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Games like METAL SLUG
Dotemu · 2015 · 89 % positive of 4,457
24 games that play like METAL SLUG and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: METAL SLUG 2, METAL SLUG X and METAL SLUG 3.
Player tags
At a glance
What games like METAL SLUG have in common
- The tags they share most often with METAL SLUG: Arcade (19 of 24), Shoot 'Em Up (15) and Side Scroller (13).
- They came out between 2014 and 2024, 17 of them after METAL SLUG (2015).
- Best rated by Steam players: METAL SLUG 3 (89 % positive of 8,579).
- 8 games both play and look like METAL SLUG, among them METAL SLUG 2, METAL SLUG X and METAL SLUG 3.
By gameplay
Plays like METAL SLUG
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
METAL SLUG 2
88 % positive of 1,157
Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
METAL SLUG X
88 % positive of 3,560
Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
METAL SLUG 3
89 % positive of 8,579
Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
METAL SLUG XX
51 % positive of 1,071
Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
METAL SLUG DEFENSE
55 % positive of 2,095
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Pixel Graphics
SHOCK TROOPERS
81 % positive of 220
Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Retro
METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED
73 % positive of 1,399
Shared: Retro · Pixel Graphics · 2D
Metal Assault
58 % positive of 298
Shared: Co-op · Shooter · Platformer
Metal Slug Tactics
78 % positive of 1,105
Shared: Retro · Pixel Graphics · 2D
Blazing Chrome
87 % positive of 1,768
Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
Blaster Master Zero
93 % positive of 971
Shared: Side Scroller · Retro · Pixel Graphics
TWINKLE STAR SPRITES
73 % positive of 244
Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Retro
More matches
- Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium68 % positive of 977Shared: Arcade · Side Scroller · Retro
- Steel Assault78 % positive of 383Shared: Arcade · Side Scroller · Retro
- GIGANTIC ARMY75 % positive of 359Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
- R-Type Dimensions EX87 % positive of 298Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
- Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition70 % positive of 2,426Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
- Iron Fisticle83 % positive of 495Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Retro
- Iron Meat96 % positive of 864Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
- Ballistic Tanks83 % positive of 242Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Retro
- Arcade Mayhem Juanito94 % positive of 350Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Retro
- Blaster Shooter GunGuy!43 % positive of 407Shared: Arcade · Side Scroller · Retro
- SNK VS. CAPCOM: THE MATCH OF THE MILLENNIUM92 % positive of 176Shared: Pixel Graphics · Action · 2D
- Pang Adventures80 % positive of 416Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Retro
By look
Looks like METAL SLUG
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
METAL SLUG 2
88 % positive of 1,157
METAL SLUG 3
89 % positive of 8,579
METAL SLUG X
88 % positive of 3,560
Wild Guns Reloaded
87 % positive of 449
Blazing Chrome
87 % positive of 1,768
Andro Dunos II
94 % positive of 168
Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn
74 % positive of 533
Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle
87 % positive of 1,327
Xeno Crisis
86 % positive of 182
Contra Anniversary Collection
76 % positive of 1,310
The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
93 % positive of 327
The Chaos Engine
67 % positive of 426
More matches
- METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED73 % positive of 1,399
- SHOCK TROOPERS81 % positive of 220
- METAL SLUG XX51 % positive of 1,071
- Steel Assault78 % positive of 383
- GUILTY GEAR81 % positive of 610
- Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge67 % positive of 341
- Guns of Fury87 % positive of 534
- River City Girls Zero66 % positive of 235
- Capcom Fighting Collection90 % positive of 880
- Double Dragon IV59 % positive of 792
- 1993 Space Machine69 % positive of 339
- Gunhound EX68 % positive of 215
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.