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METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One • 2014

Should you play it?

World-renowned Kojima Productions brings the Metal Gear Solid franchise to Steam with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Play as the legendary hero Snake and infiltrate a Cuban military base to rescue the hostages. Can you make it out alive?

What works

  • Well-optimized pc port
  • Immersive stealth gameplay
  • High replayability with side missions and challenges
  • Strong narrative and cinematic presentation
  • Freedom of tactical approaches

Things to keep in mind

  • Short main story length
  • Single location for all missions
  • Some control and ui quirks
  • Price considered high for content amount
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version

  • METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER

  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

  • Crysis 3 Remastered

  • Gloomwood

  • METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version

More value-seeking

Games that feels like METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Fallen Aces

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition

  • ADACA

  • XIII - Classic

  • Into the Radius VR

Less expressive

Games that feels like METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES but with less self-expression and customization

  • F.E.A.R.

  • Manhunt

  • F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

  • Red Faction

  • Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

  • Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

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METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026