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Steam app 287700 · updated 11 Oct 2026, 14:23 UTC

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN Steam header artwork
KONAMIKONAMI
1,683playing now
1,81624-hour peak
90,952all-time peak
1,979average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−164.4Gain−7.67%% gain3,432Peak

717 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

09272k3k4k16 Sep21 Sep26 Sep01 Oct06 Oct11 Oct16 OctWednesday 16 September 20262,777 peakThursday 17 September 20262,618 peakFriday 18 September 20262,726 peakSaturday 19 September 20263,185 peakSunday 20 September 20263,432 peakMonday 21 September 20262,688 peakTuesday 22 September 20262,660 peakWednesday 23 September 20262,550 peakThursday 24 September 20262,469 peakFriday 25 September 20262,540 peakSaturday 26 September 20262,984 peakSunday 27 September 20263,193 peakMonday 28 September 20262,429 peakTuesday 29 September 20262,235 peakWednesday 30 September 20262,144 peakThursday 01 October 20262,126 peakFriday 02 October 20262,147 peakSaturday 03 October 20262,621 peakSunday 04 October 20262,707 peakMonday 05 October 20262,089 peakTuesday 06 October 20262,035 peakWednesday 07 October 20262,002 peakThursday 08 October 20262,092 peakFriday 09 October 20262,112 peakSaturday 10 October 20262,488 peakSunday 11 October 20262,570 peakMonday 12 October 20262,353 peakTuesday 13 October 20261,908 peakWednesday 14 October 20261,857 peakThursday 15 October 20261,816 peakFriday 16 October 20261,683 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

134 months, September 2015 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

025k49k74k98k2015201720192021202320242026September 201590,952 monthly peakOctober 201535,068 monthly peakNovember 201514,141 monthly peakDecember 20158,629 monthly peakJanuary 201615,691 monthly peakFebruary 20168,430 monthly peakMarch 20165,738 monthly peakApril 20164,676 monthly peakMay 20168,513 monthly peakJune 20167,069 monthly peakJuly 20167,109 monthly peakAugust 20165,242 monthly peakSeptember 20164,750 monthly peakOctober 20164,165 monthly peakNovember 20164,787 monthly peakDecember 20165,426 monthly peakJanuary 20176,279 monthly peakFebruary 20174,572 monthly peakMarch 20173,934 monthly peakApril 20173,070 monthly peakMay 20173,283 monthly peakJune 20173,816 monthly peakJuly 20174,383 monthly peakAugust 20173,526 monthly peakSeptember 20173,189 monthly peakOctober 20173,206 monthly peakNovember 20173,292 monthly peakDecember 20173,436 monthly peakJanuary 20183,554 monthly peakFebruary 20183,694 monthly peakMarch 20183,687 monthly peakApril 20182,879 monthly peakMay 20182,508 monthly peakJune 20183,799 monthly peakJuly 20183,966 monthly peakAugust 20183,347 monthly peakSeptember 20183,320 monthly peakOctober 20182,897 monthly peakNovember 20183,004 monthly peakDecember 20183,197 monthly peakJanuary 20193,159 monthly peakFebruary 20192,602 monthly peakMarch 20192,489 monthly peakApril 20192,019 monthly peakMay 20192,233 monthly peakJune 20193,332 monthly peakJuly 20194,048 monthly peakAugust 20192,808 monthly peakSeptember 20192,493 monthly peakOctober 20192,242 monthly peakNovember 20192,972 monthly peakDecember 20193,134 monthly peakJanuary 20202,607 monthly peakFebruary 20202,082 monthly peakMarch 20202,035 monthly peakApril 20202,150 monthly peakMay 20206,504 monthly peakJune 20204,774 monthly peakJuly 20205,404 monthly peakAugust 20203,536 monthly peakSeptember 20203,814 monthly peakOctober 20203,351 monthly peakNovember 20203,324 monthly peakDecember 20203,183 monthly peakJanuary 20213,461 monthly peakFebruary 20213,040 monthly peakMarch 20212,583 monthly peakApril 20212,668 monthly peakMay 20214,070 monthly peakJune 20212,900 monthly peakJuly 20213,198 monthly peakAugust 20212,597 monthly peakSeptember 20214,191 monthly peakOctober 20215,135 monthly peakNovember 20213,077 monthly peakDecember 20212,990 monthly peakJanuary 20223,272 monthly peakFebruary 20223,066 monthly peakMarch 20222,505 monthly peakApril 20222,421 monthly peakMay 20222,521 monthly peakJune 20224,362 monthly peakJuly 20223,868 monthly peakAugust 20222,941 monthly peakSeptember 20223,352 monthly peakOctober 20222,798 monthly peakNovember 20222,530 monthly peakDecember 20222,654 monthly peakJanuary 20233,056 monthly peakFebruary 20232,672 monthly peakMarch 20232,814 monthly peakApril 20232,923 monthly peakMay 20233,433 monthly peakJune 20232,986 monthly peakJuly 20232,584 monthly peakAugust 20232,279 monthly peakSeptember 20231,959 monthly peakOctober 20231,996 monthly peakNovember 20232,162 monthly peakDecember 20232,120 monthly peakJanuary 20242,633 monthly peakFebruary 20242,986 monthly peakMarch 20242,593 monthly peakApril 20242,449 monthly peakMay 20242,689 monthly peakJune 20242,254 monthly peakJuly 20242,390 monthly peakAugust 20242,604 monthly peakSeptember 20244,788 monthly peakOctober 20244,729 monthly peakNovember 20242,789 monthly peakDecember 20242,490 monthly peakJanuary 20252,692 monthly peakFebruary 20252,791 monthly peakMarch 20253,057 monthly peakApril 20252,698 monthly peakMay 20252,281 monthly peakJune 20253,716 monthly peakJuly 20253,293 monthly peakAugust 20254,902 monthly peakSeptember 20256,213 monthly peakOctober 20253,886 monthly peakNovember 20252,415 monthly peakDecember 20251,747 monthly peakJanuary 20261,791 monthly peakFebruary 20262,044 monthly peakMarch 20261,955 monthly peakApril 20261,807 monthly peakMay 20261,726 monthly peakJune 20261,668 monthly peakJuly 20262,360 monthly peakAugust 20262,168 monthly peakSeptember 20263,552 monthly peakOctober 20262,707 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

