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The Metal Gear Solid games, ranked.
18 games compete in this selection. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain tops it with 1,900 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.
- 1 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015 · Action-adventure 1,900 +30
- 2 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004 · Action-adventure 1,884 +46
- 3 Metal Gear Solid 1998 · Action-adventure 1,878 −17
- 4 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001 · Action-adventure 1,822 −47
- 5 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes 2014 · Action-adventure 1,782 −10
- 6 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence 2005 · Action-adventure 1,769 +23
- 7 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2013 · Beat 'em up 1,715 −39
- 8 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 2008 · Action-adventure 1,707 −247
- 9 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 2010 · TPS 1,704 −12
- 10 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - HD Edition 2011 · Action-adventure 1,657 +142
- 11 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition 2011 · Action-adventure 1,610 +13
- 12 Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance 2002 · Action-adventure 1,580 −116
- 13 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops 2006 · Action-adventure 1,574 +786
- 14 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater 2025 · TPS 1,559 +198
- 15 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes 2004 · Action-adventure 1,533 −165
- 16 Metal Gear Survive 2018 · TPS 1,485 −991
- 17 Metal Gear: Ghost Babel 2000 · Action-adventure 1,443 −928
- 18 Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions 1999 · TPS 1,399 −176
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In detail
The Metal Gear Solid games ranked, what this ranking says
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain leads this selection with 1,900 ELO points, ahead of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid. The 18 games competing in it have played 4,921 duels.
| Games competing in this selection | 18 |
|---|---|
| Duels played by those games | 4,921 |
| Game in the lead | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) |
| Score of the leading game, in ELO points | 1,900 |
| Point gap between 1st and 10th | 243 |
| Best represented decade | 2000s |
| Last reading | September 19, 2026 |
What moved this week
The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 18 games in this selection moved.
| Game | Points gained in 7 days | ELO score |
|---|---|---|
| Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | +66 | 1,574 |
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | +41 | 1,884 |
| Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | +40 | 1,900 |
The most contested match-ups
These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.
| Wins | Against | Duels played | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Gear Solid | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | 5 | 100% |
| Metal Gear Solid | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | 4 | 75% |
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Metal Gear Solid | 3 | 67% |
| Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | 3 | 67% |
How this ranking is established
No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.
FAQ
What players ask
What is the best game in the Metal Gear Solid series?
According to community votes, the best game in the Metal Gear Solid series is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, with 1,900 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid, and its place is replayed with every duel.
How many Metal Gear Solid games are ranked?
18 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 4,921 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.
Which Metal Gear Solid game is climbing right now?
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 66 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 18 games in the selection moved.