Steam market intelligence
METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake
84% positive · 924 Steam reviews · released Oct 24, 2023 · by KONAMI
ActionAdventureAction-AdventureExploration2D PlatformerTop-Down Shooter2DPixel Graphics
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~30,492
(P10–P90: 12,197 – 67,082)
Gross revenue: ~$499,819
($199,931 – $1,099,595)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 74% positive across 42 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Story & writing86% positive · 64 mentions
“After finishing Metal Gear Solid, I was curious to see where it all began, so I jumped into these two games. I know they’re the foundation of the whole franchise, but I didn’t expect too much from them – and sure, the controls were clunky…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 10 h played
Gameplay & mechanics80% positive · 51 mentions
“After finishing Metal Gear Solid, I was curious to see where it all began, so I jumped into these two games. I know they’re the foundation of the whole franchise, but I didn’t expect too much from them – and sure, the controls were clunky…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 10 h played
Controls & UI70% positive · 23 mentions
“After finishing Metal Gear Solid, I was curious to see where it all began, so I jumped into these two games. I know they’re the foundation of the whole franchise, but I didn’t expect too much from them – and sure, the controls were clunky…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 10 h played
Visuals & audio80% positive · 20 mentions
“Crazy realistic graphics”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 15 h played
Price & value80% positive · 15 mentions
“MG1: hilariously obtuse and ugly beyond words, but not enough to be unplayable like the NES version or other action games of the era. nothing matters here, kill everything and kill the Big Bad type beat, but its still quite ambitious and…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 28 h played
296 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
Top-down
Technology
2D
Art style
Pixel art
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller support
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.