09592k3k4kJuly 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 20262,360 peak — daily detail belowAugust 20262,168 peak — daily detail belowSeptember 20263,552 peak — hourly detail belowOctober 20262,707 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

14 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

06371k2k3k01 Jul20 Jul22 Jul24 Jul26 Jul28 Jul30 JulWednesday 01 July 20262,360 peakSunday 19 July 20262,063 peakMonday 20 July 20261,773 peakTuesday 21 July 20261,854 peakWednesday 22 July 20261,735 peakThursday 23 July 20261,755 peakFriday 24 July 20261,805 peakSaturday 25 July 20262,083 peakSunday 26 July 20262,360 peakMonday 27 July 20261,986 peakTuesday 28 July 20261,952 peakWednesday 29 July 20261,853 peakThursday 30 July 20261,806 peakFriday 31 July 20261,775 peak

August 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

05851k2k2k01 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 20262,100 peakSunday 02 August 20262,168 peakMonday 03 August 20261,752 peakTuesday 04 August 20261,637 peakWednesday 05 August 20261,640 peakThursday 06 August 20261,639 peakFriday 07 August 20261,722 peakSaturday 08 August 20261,912 peakSunday 09 August 20262,042 peakMonday 10 August 20261,737 peakTuesday 11 August 20261,645 peakWednesday 12 August 20261,574 peakThursday 13 August 20261,572 peakFriday 14 August 20261,576 peakSaturday 15 August 20261,874 peakSunday 16 August 20261,976 peakMonday 17 August 20261,593 peakTuesday 18 August 20261,565 peakWednesday 19 August 20261,588 peakThursday 20 August 20261,540 peakFriday 21 August 20261,555 peakSaturday 22 August 20261,875 peakSunday 23 August 20261,943 peakMonday 24 August 20261,600 peakTuesday 25 August 20261,538 peakWednesday 26 August 20261,623 peakThursday 27 August 20261,473 peakFriday 28 August 20261,529 peakSaturday 29 August 20261,895 peakSunday 30 August 20262,050 peakMonday 31 August 20261,711 peak

September 2026

30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 343 hourly samples from 16 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

