METAL SLUG 3 Price History and Player Count

METAL SLUG 3

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METAL SLUG 3

SNK CORPORATION, DotemuJan 1, 2014Action

$7.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Unsupported
  • Arcade
  • Classic
  • Action
  • Co-op
  • Side Scroller
  • Retro
  • Local Co-Op
  • Shooter
  • 2D
  • Online Co-Op
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Playing now
17
Updated 3 hours ago
24-hour peak
32
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
2,997
Feb 14, 2014
Steam reviews
89%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

METAL SLUG 3 player count chart

METAL SLUG 3 has very few players on Steam right now (17). Its all-time peak was 2,997.

History from Jan 1, 2014

METAL SLUG 3 monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026n/a-17-33.33%34
October 202625-5-16.67%51
September 202630-45-37.82%74
August 2026n/a+75+170.45%119
July 2026n/a-5-10.2%44
June 2026n/a-57-53.77%49
May 2026n/a+4+3.92%106
April 2026n/a+12+13.33%102
March 2026n/a+46+104.55%90
February 2026n/a-4-8.33%44
January 2026n/a-1-2.04%48
December 2025n/a-37-43.02%49
November 2025n/a+4+4.88%86
October 2025n/a+5+6.49%82
September 2025n/a+35+83.33%77
August 2025n/a+3+7.69%42
July 2025n/a-55-58.51%39
June 2025n/a+53+129.27%94
May 2025n/a-6-12.77%41
April 2025n/a-41-46.59%47
March 2025n/a+1+1.15%88
February 2025n/a+16+22.54%87
January 2025n/a-7-8.97%71
December 2024n/a-207-72.63%78
November 2024n/a+252+763.64%285
October 2024n/a-9-21.43%33
September 2024n/a-6-12.5%42
August 2024n/a-27-36%48
July 2024n/a-7-8.54%75
June 2024n/a+40+95.24%82
May 2024n/a+0+0%42
April 2024n/a-5-10.64%42
March 2024n/a+1+2.17%47
February 2024n/a+0+0%46
January 2024n/a-6-11.54%46
December 2023n/a-4-7.14%52
November 2023n/a+14+33.33%56
October 2023n/a-5-10.64%42
September 2023n/a-17-26.56%47
August 2023n/a-5-7.25%64
July 2023n/a+19+38%69
June 2023n/a+4+8.7%50
May 2023n/a-12-20.69%46
April 2023n/a-13-18.31%58
March 2023n/a-207-74.46%71
February 2023n/a+164+143.86%278
January 2023n/a-13-10.24%114
December 2022n/a+68+115.25%127
November 2022n/a+5+9.26%59
October 2022n/a-16-22.86%54
September 2022n/a+10+16.67%70
August 2022n/a-15-20%60
July 2022n/a-74-49.66%75
June 2022n/a+105+238.64%149
May 2022n/a+1+2.33%44
April 2022n/a-2-4.44%43
March 2022n/a-7-13.46%45
February 2022n/a-4-7.14%52
January 2022n/a-3-5.08%56
December 2021n/a+7+13.46%59
November 2021n/a-2-3.7%52
October 2021n/a+10+22.73%54
September 2021n/a-10-18.52%44
August 2021n/a-34-38.64%54
July 2021n/a-135-60.54%88
June 2021n/a+150+205.48%223
May 2021n/a+23+46%73
April 2021n/a+7+16.28%50
March 2021n/a-15-25.86%43
February 2021n/a+11+23.4%58
January 2021n/a-4-7.84%47
December 2020n/a+3+6.25%51
November 2020n/a+7+17.07%48
October 2020n/a+0+0%41
September 2020n/a+1+2.5%41
August 2020n/a-26-39.39%40
July 2020n/a-3-4.35%66
June 2020n/a-9-11.54%69
May 2020n/a+33+73.33%78
April 2020n/a+10+28.57%45
March 2020n/a-5-12.5%35
February 2020n/a-4-9.09%40
January 2020n/a+0+0%44
December 2019n/a-1-2.22%44
November 2019n/a+13+40.62%45
October 2019n/a-12-27.27%32
September 2019n/a+13+41.94%44
August 2019n/a-11-26.19%31
July 2019n/a-1-2.33%42
June 2019n/a-24-35.82%43
May 2019n/a+8+13.56%67
April 2019n/a+19+47.5%59
March 2019n/a-14-25.93%40
February 2019n/a+4+8%54
January 2019n/a-59-54.13%50
December 2018n/a+28+34.57%109
November 2018n/a+43+113.16%81
October 2018n/a+7+22.58%38
September 2018n/a+1+3.33%31
August 2018n/a-26-46.43%30
July 2018n/a+6+12%56
June 2018n/a+13+35.14%50
May 2018n/a+5+15.62%37
April 2018n/a-2-5.88%32
March 2018n/a-25-42.37%34
February 2018n/a+12+25.53%59
January 2018n/a-10-17.54%47
December 2017n/a+4+7.55%57
November 2017n/a+0+0%53
October 2017n/a-96-64.43%53
September 2017n/a+116+351.52%149
August 2017n/a-32-49.23%33
July 2017n/a-67-50.76%65
June 2017n/a+91+221.95%132
May 2017n/a-33-44.59%41
April 2017n/a+27+57.45%74
March 2017n/a+8+20.51%47
February 2017n/a-31-44.29%39
January 2017n/a+11+18.64%70
December 2016n/a+0+0%59
November 2016n/a+9+18%59
October 2016n/a+8+19.05%50
September 2016n/a+2+5%42
August 2016n/a-46-53.49%40
July 2016n/a+5+6.17%86
June 2016n/a+42+107.69%81
May 2016n/a-11-22%39
April 2016n/a-2-3.85%50
March 2016n/a-102-66.23%52
February 2016n/a-63-29.03%154
January 2016n/a+96+79.34%217
December 2015n/a+70+137.25%121
November 2015n/a+3+6.25%51
October 2015n/a-32-40%48
September 2015n/a+32+66.67%80
August 2015n/a-7-12.73%48
July 2015n/a-302-84.59%55
June 2015n/a+267+296.67%357
May 2015n/a+38+73.08%90
April 2015n/a-3-5.45%52
March 2015n/a-15-21.43%55
February 2015n/a-642-90.17%70
January 2015n/a-221-23.69%712
December 2014n/a+494+112.53%933
November 2014n/a+387+744.23%439
October 2014n/a-5-8.77%52
September 2014n/a-1-1.72%57
August 2014n/a-134-69.79%58
July 2014n/a-1,532-88.86%192
June 2014n/a+1,398+428.83%1,724
May 2014n/a-280-46.2%326
April 2014n/a+446+278.75%606
March 2014n/a-2,837-94.66%160
February 2014n/a+2,972+11888%2,997
January 2014n/an/an/a25

