Metal Gear Solid (1998)
0.4140Canon Score · ranked #33 all time
Aggregated from 7 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
Metal Gear (Japanese: METAL GEAR(メタルギア), Hepburn: Metaru Gia) is a Japanese franchise of action-adventure stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, Metal Gear, was released in 1987 for MSX home computers. The player often takes control of a special forces operative, usually Solid Snake, who is typically assigned the task of finding the titular superweapon, "Metal Gear",
Why it ranks #33
Every list on which Metal Gear Solid appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018) | Editorial list | #2 / 200 |
| Rolling Stone 50 Greatest (2025) | Editorial list | #7 / 50 |
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #25 / 500 |
| IGN Top 100 (2021) | Critics' canon | #36 / 100 |
| Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #78 / 214 |
| Game Informer Top 300 (2018) | Critics' canon | #92 / 300 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |