METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Guns of the Patriots - Master Collection Version
Developer KONAMI
Solid Snake's final mission. Five years after the Big Shell incident, in an era where war has become a business due to the rise of PMCs (Private Military Contractors). To stop Liquid Ocelot's uprising, the legendary hero Solid Snake faces his final battle. From the Steam store page
634 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
362 positive · 27 negative
95% range 90–95%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 362 | 27 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 57 | 18 | 152 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
What players are saying
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 287 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (3,568 of 3,700 positive).
Players celebrate MGS4 finally being freed from PS3 exclusivity, praising the native PC port's smooth performance and higher resolution. [1][2][3][4] Many reviewers highlight the game's lengthy cutscenes, with some loving the cinematic storytelling and others joking that gameplay interrupts the movie. [5][6][7][8] Opinions are divided on the game's quality, with some calling it a masterpiece and others criticizing its self-indulgent story and port issues. [9][10][11][12]
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Torn. Nostalgic for this game, even though I think it's the worst in the series. The port job isn't the laziest I've seen, but it's just above par. Full mouse and keyboard support is more than I expected, and that's great. Still, it's almost as barebones as a port job as it could possibly be. 60FPS lock, minimal actual options, and the pre-rendered cutscenes just look absolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ terrible. You'd be better off …
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It's good. Works out of the box on Linux. It's a native port (no emulation). Textures and models look exactly the same as the PS3 version but the game does look overall better due to higher resolution support and stable framerate - albeit locked at 60. As for the game - well it's MGS4. Some love it, some hate it. Great gameplay, cheesy dialogue, a million retcons and hours and hours of cutscenes. Play it and form …
- [4]
MGS 4 is finally free from PS3 jail! Runs smooth, 4k, 60FPS with pretty much instant load times. Feels like it controls better than it did back on the PS3. If you are looking for MGS 4, this is the best way to experience it.
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MGS4 is peak Metal Gear. Great stealth, satisfying combat, memorable characters, and a completely insane story that somehow pulls everything together. Would’ve loved proper high framerate support, but even so, this is a much nicer experience than the unstable PS3 version. After almost two decades, finally getting to play MGS4 on PC like this is great. The cutscenes are still ridiculously long, but that’s part of the …
- [10]
Ironically, one of the weaker entries in the Metal Gear franchise has received the best PC port. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a very dumb and self indulgent game that can barely hold the weight of its sequel baggage. When I first played it on the PlayStation 3, I hated it. Now, many years later, I mellowed out a bit. I can now see that this game loves its characters and their legacies, and it loves …
Summarised from 34 of the 496 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
Players who liked METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Guns of the Patriots - Master Collection Version talk about runs smoothly at 4K 60FPS with fast load times; those who didn't talk about cutscenes are extremely long, interrupting gameplay. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 634 · most liked firstWith more people getting the opportunity to play Metal Gear Solid 4, it means more people will understand one of my favorite posts online
positive · AI labelView post →New intro screen for Metal Gear Solid 4 in Master Collection vol 2
neutral · AI labelView post →METAL GEAR SOLID 4 is FREE from its PS3 prison. Let us celebrate with the creator.
positive · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4 (Master Collection Vol. 2) gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlTN... iPod is still in the game
neutral · AI labelView post →15 hrs of gameplay and 60 hrs of cutscenes, Its so ♥♥♥♥♥♥ peak. We are so back
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 as an excuse to reevaluate Metal Gear Solid 4, a game that increasingly feels like it’s from another world. It’s hard to imagine a big budget game that is this direct about real world issues ever existing again. www.polygon.com/metal-gear-s...