How many people play METAL SLUG 3 right now?

17 people are playing METAL SLUG 3 on Steam right now. That makes it the #6,824 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 32 players. Today's peak is 9% below its 30-day average daily peak of 35.

Is METAL SLUG 3 growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days METAL SLUG 3 averaged a daily peak of 35 players, down 20% compared with the 30 days before (44). Its highest point this month (51) is 41% below the same period last year (86). In its first month after release (Jan 1, 2014) it peaked at 25 players. Today's player count is 1% of its all-time peak of 2,997, set on Feb 14, 2014.

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About METAL SLUG 3

“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!

Developer
SNK CORPORATION, Dotemu
Publisher
SNK CORPORATION
Released
Jan 1, 2014
Genre
Action
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Languages
7 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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METAL SLUG 3 price history

$7.99
price now (US)
$1.59
lowest recorded (-80%) · Aug 23, 2026 archived
-80%
typical sale discount · 4 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. METAL SLUG 3 is at its full price of $7.99. It usually goes on sale for about 80% off (around $1.60), and the lowest we have recorded is $1.59.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

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METAL SLUG 3 reviews over time

89% Very Positive89% of 8,579 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

METAL SLUG 3 achievements

METAL SLUG 3 has 30 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 31.7% of them; the rarest, MASTER OF METAL SLUG, is held by 1.1% of players.

  • OASIS OF THE BATTLEFIELD (RUMI)Obtain items from Rumi Aikawa85.8%
  • NURSESave 10 POWs77.7%
  • ROOKIEClear Mission 174.5%
  • I LOVE BANANASSave an orangutan72.6%
  • GRENADE LOVERThrow 50 grenades70.4%
  • 100,000 POINTS REACHEDReach a score of 100,000 points69.4%
  • 200,000 POINTS REACHEDReach a score of 200,000 points63.9%
  • 100 TOMBSKill 100 soldiers59.2%
  • TOP SCORERReach a score of 500,000 points51.2%
  • GRENADE KINGThrow 300 grenades45.8%
  • WEAPON MASTERGet all weapons42.8%
  • OASIS OF THE BATTLEFIELD (MADOKA)Obtain items from Madoka Aikawa37.5%
  • GAME CLEARClear the game35.2%
  • SNOWMANTurn into a snowman34.1%
  • COOLPlay with a friend26.7%
  • HEROSave 100 POWs18.8%
  • 500 TOMBSKill 500 soldiers16.0%
  • TEAMWORKReach a score of 1 000 000 points with a friend14.6%
  • CHARACTER MASTERPlay with all characters13.3%
  • HYAKUTARO ARRIVESSave Hyakutaro Ichimonji12.8%
  • NINJAClear any mission with no miss12.7%
  • 1,000 TOMBSKill 1,000 soldiers5.8%
  • THE KING OF RECOVERYSave 1,000 POWs1.5%
  • MASTER NINJAClear the game without using a continue1.5%
  • MARCO AFFICIONADOPlay 100 times as Marco1.4%
  • TARMA AFFICIONADOPlay 100 times as Tarma1.3%
  • ERI AFFICIONADOPlay 100 times as Eri1.3%
  • FIO AFFICIONADOPlay 100 times as Fio1.3%
  • COLLECTORUnlock all Illustrations1.2%
  • MASTER OF METAL SLUGComplete all Achievements1.1%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

METAL SLUG 3 DLC

METAL SLUG 3 has 1 DLC on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
METAL SLUG 3 Soundtrack ↗Mar 23, 2022$9.99

METAL SLUG 3 FAQ

Is METAL SLUG 3 dead?

METAL SLUG 3 has very few players on Steam right now (17). Its all-time peak was 2,997.

How many people play METAL SLUG 3?

17 people are playing METAL SLUG 3 on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 32 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for METAL SLUG 3?

METAL SLUG 3 reached its all-time Steam peak of 2,997 concurrent players on Feb 14, 2014.

Is METAL SLUG 3 growing or declining?

METAL SLUG 3 is declining. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 35, down 20% compared with the previous 30 days.

How much does METAL SLUG 3 cost?

METAL SLUG 3 costs $7.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price METAL SLUG 3 has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for METAL SLUG 3 on Steam is $1.59 (80% off), on Aug 23, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $7.99 right now.

Is METAL SLUG 3 on sale right now?

No, METAL SLUG 3 is at its full price of $7.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 80%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 80%.

Is METAL SLUG 3 good?

Steam players rate METAL SLUG 3 Very Positive: 89% of 8,579 reviews are positive.

When did METAL SLUG 3 come out?

METAL SLUG 3 was released on Steam on Jan 1, 2014.

Who made METAL SLUG 3?

METAL SLUG 3 was developed by SNK CORPORATION, Dotemu and published by SNK CORPORATION.

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