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Metal Gear Solid

PlayStation1998Windows, macOS, LinuxBeta

Runs natively on PC through Metal Gear Solid Recompiled.

Project page on github.com.

Cover art and game details from IGDB.

· Screenshot of the original game
Original console
PlayStation · Sony, 1994
Runs on
Native PC
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Method
RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
Status
Beta
Latest release
v0.1.1 ↗
Last update
Sep 2026
AI use
AI-assistedThe project says much of its code was written with AI tools.

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About Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game created by Hideo Kojima which follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Despite a transition to 3D, Metal Gear Solid's gameplay remains similar to his predecessors. The game utilizes a traditional top-down view and the player must navigate the protagonist Solid Snake through the game's areas without being detected. Detection will set off an alarm which draws armed enemies to his location. Conversations with Snake's allies and cutscenes are used extensively to advance the plot and gain more insight into it. Metal Gear Solid is regarded as one of the greatest and most important video games of all time, and helped popularize the stealth genre and in-engine cinematic cutscenes.

Released
3 Sept 1998
Genre
Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Themes
Action, Science fiction, Survival, Stealth
Modes
Single player
Series
Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid
Developer
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Publisher
Konami
Rating
85/100 from 1,719 ratings

Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.

Metal Gear Solid PC port: quick answers

Do I need to own Metal Gear Solid?
Yes. Metal Gear Solid Recompiled needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
Is the Metal Gear Solid PC port finished?
It is in beta: playable, with known issues. Its last update was Sep 2026, and the latest release is v0.1.1.
Which systems does it run on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
Is it an emulator?
No. Metal Gear Solid Recompiled translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.

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