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A stranded survivor scavenges a hostile alternate world, manages basic needs, crafts gear, and fortifies camp against creature hordes.
Released 21 Feb 2018
Explore Oxygen-Draining Dust
Manage Hunger and Thirst
Build a Survival Camp
METAL GEAR SURVIVE builds upon MGSV’s stealth action gameplay with elements of exploration and survival creating a bold new experience. *An internet connection is required to play the game.
Developed by KONAMI · Published by KONAMI






You create a survivor stranded in a strange alternate world filled with hostile, zombie-like creatures. Explore its dangerous territory and gather the supplies needed to stay alive.
Scavenge materials, hunt for food, find water, and manage needs such as hunger, thirst, and oxygen. Craft weapons and equipment, and use stealth, combat, and careful preparation to handle threats.
Develop a camp with structures and defenses, improve your gear and survival skills, and send out survivors to support camp operations. In co-op missions, teams of up to four players prepare defenses and hold areas against waves of creatures.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its survival loop of scavenging, crafting, and steadily improving a base and character. Co-op wave defense is a recurring highlight, especially with friends, and some players value the tense exploration in low-visibility areas. These positives are often qualified by criticism of the story, grinding, and the game's fit with the Metal Gear name.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 51 |
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| Players | 1–4 |
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| Multiplayer | The game supports single-player and online multiplayer. Official text states a co-op mode for a team of four players. Steam lists both Online Co-op and Online PvP. Reviews consistently describe the main multiplayer as online co-op defense/salvage missions, often playable solo, and repeatedly state that the campaign itself is not co-op. |
| Multiplayer & mods | One review claims the game is 'not the co op game I was made to believe all those years ago, at least not without mods it seems,' but no specific mod functionality or verified multiplayer mod support is described in the provided text. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 54/100 View on Metacritic |