, set in 1984 Afghanistan and Africa, with Fulton recruitment, Mother Base, FOB PvP, and no required micro-transactions.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a 2010 stealth action game by Kojima Productions for the PSP, following Naked Snake as he builds a private army in Costa Rica.
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (メタルギアソリッド ポータブル・オプス), 2006 Kojima Productions PSP stealth game set in 1970 after MGS3; introduced squad recruitment, Wi-Fi recruiting, and spawned Portable Ops Plus; Metacritic 87, non-canon per Kojima.
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection (メタルギアソリッド レガシーコレクション) is Konami's 2013 PS3-exclusive, two-disc 25th-anniversary compilation of eight mainline Metal Gear games plus Ashley Wood graphic novels, released July 2013 in Japan and North America.
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes is a 2004 GameCube remake of the 1998 Metal Gear Solid, developed by Silicon Knights with Konami, adding MGS2 mechanics and Kitamura-directed cutscenes while keeping the original's levels and story.
Metal Gear Survive
Metal Gear Survive is Konami's 2018 survival spin-off of Metal Gear, set in the wormhole-torn dimension of Dite after Ground Zeroes; the first series title without Hideo Kojima, criticized for always-online DRM and microtransactions.
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel is a 2000 Game Boy Color stealth game by Konami and TOSE, released as Metal Gear Solid in the West, an alternate sequel to the original Metal Gear, now in Master Collection Vol. 2.
Metal Slug (メタルスラッグ)
Metal Slug (メタルスラッグ) is SNK's run-and-gun franchise debuting April 1996 on Neo Geo, developed by Nazca; Marco and Tarma fight General Morden. Known for pixel art, the tank, and a 2026 30th-anniversary reboot.
Metal Slug Tactics
Metal Slug Tactics is a turn-based tactical RPG with roguelite elements by Leikir Studio, published by Dotemu and Gamirror Games, released November 5, 2024.
Metaphor: ReFantazio (メタファー: リファンタジオ)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (メタファー: リファンタジオ) is a 2024 fantasy RPG by Atlus' Studio Zero, directed by Katsura Hashino; Metascore 94, Best RPG at The Game Awards 2024, Switch 2 version due November 12, 2026.
Metaverse
Metaverse: persistent shared 3D virtual worlds accessed via VR, AR, or screens; term coined in Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash (1992); Meta rebrand 2021; applications in healthcare, education, gaming; interoperability and identity standards remain unsolved.
Metro 2033 (Метро 2033) (video game)
Metro 2033 (Метро 2033) is a 2010 first-person shooter by 4A Games, published by THQ, adapting Dmitry Glukhovsky's novel; Artyom crosses post-apocalyptic Moscow's metro, using bullets as currency, with a 2014 Redux remaster.
Metro 2039
Metro 2039 is 4A Games' fourth mainline Metro shooter, revealed April 16, 2026, launching February 4, 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. New protagonist The Stranger faces the Novoreich regime of Hunter in post-apocalyptic Moscow.
Metro Awakening
Metro Awakening is a 2024 VR survival horror first-person adventure by Vertigo Games and Deep Silver, a prequel to Metro 2033 following doctor Serdar, who becomes Khan, released on PS VR2, Meta Quest, and Steam VR.
Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus is a story-driven post-apocalyptic first-person shooter by 4A Games, released in February 2019 as the third Metro game, following Artyom and Spartan Rangers fleeing the Moscow Metro by train.
Metro: Last Light
Metro: Last Light is a 2013 post-apocalyptic FPS by 4A Games and Deep Silver, sequel to Metro 2033. Set in 2034, Artyom fights over the D6 doomsday device; Metacritic 82, remastered in Metro Redux.
Metroid
Metroid is Nintendo's science-fiction action-adventure series starring bounty hunter Samus Aran, debuting in 1986. It names half of the Metroidvania genre; Metroid Dread (2021) is its best seller at 3.07 million units, and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (2025) passed one million combined sales.
Metroid (メトロイド) (video game)
Metroid (メトロイド), Nintendo R&D1's 1986 Famicom Disk System action-adventure, stars Samus Aran exploring Zebes against Mother Brain; known for its password system (JUSTIN BAILEY), female-protagonist reveal, 2.73m sales, and founding the Metroidvania genre.
Metroid Dread
Metroid Dread (メトロイド ドレッド) is a 2021 Nintendo Switch 2D action-adventure by MercurySteam, produced by Yoshio Sakamoto, sequel to Metroid Fusion, set on planet ZDR with E.M.M.I. robots; 2.74 million sold by end of 2021.