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METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED
Developer SNK CORPORATION
Hard-core action with easy controls! The METAL SLUG we all love is back as a tower defense game! From the Steam store page
216 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
63
Fresh
110 positive · 65 negative
95% range 55–70%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 110 | 65 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
316 of 458 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
64% recommend · 112 yes, 63 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 175 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (1,193 of 1,720 positive).
Players praise the removal of microtransactions and gacha mechanics from the mobile original. [1][2][3] Many complain the game is abandoned with no updates for over a year. [4][5][6] Reviewers note the game is extremely grindy and repetitive. [1][7][8][9]
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- [6]
Before I spiel, a warning to prospective buyers: This game hasn't been updated since November of '24. And, in light of total radio-silence from SNK, it would seem as if MSA: Reloaded has been abandoned indefinitely for the foreseeable future. Expect no future updates. Online match-making functionality seemingly still works, but good luck finding an opponent. With that out of the way, enjoy my tirade while I …
- [14]
You get all this awesome Metal Slug spritework and all the tedium of a gacha game without any of the pay-to-win aspects. They removed over 1000+ units, removed a game mode that helped you grind for items, and (imo) the writing is overly serious and cutscenes go on for far too long. They've updated the game once since release and it did have some nice QOL features, there are still some glaring oversights. No batch …
- [2]
It is the offline version of the former Metal Slug Attack gacha game. It is very good, being you can grind and get everything for free. No energy or paid currency. (Unlike Metal Slug Defense, which is a worse version of this game in almost every way). You are limited to certain units until you reach milestones, forcing some team building and grinding throughout. It has anime designed characters in it, but such is …
- [3]
A deplorable microtransactional mobile game that died and resurrected as a proper console game, as god intended. Gameplay is great, and the collection of pixel characters is just fantastic and a joy to look at. Grindy af though.
- [17]
For years Metal Slug Attack was a curio, something I'd never play because of the infinite spend gacha, but would constantly be reminded about when I saw they'd added Mutant Catgirls or giant space butterflies to Metal Slug. Reloaded functions as an archive of that mobile game, rebalanced to be more of a game than a slotmachine that begs for your creditcard. It's a weak game ultimately, but has a similar flashing …
Summarised from 34 of the 212 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
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
64% of the 175 Steam reviewers we collected recommend METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED. The complaint that keeps coming up: game abandoned with no updates for over a year. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 216 · most liked firstAs everyone else pointed out the game it's abandoned, not a single update in more than a year. Was it that hard to give the community to add custom units and campaigns if you're too lazy to touch this anymore?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Naoto Abe (SNK - KOFXV Producer, Lead Artist on Samurai Shodown 2019, KOFXIV, & SNK Heroines) 1) Metal Slug Attack Reloaded 2) Silent Hill 2 3) Rise of the Ronin 4) Metal Slug Tactics
neutral · AI labelView post →it's not original Metal Slug Attack mobile version it's just similar, the rules are different.. no autobattler, no idle, its synchro-clicker!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It has been over a year that there is no update NO UPDATE! Terrible game balance made the game even worse. I need a Metal Slug game like Metal Slug Attack, not half-way done crap. SNK could just copy-paste more units from Attack, but they didn't. Well, I'm out of words.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Before I spiel, a warning to prospective buyers: This game hasn't been updated since November of '24. And, in light of total radio-silence from SNK, it would seem as if MSA: Reloaded has been abandoned indefinitely for the foreseeable future. Expect no future updates. Online match-making functionality seemingly still works, but good luck finding an opponent. With that out of the way, enjoy my tirade while I highlight what I despise about this game, and where I think it succeeds. To keep it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a port of a mobile game, so expect minimalistic gameplay and huge grind. Thankfully, it doesnt have all the mtx bs that you usually find in mobile games. Great for those who're looking for (semi) idle game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the grind is insane it becomes repetitive and boring, rather than actually having fun
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A metal slug gacha mobile game that came to steam while you can get everything for free in this version compared to the mobile one it lacks features that made farming a lot easier and faster in the mobile version not all units are added from mobile Unlocking the campaign by completing another story is for some reason even harder than the main story sucks Story kinda sucks i skip most of the cutscenes its hard to get into it until these issues get resolved i say wait before you buy 3/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You get all this awesome Metal Slug spritework and all the tedium of a gacha game without any of the pay-to-win aspects. They removed over 1000+ units, removed a game mode that helped you grind for items, and (imo) the writing is overly serious and cutscenes go on for far too long. They've updated the game once since release and it did have some nice QOL features, there are still some glaring oversights. No batch leveling on units or skills and not being able to equip every item to every unit…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →they killed the game just so they could get extra money by nostalgia baiting people, the game isn't even close to the same it once was, please don't fall for their greedy scheme!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will revert my recommendation to positive only if SNK continues to add missing troops and develop further. I suggest you to do the same.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As hardcord fans of Metal Slug franchise myself, this is a port form 2016 mobile game called "[url=https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/apps/metalslug_attack/]Metal Slug Attack" which quite P2W aspect for tower defense game. Now as PC/Console port, most units are got buff/balanced (Still have broken unit) and most unit form original game hasn't being all it back to current + as $NK very smart decision to increase playtime on this game by tedious and ridiculous grinding for such non-exist player…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED - Launch Trailer – Nintendo Switch.