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)
neutral · AI labelView post →With Metal Gear Solid 4 being rereleased today I’m seeing renewed arguments over whether Metal Gear Solid 4 is good or bad, which is silly because at the end of the day, it’s Metal Gear Solid 4. It exists beyond our binary understands of quality
neutral · AI labelView post →It's 2026 and I've woken up to thousands of thoughtful words about Metal Gear Solid 4, what a beautiful day to be alive
positive · AI labelView post →A while ago, the YouTube channel "The 8-Bit Pianist" asked if there were any video game songs I wanted sheet music for. I requested the greatest song in gaming: "Father and Son" from Metal Gear Solid 4.
positive · AI labelView post →studies suggest there may be gameplay in metal gear solid 4: guns of the patriots
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Model: Gekko Debut: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Year: 2008 Designer: Yoji Shinkawa
neutral · AI labelView post →I know I’ve played games on Steam Deck that are technically more demanding than Metal Gear Solid 4 but this is one of the most impressive games I’ve played on this thing because a part of me still can’t believe that handheld, high resolution 60fps Metal Gear Solid 4 is even possible
positive · AI labelView post →Still kinda reeling from the reveal that Metal Gear Solid 4 is finally getting ported. MGS4 is flawed as hell in so many ways but it’s also such a fascinating and important game that I’m happy more people will finally be able to play it and experience the highs and lows for themselves
neutral · AI labelView post →It's good. Works out of the box on Linux. It's a native port (no emulation). Textures and models look exactly the same as the PS3 version but the game does look overall better due to higher resolution support and stable framerate - albeit locked at 60. As for the game - well it's MGS4. Some love it, some hate it. Great gameplay, cheesy dialogue, a million retcons and hours and hours of cutscenes. Play it and form your own opinion. EDIT: Some people have concerns whether Apple stuff is still…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish you guys got to play Metal Gear Solid 4 as it came out. They were making images like this.
positive · AI labelView post →Free from FOXDIE, free from the system, free from ID control and..... FREE FROM PS3!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just buy the game. It's so good that I finished it in one sitting without ever feeling bored or tired. The gameplay feels amazing, and the audio design is really well done, especially with its positioning and overall immersion. There are a few minor audio bugs, but I didn't encounter many. The ending also made me cry twice, and I don't cry often. Now let's hope Konami patches Peace Walker to include actual raw mouse input!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun fact: If you start playing the original PS3 version of Metal Gear Solid 4 today, you'll finish the games final cutscene exactly on August 27.
neutral · AI labelView post →We need Metal Gear Solid 4 remastered or made available by modern means.
positive · AI labelView post →Happy Metal Gear Solid 4 liberation day
positive · AI labelView post →Kept you waiting, huh? MGS 4 finally released from PS3 Prison after 18 years, now playable on PC with an Xbox controller. It's truly the time to be a gamer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At a certain point life just turns into the Metal Gear Solid 4 installation screen
neutral · AI labelView post →By the way, for those playing Metal Gear Solid 4 for the first time, since today is Wednesday you can get a 20% off at Drebin's Shop in game. Purchase the M14 EBR and a bunch of silencers at a discount and you can cheese your way through the whole game killing whoever and never getting caught
neutral · AI labelView post →Average Metal Gear Solid 4 experience 🤌
positive · AI labelView post →OK, I'll bite. what is Metal Gear Solid 4.
neutral · AI labelView post →scientific findings with regards to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
neutral · AI labelView post →This game, and the games that came before it, taught me how to love, how to live, how to be a better person and has taught me to always defend my true values, to always stand up for something or someone MGS4 saved my life in more than one ways and I am forever grateful for this franchise as a whole 10/10, would (and will) cry again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →18th Anniversary of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4 is a Video Game™ and I'm glad more people can experience it now. (music in the clip is in-game, btw ↓)
positive · AI labelView post →Galuf is the Metal Gear Solid 4 Microwave Hallway of Tellahs
neutral · AI labelView post →Hate the part where cutscenes keep getting interrupted by gameplay.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely epic, runs butter smooth and looks great right out of the box on steam deck. Highly recommend this one. Peak MGS.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My retro game disc collection, from a Chinese 95’s gamer. Hi everyone, this is my first post here. English is not my native language, so please excuse any mistakes. This isn’t really a high-end collection. It means more to me as a set of keepsakes. I can’t go through every single game, so I’ll pick five titles that left a deep impression on me. These are my personal purchase prices for used games. Prices vary a lot by region and condition. 1. Need for Speed: Most Wanted PS2 European…
neutral · AI labelView post →I want to state that I am Metal Gear Solid 4's strongest soldier. I bought a PS3 exclusively for it. I beat the game on the hardest rating/highest rank and got the secret mask that scares people when they see you. Our clan, Manly Tears, was top 10 clans in MGO2 and I was in the top 100 players.
