

A masterclass in action design, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain delivers an unforgettable experience from start to finish.
93
Verdict
92%
Steam
96
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (92% positive from 106K reviews)
Healthy player count of 1,937 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (96/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
No significant drawbacks reported
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a 2015 action-adventure stealth game developed and published by Konami. Directed, written, and produced by Hideo Kojima, it is the ninth installment in the Metal Gear franchise, following Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, a stand-alone prologue released the previous year. Set in 1984, nine years after the events of Ground Zeroes, the story follows mercenary leader Punished "Venom" Snake as he ventures into Soviet-occupied Afghanistan and the Angola–Zaire border region to exact revenge on those who destroyed his forces and almost killed him during the climax of Ground Zeroes.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
Awakening
Complete "PROLOGUE: AWAKENING" mission.
89.4%
unlocked
Captured
Capture an outpost or guard post.
84.8%
unlocked
Phantom Limb
Complete "PHANTOM LIMB" mission.
78.1%
unlocked
Extraction
Fulton extract an enemy soldier.
72.5%
unlocked
Undertaken
Complete a SIDE OP.
67.1%
unlocked
Platoon
Increase Mother Base staff to 50 or more personnel.
65.4%
unlocked
Interrogation
Interrogate an enemy soldier.
61.8%
unlocked
Beekeeper
Complete "WHERE DO THE BEES SLEEP?" mission.
59.5%
unlocked
Enhancement
Develop 50 or more development items.
54.5%
unlocked
To The Rescue
Extract a female prisoner.
50.9%
unlocked
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Awakening
Complete "PROLOGUE: AWAKENING" mission.
89.4%
unlocked
Captured
Capture an outpost or guard post.
84.8%
unlocked
Phantom Limb
Complete "PHANTOM LIMB" mission.
78.1%
unlocked
Extraction
Fulton extract an enemy soldier.
72.5%
unlocked
Undertaken
Complete a SIDE OP.
67.1%
unlocked
Platoon
Increase Mother Base staff to 50 or more personnel.
65.4%
unlocked
Interrogation
Interrogate an enemy soldier.
61.8%
unlocked
Beekeeper
Complete "WHERE DO THE BEES SLEEP?" mission.
59.5%
unlocked
Enhancement
Develop 50 or more development items.
54.5%
unlocked
To The Rescue
Extract a female prisoner.
50.9%
unlocked
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