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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.

First-Person Shooter

Player score
9.2/10
107,873 reviews
Released
2015
Developer
Not recorded
Platforms
6 systems
Critics
91
Steam Deck
playable
Download
28 GB
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain?

Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released1 September 2015
DeveloperNot recorded
PublisherKonami
PlatformsPC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Steam Deck
GenresFirst-Person Shooter
Languages8 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q717600, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain received?

Players92%positive of 107,873 · Very Positive
Metacritic91critic aggregate, PC
Achievements42on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Full controller support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerfull support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesYes
Steam Deckplayable
Download size28 GB
Add-on content13 DLC listed
Age gate18+

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$19.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Launchers, accounts and anti-cheat41 of 300 (14%)

    EDIT: 04/08/2026 they fixed the messy code on Denuvo, making TPP Fix not necessary, but still welcomed for other features.

    Steam review, 9 June 2026 · 482 hours played · 442 readers marked it helpful

    cue to 9th June of 2026 and new DRM update not only makes most of those mods unplayable, but also the game itself runs awfully without any mods installed.

    Steam review, 29 June 2026 · 1,508 hours played · 202 readers marked it helpful
  2. Performance and stutter9 of 300 (3%)

    1.0.15.4 caused massive slowdowns and stutters.

    Steam review, 9 June 2026 · 482 hours played · 442 readers marked it helpful

    Naw, horrendous performance issues, cant even maintain stable FPS in fire fights.

    Steam review, 10 August 2026 · 32 hours played · 12 readers marked it helpful

A further 4 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

24 games overlap with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Hitman: Absolution and Quantum Break.

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Common questions about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

What platforms is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain on?

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is available on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Steam Deck. It first released in 2015.

How much does Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain cost?

$19.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain?

92% of 107,873 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain?

91 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain download?

28 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.