neutral · AI labelView post →[I'm amending my review, apparently at some point they did update the game again, but it was dropped with no announcement? ] At first i was excited to see MS:A show up on steam, even more so to see they stripped out the gacha in favor of just buying the game for 10 dollars. Saw a lot of units were missing, but considered that a mixed blessing, since some of the units from the mobile version were blatantly unbalanced, pay to win units, even if I did miss a few like Rapid with her subway…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is the offline version of the former Metal Slug Attack gacha game. It is very good, being you can grind and get everything for free. No energy or paid currency. (Unlike Metal Slug Defense, which is a worse version of this game in almost every way). You are limited to certain units until you reach milestones, forcing some team building and grinding throughout. It has anime designed characters in it, but such is the mobile game genre. It has many old metal slug units to get, and a fair and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Summary: Do not buy this game. •Unfair AI that spam their units making another story level feel impossible to beat •Grinding material is a massive headache thanks to the removal of staminas and there are no sweep button •Medals (Freemium currency) also require grinding to unlock more characters although you can get it easily by doing task and random event which is rare •PvP is either dead or filled with hackers •This game is no longer update So just save your money and buy something else
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a decent waste of time, but I would only buy it on sale. I first tried these spinoffs with the Metal Slug Defense release for mobile, and I'm sad to say I think that's still the best version ever released. Reloaded is ok, and it has some of the same fun gameplay, but the game design and balance aren't as good, the UI is way worse, and this game in particular suffers from not having all the units from the original mobile release. While I agree with decision to get rid of the crappy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED released on Steam.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you enjoy mindless grinding this is the game for you! Otherwise it is a mind numbing experience that I recommend you avoid.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A deplorable microtransactional mobile game that died and resurrected as a proper console game, as god intended. Gameplay is great, and the collection of pixel characters is just fantastic and a joy to look at. Grindy af though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fine feasting for Metal Slug fans It's a Metal Slug game but with RogueLITE mechanics. There's a lot of grinding and the online play mode is kind of dead BUT the base gameplay is pretty fun. A lot of effort was put into the gameplay and balance. Expect 60+ hours of content with 3/4 of it grinding materials with auto-play on.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Missing an insane amount of content from the original Metal Slug Attack mobile version, which could literally be fixed by porting over all the content, then this game would probably be fine. But the fact that this game hasn't been updated in about a year doesn't bode well for this game's future.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →METAL SLUG, the classic action shooter, retains its detailed 2D pixel look and is now a tower defense game with beginner-friendly controls! METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED is available now on #NintendoSwitch! #MSAR youtu.be/vlwzq9Z6PA4?...
neutral · AI labelView post →I love strategy and I love Metal Slug. I love the in-game graphics - very nostalgic. This should have been a home run but the grind is too much, it's mostly dull and the units are unbalanced. I spent a lot of time trying to work out the best line up. You recruit units through a gatcha system which means the units you unlock is purely through luck. Some units I found entirely useless past the first few levels. You waste the first 10-15 seconds of every level, sitting waiting to upgrade AP speed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mummy Cat from Metal Slug Attack Reloaded 🐱 Support is Appreciated ✨ #furry #furryart #digitalart #MSAR
neutral · AI labelView post →SNK PLEASE UPDATE AND GIVE US ALL OF THE OLD 3K UNITS IT SI REALLY NOT THAT HARD FOR A MULTI MILLION COMPANY GANG I WILL PAY 274737374727727462274746377274747383USD JUST DEW IT:<
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game remind me of metal slug attack mobile but returning to metal slug attack reloaded, i loved it but please snk update your game dont abandon your game, i8 begging you update your game because i love it i hope you all update game metal slug attack reloaded in the future, thank you :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Podquisition 496: Conscious Anatomy Games we played this week include: Bokura (6:40) Animal Well (13:10) Sherwood Builders (17:15) Hot Wheels 2 (25:30) Vampire Survivors (26:40) Elden Ring (41:40) Metal Slug Attack Reloaded (49:15) soundcloud.com/jimquisition...
