Ranking by series

The Metal Slug games, ranked.

10 games compete in this selection. Metal Slug 2 tops it with 1,548 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Metal Slug 2 1998 · Platformer 1,548
  2. 2 Metal Slug 3 2000 · Platformer 1,544
  3. 3 Metal Slug 1996 · Platformer 1,518
  4. 4 Metal Slug 4 2002 · Shoot 'em up 1,516
  5. 5 Metal Slug XX 2009 · Platformer 1,498
  6. 6 Metal Slug X 1999 · Platformer 1,495
  7. 7 Metal Slug 6 2006 · Platformer 1,466
  8. 8 Metal Slug Advance 2004 · Platformer 1,459
  9. 9 Metal Slug 7 2008 · Platformer 1,413
  10. 10 Metal Slug 5 2003 · Platformer 1,378

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In detail

The Metal Slug games ranked, what this ranking says

Metal Slug 2 leads this selection with 1,548 ELO points, ahead of Metal Slug 3 and Metal Slug. The 10 games competing in it have played 1,419 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 10
Duels played by those games 1,419
Game in the lead Metal Slug 2 (1998)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,548
Point gap between 1st and 10th 170
Best represented decade 2000s
Last reading November 3, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 10 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Metal Slug 3 +51 1,544
Metal Slug 6 +35 1,466
Metal Slug 2 +14 1,548

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.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Metal Slug series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Metal Slug series is Metal Slug 2, with 1,548 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Metal Slug 3 and Metal Slug, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Metal Slug games are ranked?

10 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 1,419 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Metal Slug game is climbing right now?

Metal Slug 3 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 51 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 10 games in the selection moved.

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