Game information
Updated 12 Sep 2026, 18:49 UTC- App ID
- 311340
- Developer
- KONAMI
- Publisher
- KONAMI
- Release date
- 18 Dec, 2014
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Game modes
- Single-player
- Controller support
- Full
- Achievements
- 16
- Metacritic
- 80
205playing now
21124-hour peak
5,788all-time peak
79average, last 30 days
The last 30 days
+25.7Gain+48.25%% gain225Peak
720 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
Thursday 13 August 202661 peakFriday 14 August 202675 peakSaturday 15 August 202675 peakSunday 16 August 202677 peakMonday 17 August 202662 peakTuesday 18 August 202663 peakWednesday 19 August 202659 peakThursday 20 August 202662 peakFriday 21 August 202655 peakSaturday 22 August 202688 peakSunday 23 August 202689 peakMonday 24 August 202675 peakTuesday 25 August 202665 peakWednesday 26 August 202665 peakThursday 27 August 202666 peakFriday 28 August 202660 peakSaturday 29 August 202690 peakSunday 30 August 202698 peakMonday 31 August 202685 peakTuesday 01 September 2026105 peakWednesday 02 September 2026147 peakThursday 03 September 2026148 peakFriday 04 September 2026181 peakSaturday 05 September 2026200 peakSunday 06 September 2026225 peakMonday 07 September 2026209 peakTuesday 08 September 2026180 peakWednesday 09 September 2026158 peakThursday 10 September 2026165 peakFriday 11 September 2026175 peakSaturday 12 September 2026211 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample
All time
142 months, December 2014 to September 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.
December 20145,788 monthly peakJanuary 20151,439 monthly peakFebruary 2015353 monthly peakMarch 20151,288 monthly peakApril 2015379 monthly peakMay 2015173 monthly peakJune 20151,781 monthly peakJuly 2015468 monthly peakAugust 20154,737 monthly peakSeptember 20154,674 monthly peakOctober 2015395 monthly peakNovember 2015258 monthly peakDecember 2015231 monthly peakJanuary 2016212 monthly peakFebruary 2016237 monthly peakMarch 2016119 monthly peakApril 2016109 monthly peakMay 2016684 monthly peakJune 2016264 monthly peakJuly 2016202 monthly peakAugust 2016113 monthly peakSeptember 2016105 monthly peakOctober 2016109 monthly peakNovember 2016430 monthly peakDecember 2016317 monthly peakJanuary 2017298 monthly peakFebruary 2017130 monthly peakMarch 2017112 monthly peakApril 2017103 monthly peakMay 201792 monthly peakJune 2017311 monthly peakJuly 2017268 monthly peakAugust 2017106 monthly peakSeptember 2017100 monthly peakOctober 201791 monthly peakNovember 2017248 monthly peakDecember 2017234 monthly peakJanuary 2018198 monthly peakFebruary 2018220 monthly peakMarch 2018137 monthly peakApril 2018153 monthly peakMay 201885 monthly peakJune 2018286 monthly peakJuly 2018208 monthly peakAugust 2018122 monthly peakSeptember 2018113 monthly peakOctober 201899 monthly peakNovember 2018178 monthly peakDecember 2018232 monthly peakJanuary 2019161 monthly peakFebruary 2019130 monthly peakMarch 2019106 monthly peakApril 201993 monthly peakMay 2019121 monthly peakJune 2019262 monthly peakJuly 2019212 monthly peakAugust 2019114 monthly peakSeptember 2019109 monthly peakOctober 201977 monthly peakNovember 2019251 monthly peakDecember 2019235 monthly peakJanuary 2020144 monthly peakFebruary 202094 monthly peakMarch 202086 monthly peakApril 2020171 monthly peakMay 2020632 monthly peakJune 2020330 monthly peakJuly 2020304 monthly peakAugust 2020117 monthly peakSeptember 2020252 monthly peakOctober 2020146 monthly peakNovember 2020255 monthly peakDecember 2020220 monthly peakJanuary 2021226 monthly peakFebruary 2021187 monthly peakMarch 2021106 monthly peakApril 2021268 monthly peakMay 2021303 monthly peakJune 2021188 monthly peakJuly 2021182 monthly peakAugust 2021101 monthly peakSeptember 2021428 monthly peakOctober 2021351 monthly peakNovember 2021203 monthly peakDecember 2021175 monthly peakJanuary 2022160 monthly peakFebruary 2022153 monthly peakMarch 2022102 monthly peakApril 202295 monthly peakMay 2022102 monthly peakJune 2022488 monthly peakJuly 2022214 monthly peakAugust 2022118 