positive · AI labelView post →You're going to read a lot of Metal Gear Solid 4-centered pieces today with the embargo for Vol. 2 of the collection over, but take a moment to consider how much it rips that the extremely ambitious Ghost Babel is also no longer tied to a single, dead platform.
positive · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is the greatest video game ever made
positive · AI labelView post →MGS 4 is finally free from PS3 jail! Runs smooth, 4k, 60FPS with pretty much instant load times. Feels like it controls better than it did back on the PS3. If you are looking for MGS 4, this is the best way to experience it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Five more days till people can play Metal Gear Solid 4, this was the first game to make me shed a tear. Some people have never played it and I’m so excited for everyone. I was gonna post this tomorrow but eh.
positive · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)
neutral · AI labelView post →You can't have a "meme war" outside of Metal Gear Solid 4 stop saying that shit.
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4 is about a man hitting the wall and every woman in the game reminding him that he’s old and ugly.
negative · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Ray and Metal Gear Rex from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. More art from the game: creativeuncut.com/art_metal-ge...
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s commendable of Konami to make us wait until we’re suffering from back and lower back pain so that an entire generation that didn’t own a PS3 when they were teenagers can experience the ultimate Old Snake experience
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is one of the best games of all time, and it has the best ending to the greatest story in gaming history. Legendary 10/10 Masterpiece! 🔝🌟🤍💯
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎮Metal Gear Solid 4 Finished Act 1! THERE'S WEIRD SHIT GOING ON. New enemies, who I assume are the main bosses, seem unhinged. It's only been a few in-game years post MGS2, but the stakes & danger evolved. There's many pieces & plans being setup, I'm curious how this plays out. Also, MERYL IN HD!💜
positive · AI labelView post →The new Metal Gear Solid 4 remaster finally delivers on the 60fps promise of the very first PS3 tech demo: www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/02...
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) Promo Poster
neutral · AI labelView post →'Behind the scenes' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4's associate producer @ryanpayton.bsky.social shares stories about the game's wild launch while shopping for retro games with @kelslewin.bsky.social in @pinkgorillagames.com, enjoy the first episode of Retro Game Treasures! youtu.be/iAatcnwlnh4
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4 is a bizarre game that I think is due for a critical reassessment
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal gear solid 4 is the definition of what a game with a true soul and passion behind it looks like. Its easily better than 99% of games made in this decade.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally free from being stuck on PS3, with the best MGS PC port yet. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is the grand finale of the Metal Gear Saga. Don't start here: This game is meant to wrap up the story so far that started in MG1-2 and MGS 1-3. But when you're done with the previous mainline games, this game is the logical next step. Story Solid Snake is on his final mission to assassinate Liquid Ocelot. Snake suffers from accelerated aging due to being a clone. He doesn't have much…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MGS4 is for hardcore fans who've stuck around with the series and wanted a nice conclusion to the entire Metal Gear Solid saga. Yeah MGS4 is full of cutscenes, but that's because Kojima wanted to wrap up the series once and for all, and personally I think he did a great job at that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I commissioned Laughing Octopus (Metal Gear Solid 4) from @chzzei.bsky.social. Thanks again!
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 18th anniversary Metal Gear Solid 4
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 4 :: Poster Design [2025]
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