Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 101 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Performance: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Controls: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
84% of themes are praise8% are divided8% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
101 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay holds up, and it feels like the natural evolution of the series, while still retaining that MGS style.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
First, this is absolutely the GRAND finale of the entire Metal Gear Solid story (so ideally I would recommend you play this as the FINAL stop in your mainline MGS journey if you can) and holy CROW does it deliver on the plot/narrative front even when compared to every other game in the series.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a solid 60 FPS on my aging NVIDIA RTX 3060 - that's damn good, and not the quality I expected after MC Vol 1's rocky launch.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
MGS4 features the best AI guards, the most fleshed out animations and most impressive weapons catalogue thus far.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Also, its very well optimized and runs beautifully on the Steam Deck.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics: 7/10 (looks good for a PS3 game and looks MUCH better now being at 60fps versus struggling to keep 30)
+4 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay101 reviews
Story85 reviews
Performance58 reviews
Combat29 reviews
Steam Deck24 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Crashes17 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Optimization14 reviews
Difficulty12 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface86% still recommend
Players complain
Controls87% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
- Steam Input API Support
Store features
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Stereo Sound
- Surround Sound
Platforms
- Windows
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$29.99
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
2 points recordedtoday · $29.99
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