monthly peakSeptember 2022205 monthly peakOctober 2022112 monthly peakNovember 2022151 monthly peakDecember 2022140 monthly peakJanuary 2023168 monthly peakFebruary 2023108 monthly peakMarch 2023145 monthly peakApril 2023148 monthly peakMay 2023166 monthly peakJune 2023139 monthly peakJuly 2023102 monthly peakAugust 202389 monthly peakSeptember 202384 monthly peakOctober 202382 monthly peakNovember 202385 monthly peakDecember 202396 monthly peakJanuary 2024103 monthly peakFebruary 2024115 monthly peakMarch 2024137 monthly peakApril 2024116 monthly peakMay 2024125 monthly peakJune 202488 monthly peakJuly 202494 monthly peakAugust 2024108 monthly peakSeptember 2024276 monthly peakOctober 2024222 monthly peakNovember 2024115 monthly peakDecember 2024121 monthly peakJanuary 2025116 monthly peakFebruary 2025135 monthly peakMarch 2025162 monthly peakApril 2025124 monthly peakMay 2025103 monthly peakJune 2025300 monthly peakJuly 2025134 monthly peakAugust 2025234 monthly peakSeptember 2025285 monthly peakOctober 2025151 monthly peakNovember 202591 monthly peakDecember 202575 monthly peakJanuary 202688 monthly peakFebruary 2026105 monthly peakMarch 202694 monthly peakApril 202682 monthly peakMay 202680 monthly peakJune 2026148 monthly peakJuly 2026147 monthly peakAugust 202698 monthly peakSeptember 2026225 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.
July 2026147 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202698 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 2026225 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data
July 2026
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
Wednesday 01 July 2026109 peakThursday 02 July 2026113 peakFriday 03 July 2026105 peakSaturday 04 July 2026135 peakSunday 05 July 2026147 peakMonday 06 July 2026104 peakTuesday 07 July 2026104 peakWednesday 08 July 2026110 peakThursday 09 July 2026110 peakFriday 10 July 202690 peakSaturday 11 July 2026102 peakSunday 12 July 202687 peakMonday 13 July 202673 peakTuesday 14 July 202680 peakWednesday 15 July 2026104 peakThursday 16 July 2026104 peakFriday 17 July 2026103 peakSaturday 18 July 2026119 peakSunday 19 July 2026120 peakMonday 20 July 202698 peakTuesday 21 July 202694 peakWednesday 22 July 202689 peakThursday 23 July 2026105 peakFriday 24 July 202697 peakSaturday 25 July 2026116 peakSunday 26 July 2026119 peakMonday 27 July 2026113 peakTuesday 28 July 2026104 peakWednesday 29 July 202683 peakThursday 30 July 202682 peakFriday 31 July 202675 peak
August 2026
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 438 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
Saturday 01 August 202690 peakSunday 02 August 202689 peakMonday 03 August 202678 peakTuesday 04 August 202670 peakWednesday 05 August 202669 peakThursday 06 August 202663 peakFriday 07 August 202682 peakSaturday 08 August 202695 peakSunday 09 August 202684 peakMonday 10 August 202667 peakTuesday 11 August 202680 peakWednesday 12 August 202661 peakThursday 13 August 202674 peakFriday 14 August 202675 peakSaturday 15 August 202675 peakSunday 16 August 202677 peakMonday 17 August 202662 peakTuesday 18 August 202663 peakWednesday 19 August 202659 peakThursday 20 August 202662 peakFriday 21 August 202655 peakSaturday 22 August 202688 peakSunday 23 August 202689 peakMonday 24 August 202675 peakTuesday 25 August 202665 peakWednesday 26 August 202665 peakThursday 27 August 202666 peakFriday 28 August 202660 peakSaturday 29 August 202690 peakSunday 30 August 202698 peakMonday 31 August 202685 peak
September 2026
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Tuesday 01 September 2026105 peakWednesday 02 September 2026147 peakThursday 03 September 2026148 peakFriday 04 September 2026181 peakSaturday 05 September 2026200 peakSunday 06 September 2026225 peakMonday 07 September 2026209 peakTuesday 08 September 2026180 peakWednesday 09 September 2026158 peakThursday 10 September 2026165 peakFriday 11 September 2026175 peakSaturday 12 September 2026211 peak
October 2026
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES was released on 18 Dec, 2014.
Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
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About this gameFull description from Steam
World-renowned Kojima Productions showcases another masterpiece in the Metal Gear Solid franchise with Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is the first segment of the ‘Metal Gear Solid V Experience’ and prologue to the larger second segment, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain launching thereafter.
MGSV: GZ gives core fans the opportunity to get a taste of the world-class production’s unparalleled visual presentation and gameplay before the release of the main game. It also provides an opportunity for gamers who have never played a Kojima Productions game, and veterans alike, to gain familiarity with the radical new game design and unparalleled style of presentation.
The critically acclaimed Metal Gear Solid franchise has entertained fans for decades and revolutionized the gaming industry. Kojima Productions once again raises the bar with the FOX Engine offering incredible graphic fidelity and the introduction of open world game design in the Metal Gear Solid universe. This is the experience that core gamers have been waiting for.
Key Features:
• THE POWER OF FOX ENGINE – Ground Zeroes showcases Kojima Productions’ stunning FOX Engine, a true next-generation game engine which revolutionizes the Metal Gear Solid experience.
• INTRODUCTION TO OPEN WORLD DESIGN – The first Metal Gear Solid title to offer open world gameplay. Ground Zeroes offers total freedom of play: how missions are undertaken is entirely down to the user.
• UNRESTRICTED STEALTH – Imagine classic Metal Gear gameplay but with no restrictions or boundaries. Players use intelligence and cerebral strategy to sneak their way through entire missions, or go in all guns blazing. Each will have different effects on game consequences and advancement.
• MULTIPLE MISSIONS AND TASKS –Ground Zeroes boasts a central story mode and Side-Ops missions ranging from tactical action, aerial assaults and “covert” missions that will be sure to surprise.
• REDESIGNED INTERFACE – Ground Zeroes users will benefit from a clean in-game HUD that shows the minimal amount of on-screen data to give a more intense gaming experience.
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Content & age ratings9 regional ratings
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware
Minimum
Minimum:
OS *: Windows Vista SP2 x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64 (64-bit OS Required)
Processor: Core i5-4460 (3.20GHz) or better *Quad-Core or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better (DirectX 11 graphics card required)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 4 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Recommended
Recommended:
OS *: Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64 (64-bit OS Required)
Processor: Core i7-4790 (3.60GHz) or better *Quad-Core or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (DirectX 11 graphics card required)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 4 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card (Surround Sound 5.1)
Supported languages8 languages
| Language | Full audio |
|---|---|
| English | ● |
| French | |
| Italian | |
| German | |
| Japanese | ● |
| Russian | |
| Spanish - Latin America | |
| Portuguese - Brazil |
A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.
Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements
16 achievements in total.
Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
DownfallAchievement
ReunionAchievement
GenesisAchievement
AccomplishedAchievement
SkilledAchievement
HeroAchievement
RescueAchievement
DepthAchievement
PacifistAchievement
InfiltrationAchievement
18 developer announcements, Oct 2014 to Aug 2015 · times in UTC
August
- AMD Driver Solution
Operation AMD Driver Solution was a success! I have a welcome follow up to the previously mentioned AMD Driver Issue we encountered earlier. By operating the "AMD Catalyst 15.8 Beta," which should be available in the following link on Aug…
RobertPeelerKJP - AMD Driver Solution
Operation AMD Driver Solution was a success! I have a welcome follow up to the previously mentioned AMD Driver Issue we encountered earlier. By operating the "AMD Catalyst 15.8 Beta," which should be available in the following link on Aug…
RobertPeelerKJP - AMD Driver Issue
A strong man doesn't need to read the future, he makes his own driver patches. Thanks to your feedback we've encountered an issue with the newest AMD driver "AMD Catalyst 15.7.1" where MGSV: GZ will experience crashes when launching the…
RobertPeelerKJP - AMD Driver Issue
A strong man doesn't need to read the future, he makes his own driver patches. Thanks to your feedback we've encountered an issue with the newest AMD driver "AMD Catalyst 15.7.1" where MGSV: GZ will experience crashes when launching the…
RobertPeelerKJP
January
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes PATCH NOTES 1/23/2015
This is the liberty we've won for ourselves: Steam Forums! We've incorporated the now player-tested, Big Boss approved Beta test into an official patch. Now without signing up for the optional Beta process every user can take advantage of…
RobertPeelerKJP - Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes PATCH NOTES 1/23/2015
This is the liberty we've won for ourselves: Steam Forums! We've incorporated the now player-tested, Big Boss approved Beta test into an official patch. Now without signing up for the optional Beta process every user can take advantage of…
RobertPeelerKJP
December
- Beta Implemented Bug Fixes
Hello everyone. Some players have reported various bugs in the game that the team has worked on repairing since they were first reported. The team has just recently launched a Beta version of the game client. You can download and try out…
RobertPeelerKJP - Beta Implemented Bug Fixes
Hello everyone. Some players have reported various bugs in the game that the team has worked on repairing since they were first reported. The team has just recently launched a Beta version of the game client. You can download and try out…
RobertPeelerKJP - KONAMI Unleashes 4K PC Version of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Open World Prequel
December 18, 2014 – El Segundo, Calif. – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today released the PC version of METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES via Steam’s digital distribution service. The PC edition of METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES…
Konami Man - KONAMI Unleashes 4K PC Version of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Open World Prequel
December 18, 2014 – El Segundo, Calif. – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today released the PC version of METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES via Steam’s digital distribution service. The PC edition of METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES…
Konami Man - Kojima Station MGSV:GZ for PC Gameplay 12/10
I’ve been on this forum all along, waiting for the right time to awaken! While some of you have been clued into the latest news I’m about to give you, well, I’m about to give it anyway. Turns out it’s my turn to inform you, though I think…
RobertPeelerKJP - Kojima Station MGSV:GZ for PC Gameplay 12/10
I’ve been on this forum all along, waiting for the right time to awaken! While some of you have been clued into the latest news I’m about to give you, well, I’m about to give it anyway. Turns out it’s my turn to inform you, though I think…
RobertPeelerKJP
November
- Minimum & Recommended Specifications
This is where it gets interesting! I have some new information for you all! It might seem familiar (those “spies” reported well) but believe me its brand new. I’m back to give all of you the official specs for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground…
RobertPeelerKJP - Minimum & Recommended Specifications
This is where it gets interesting! I have some new information for you all! It might seem familiar (those “spies” reported well) but believe me its brand new. I’m back to give all of you the official specs for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground…
RobertPeelerKJP - Controller/Keyboard & Mouse support
My friends, let us fight together again. I hope you’re all looking forward to Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on PC! Some of you have played it before on consoles and are looking for more information as to what players can expect with the…
RobertPeelerKJP - Controller/Keyboard & Mouse support
My friends, let us fight together again. I hope you’re all looking forward to Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on PC! Some of you have played it before on consoles and are looking for more information as to what players can expect with the…
RobertPeelerKJP
October
- METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES Announced for December 18th, 2014!
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it will release the PC version of METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES via Steam on December 18th, 2014. The company also confirmed that it will be 4K compatible and will feature an…
Konami Man - METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES Announced for December 18th, 2014!
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it will release the PC version of METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES via Steam on December 18th, 2014. The company also confirmed that it will be 4K compatible and will feature an…
Konami Man