Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid is a 1998 action-adventure stealth game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation. Directed, produced, and written by Hideo Kojima, the game is the third mainline installment in the Metal Gear series, the seventh chronologically, and serves as a sequel to the MSX2 game Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990). The game's story follows Solid Snake, a former Special Forces operative who is pulled out of retirement by the U.S. government to infiltrate Shadow Moses, a nuclear weapons facility that has been taken over by rogue unit FOXHOUND, led by Liquid Snake. Solid Snake must liberate hostages and prevent FOXHOUND from using Metal Gear REX, a mecha capable of delivering a nuclear warhead anywhere in the world, while confronting his own origins.
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- Released
- 1998
- Developer
- Konami
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 3 September 1998 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Platforms | PlayStation Portable, PC, PlayStation |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q6582527, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Metal Gear Solid? How long to beat it
Total play time for Metal Gear Solid is about 17.7 hours to do everything, and around 11.2 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 11.2h | 1,839 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 13h | 581 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 17.7h | 155 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Metal Gear Solid sits on the grid
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- Year
- 56ahead of 11% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 71ahead of 99% of the catalogue
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Part of the Metal Gear series
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Common questions about Metal Gear Solid
What platforms is Metal Gear Solid on?
Metal Gear Solid is available on PlayStation Portable, PC, PlayStation. It first released in 1998.
Who made Metal Gear Solid?
Metal Gear Solid was developed by Konami and published by Konami.
How long does it take to beat Metal Gear Solid?
about 11.2 hours for the main story, 13 hours with the main extras, 17.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.