METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN overview

Overview

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN comes from KONAMI and is published by KONAMI. It arrived on Steam on Sep 1, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, In-App Purchases, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 2,300 players at 13 September 2026 - 06:59:34 UTC, with a tracked peak near 90,952. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 92% positive across 107,802 reviews.

Language and system requirements

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN is available in 8 languages including:

10 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Sales, recommendations, and streams

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN has sold up to 3,100,000 units and has 73,065 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $82,100,000. On Twitch, 14 streamers are live with around 26 total watchers.

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN overview details

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Konami Digital Entertainment continues forth the ‘METAL GEAR SOLID V Experience’ with the latest chapter, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain. Ushering in a new era for the franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, MGSV: The Phantom Pain will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions. Nine years after the events of MGSV: GROUND ZEROES and the fall of Mother Base, Snake a.k.a. Big Boss, awakens from a nine year coma. The year is 1984. The Cold War serves as the backdrop as nuclear weapons continue to shape a global crisis. Driven by revenge, Snake establishes a new private army and returns to the battlefield in pursuit of the shadow group, XOF. The METAL GEAR SOLID team continues to ambitiously explore mature themes such as the psychology of warfare and the atrocities that result from those that engage in its vicious cycle. One of the most anticipated games of the year with its open-world design, photorealistic visual fidelity and feature-rich game design, MGSV: The Phantom Pain will leave its mark as one of the hallmarks in the gaming industry for its cinematic storytelling, heavy themes, and immersive tactical gameplay. Key Features: - Open-World game design allowing players ultimate freedom on how to approach missions and overall game progression - Fox Engine delivers photorealistic graphics, thoughtful game design and true new-generation game production quality - Online connectivity that carries the experience beyond the consoles to other devices to augment the overall fu…

SteamPulse editorial summary

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN is listed as a game with $17.99 (40% off from $29.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, In-App Purchases, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Action and Adventure. SteamPulse's latest observation records 2,300 players at 13 September 2026 - 06:59:34 UTC, a tracked peak of 90,952, and 92% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StealthOpen WorldActionStory RichTacticalCinematicThird PersonGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerAtmosphericAdventureHorsesThird-Person ShooterMultiplayerShooter

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