09592k3k4k01 Sep06 Sep11 Sep16 Sep21 Sep26 SepTuesday 01 September 20261,706 peakWednesday 02 September 20261,962 peakThursday 03 September 20262,013 peakFriday 04 September 20262,187 peakSaturday 05 September 20262,807 peakSunday 06 September 20262,999 peakMonday 07 September 20262,988 peakTuesday 08 September 20262,522 peakWednesday 09 September 20262,486 peakThursday 10 September 20262,453 peakFriday 11 September 20262,669 peakSaturday 12 September 20263,276 peakSunday 13 September 20263,552 peakMonday 14 September 20262,782 peakTuesday 15 September 20262,659 peakWednesday 16 September 20262,777 peakThursday 17 September 20262,618 peakFriday 18 September 20262,726 peakSaturday 19 September 20263,185 peakSunday 20 September 20263,432 peakMonday 21 September 20262,688 peakTuesday 22 September 20262,660 peakWednesday 23 September 20262,550 peakThursday 24 September 20262,469 peakFriday 25 September 20262,540 peakSaturday 26 September 20262,984 peakSunday 27 September 20263,193 peakMonday 28 September 20262,429 peakTuesday 29 September 20262,235 peakWednesday 30 September 20262,144 peak

October 2026

16 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 374 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

07311k2k3k01 Oct03 Oct05 Oct07 Oct09 Oct11 Oct13 Oct15 OctThursday 01 October 20262,126 peakFriday 02 October 20262,147 peakSaturday 03 October 20262,621 peakSunday 04 October 20262,707 peakMonday 05 October 20262,089 peakTuesday 06 October 20262,035 peakWednesday 07 October 20262,002 peakThursday 08 October 20262,092 peakFriday 09 October 20262,112 peakSaturday 10 October 20262,488 peakSunday 11 October 20262,570 peakMonday 12 October 20262,353 peakTuesday 13 October 20261,908 peakWednesday 14 October 20261,857 peakThursday 15 October 20261,816 peakFriday 16 October 20261,683 peak
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 11 Oct 2026, 14:23 UTC
App ID
287700
Last updated
04 Aug 2026 build 24176213
Update pace
Quiet no update while we have been watching · 0 in 34 days watched
Developer
KONAMI
Publisher
KONAMI
Release date
Sep 1, 2015
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure
Game modes
Single-player, Multi-player
Controller support
Full
Declared DRM
Denuvo Anti-tamper
Achievements
42
Metacritic
91

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableIn-App PurchasesSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Full controller support

Accessibility

Popular tags

StealthOpen WorldActionStory RichTacticalCinematicThird PersonGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerAtmosphericAdventureHorsesThird-Person ShooterMultiplayerShooterReplay ValueSandboxDarkSci-fiHeist
About this gameFull description from Steam
Konami Digital Entertainment continues forth the ‘METAL GEAR SOLID V Experience’ with the latest chapter, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain. Ushering in a new era for the franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, MGSV: The Phantom Pain will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions. Nine years after the events of MGSV: GROUND ZEROES and the fall of Mother Base, Snake a.k.a. Big Boss, awakens from a nine year coma. The year is 1984. The Cold War serves as the backdrop as nuclear weapons continue to shape a global crisis. Driven by revenge, Snake establishes a new private army and returns to the battlefield in pursuit of the shadow group, XOF. The METAL GEAR SOLID team continues to ambitiously explore mature themes such as the psychology of warfare and the atrocities that result from those that engage in its vicious cycle. One of the most anticipated games of the year with its open-world design, photorealistic visual fidelity and feature-rich game design, MGSV: The Phantom Pain will leave its mark as one of the hallmarks in the gaming industry for its cinematic storytelling, heavy themes, and immersive tactical gameplay. Key Features: - Open-World game design allowing players ultimate freedom on how to approach missions and overall game progression - Fox Engine delivers photorealistic graphics, thoughtful game design and true new-generation game production quality - Online connectivity that carries the experience beyond the consoles to other devices to augment the overall functionality and access to the game.
Content & age ratings9 regional ratings