neutral · AI labelView post →If you have played Metal Slug Defense (mobile), this is the same stuff but without gacha and time gated mechanics. You unlock units with achievement points instead of ingame currency. A sidescroller tower defense with characters from the Metal Slug franchise, the pixel art is great and the individual story arcs are nice,gameplay is not complex and requires grind. Hate the balancing though, units are locked behind progression walls, so you have to abuse powerful units from each part to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is fun if you liked the original but the balance is terrible and it’s missing a lot of content.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good sirs, do not buy this game. Arguement : The last update at the time I'm writing this is like November 2024. That's like around 9 months of inactivity. This is an abandoned game, please rescue your bucks.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They removed the stamina system, that's a start and the game is "balanced" meaning enemy spam. They don't have much units from the MSA and it can take a lot of time grinding for stuff, it's not the same where you can just roll for a good character and sweep through the early stages. You'd have to actually form a good team and it even locks you in progressing around the 4th stage where you need to do all and I mean all of the chapter one another story quest of other factions. The gacha…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →IKARI Warriors Still caught up playing Metal Slug Attack Reloaded. Good gawd, I want an anime/manga of this. It's only $10 on Steam. Definitely recommend #msar #metalslug #ikariwarriors #teambrazil #kofxv
positive · AI labelView post →Week 25: - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree - Dicey Dungeon - Metal Slug Attack Reloaded Physical:
neutral · AI labelView post →Get this game if 7 out of 10 units on your deck being anime waifus makes sense to you in a military game. You will need build a deck like that eventually.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good as an archive of sprites more than anything else. Too grindy to be fun long term.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →snk please update this game and add all the missing content from previous metal slug attack android whatever it is all colored units, all extra ops, unit variations please just add them all the community has been complaining about this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Update it please
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game had some hope if it kept being updated. However, it has not been in a very long time. Time of posting, there were 21 people in game per SteamDB. The grind is bad at times since there used to be quick run/blitzes but have been removed since no stamina exists. Unless it is on steep (90%) discount, don't buy the game. Will happily update if I see any signs of life.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SNK should add the Laboratory like the original game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good port, did not need to shut down the original.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So let me go into what got me to buy this game: I am a fan of the series from its inception, and seeing characters I never heard of in Metal Slug Tactics got me curious about this, and the previously unobtainable Neo Geo Pocket games. I knew it was a gatcha, I barely tried out the Android version when it was available, but I dropped it due to having no time to play. Seeing how there is a recent trend to adapt this kind of game into a one time payment releases, with no Microtransactions, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As an old veteran player from the mobile version(Started during 2016 score attack!! extra ops). I have mixed feelings about this. This certainly does not live up to what the original was like. It's a lot more fair in the way you get units. Albeit it still feels like many of the units you'll get will get outclassed immediately regardless, which was always an issue before. Although with the removal of the shop to buy equipment items and the removal of the mystery crank that gave items. Grinding…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The weird Metal Slug OC's in Metal Slug Attack Reloaded are a strange bunch. On one hand some of them are kinda neat. On the other some of these are just hyper specific fetish fulfillment.
neutral · AI labelView post →Also let’s not skip over Metal Slug Attack Reloaded! I am excited to say the least!
positive · AI labelView post →SNK decided to abandod this game right after it got launched And the worst part is that this game never comeback to mobile most likely just dissapointing at SNK you are clowns🤡
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is abondened
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Metal Slug Attack UNLOADED
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starts out fun but eventually devolves into mindless grind. Half my gameplay time is just spamming the A button to redo levels over and over for items and xp. Plus once you reach the hell levels its just brain damage cuz even max level units get melted.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As long as you understand mechanics and have at least some expirience in strategy-You'll be able comfortly play this game. Grinding isnt that complicated(But still have to do it a lot, and again its easy when you know what to do) But as it seems...Game isnt updated for a year or something...is it (or dev) actually dead?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where is my pretty Morden 🥀🥀🥀 But seriously, where are most of the units from Metal Slug Attack?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-If Beauty is pain Then this game is Beautifully Pain- Grinding 90% story 4% game play 3% Everything 2% If you want to play Just remember to have another to do or another game. most of you doing is GRINDING -Please and auto grind level and bulk upgrade- (Please SNK Corporation)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Positives: + If you enjoy gatcha games and the matal slug series or perhaps the world war style design of machines and the strangely futuristic alternative world of the 90s that this game tries to present, then I think you'll at the very least enjoy this game's art style. + Unlike other gatcha games, whose gatcha systems tend to be bent towards microtransactions and other scummy practices (at least in my opinion), this game purely relies on the player's progression, meaning that the further you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super addicting, it's hard I think because it's easy to overthink the strategy in this game. Taking things slow and getting resources will always benefit you. Calling this game a grindfest is true, but if you like that kind of grind, this is a very fulfilling game. I like the gameplay loop.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For years Metal Slug Attack was a curio, something I'd never play because of the infinite spend gacha, but would constantly be reminded about when I saw they'd added Mutant Catgirls or giant space butterflies to Metal Slug. Reloaded functions as an archive of that mobile game, rebalanced to be more of a game than a slotmachine that begs for your creditcard. It's a weak game ultimately, but has a similar flashing lights appeal as Vampire Survivors. This is a weak recommendation for that feature,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The grind for parts is absurd. So are the difficulty spikes. I Have S grade on every level, but on "Another story" mission 2 I can’t get out of the corner before being bombarded to death. It's hard to understand the terrible balance before you experience it. Too bad since I really want to like this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know where all these praising reviews are coming from but this game got too tedious to go through on FIRST real mission! And from what I've read it just goes downward from there.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You're as beautiful as the day I lost you
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →we need more characters
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pls update game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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