Regional ratings

CEROd
CRL16
CSRRR
DEJUS18Violência
ESRBmBlood and Gore · Intense Violence · Sexual Violence · Strong Language
FPB18
NZOFLCr16Violence · Offensive language · Content that may disturb
OFLCr18High impact themes · High impact violence · Online Interactivity
PEGI18Bad Language · Violence · Online Gameplay
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64, Windows 10x64 (64-bit OS Required) Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 (3.40 GHz) or better; Quad-core or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better (DirectX 11 card Required) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 28 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64, Windows 10x64 (64-bit OS Required) Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 (3.60GHz) or better; Quad-core or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (DirectX 11 graphic card required) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 28 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card (Surround Sound 5.1)
Supported languages8 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
French
Italian
German
Japanese●
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Spanish - Latin America

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
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Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

42 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
AwakeningAchievement
Phantom LimbAchievement
BeekeeperAchievement
Gears TurnAchievement
CaravanHidden achievement
VoicesHidden achievement
ImmortalHidden achievement
SkullHidden achievement
DisappearanceHidden achievement
TruthHidden achievement

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12 developer announcements, Aug 2015 to Jan 2016 · times in UTC

January

  1. Metal Gear Online Officially Launches for PC

    Given the right platform, the right game, any player can be shaped into an online player. The Beta has officially concluded and the game is now available for launch. We took in a lot of feedback and made a few key adjustments. After some…

    RobertPeelerKJP
  2. Metal Gear Online Officially Launches for PC

    Given the right platform, the right game, any player can be shaped into an online player. The Beta has officially concluded and the game is now available for launch. We took in a lot of feedback and made a few key adjustments. After some…

    RobertPeelerKJP
  3. Metal Gear Online Beta Now LIVE

    I give this mission to you, a rookie, knowing I could use you to play MGO for the rest of the world... Your first opportunity to play Metal Gear Online for the PC is now live on Steam! If you're itching to get started, just follow the below…

    RobertPeelerKJP
  4. Metal Gear Online Beta Now LIVE

    I give this mission to you, a rookie, knowing I could use you to play MGO for the rest of the world... Your first opportunity to play Metal Gear Online for the PC is now live on Steam! If you're itching to get started, just follow the below…

    RobertPeelerKJP
  5. Metal Gear Online Beta Live 1/12 10PM PT

    The real Kept You Waiting... Since the delay announcement last year, MGO fans have been waiting patiently for the latest update for their favorite online multiplayer to arrive on their favorite platform, the indomitable PC! A strong man…

    RobertPeelerKJP
  6. Metal Gear Online Beta Live 1/12 10PM PT

    The real Kept You Waiting... Since the delay announcement last year, MGO fans have been waiting patiently for the latest update for their favorite online multiplayer to arrive on their favorite platform, the indomitable PC! A strong man…

    RobertPeelerKJP

September

  1. METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN Available Now!

    It is nothing so trivial as revenge. A fight to the death with you. Only in that our soul can find respite. What more can be said about this momentous occassion, except to give you and all fans everywhere a huge thank you for your…

    RobertPeelerKJP
  2. METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN Available Now!

    It is nothing so trivial as revenge. A fight to the death with you. Only in that our soul can find respite. What more can be said about this momentous occassion, except to give you and all fans everywhere a huge thank you for your…

    RobertPeelerKJP

August

  1. Title: MGSV PC版：9月1日(PDT)

    なんて素敵なトレーラーやスクリーンショットの数々！ 『Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain』PC版について、最新のアップデート情報をお届けします。もうご覧になったかもしれませんが、制作チームはスケジュールを首尾よくこなしたので、リリース日は9月16日から9月2日に変更。コンソール版と同時発売が決定しました！…

    RobertPeelerKJP
  2. Title: MGSV PC版：9月1日(PDT)

    なんて素敵なトレーラーやスクリーンショットの数々！ 『Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain』PC版について、最新のアップデート情報をお届けします。もうご覧になったかもしれませんが、制作チームはスケジュールを首尾よくこなしたので、リリース日は9月16日から9月2日に変更。コンソール版と同時発売が決定しました！…

    RobertPeelerKJP
  3. MGSV PC Launch Date Sep 1st

    Ah, what a joyful scene. I have some updated news regarding the PC version of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. As you might have seen, we’ve been able to successfully operate our production schedule and change the release date from…

    RobertPeelerKJP
  4. MGSV PC Launch Date Sep 1st

    Ah, what a joyful scene. I have some updated news regarding the PC version of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. As you might have seen, we’ve been able to successfully operate our production schedule and change the release date from…

    RobertPeelerKJP

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