METAL GEAR SOLID: Peace Walker - Master Collection Version
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ActionAdventureExplorationThird-Person ShooterEspionagePvPAction RPG

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Game description

From Naked Snake to Big Boss. Ten years after Operation Snake Eater. While commanding a private military force in Colombia, guests from Costa Rica visit Snake. Accepting their request, Snake leads his men into confronting the conspiracy behind the East-West Cold War.

Basic info

DeveloperKONAMI
PublisherKONAMI
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 27, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 11（64-bit OS required）
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM) i5-9600K
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Storage21 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 422 reviews from the past 1 year

77.4/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (82%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

An addictive loop and legendary story win 109 reviews of this Peace Walker port, but keyboard controls lag; it scores 77.4.

👍 Strengths

109 reviews praise an addictive loop, some after hundreds of hours on the PSP original. 59 call the story, characters and bosses legendary, and Story & World ranks 236th of 1096. Multiplayer ranks 275th of 642: 52 love co-op missions with friends. Others find the controls comfortable after adjusting settings, and some admire the art style while wishing the port matched it. Content Volume ranks 382nd of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay appears in 58% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1244th of 1396. 99 reviews say keyboard and mouse controls have input lag and feel like poor analog stick emulation. 40 describe poor optimization, with frame rates below 60 even on top hardware. 22 find boss fights long and repetitive alone. Others report crashes and connection errors, and some find vehicle battles repetitive. Tech & Support ranks 719th of 1399, and Visuals & Sound ranks 993rd of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“addictive gameplay loop with 300+ hours on PSP version” · 109 reviews
“story, characters, bosses and complete journey legendary” · 59 reviews
“co-op campaign and side ops with friends is amazing” · 52 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -1.53 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “KB/M controls have input lag and feel like bad analog stick emulation” · 99 reviews
Positive “comfortable controls after adjusting polling rate to 125Hz, responsive keyboard support with custom keybinds” · 35 reviews

Progression 16% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 4% · Freedom 3% · Strategy 8%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.62 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story, characters, bosses and complete journey legendary” · 59 reviews
Negative “story is beyond stupid and a wide margin downgrade” · 3 reviews

Characters 6% · World 6%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.83 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “approximately 120 hours of content with story and side missions” · 4 reviews

Variety 11% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.72 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “gorgeous art style and great game design, but port quality undermines it” · 33 reviews
Negative “simple graphics due to mobile console origins” · 8 reviews

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.46 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “co-op campaign and side ops with friends is amazing” · 52 reviews

Community 3% · Servers & Connection 6%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.05 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “vehicle attacks nearly instant death, skill imbalance makes S-rank impossible” · 4 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 46% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.13 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “poor optimization, frame buffer copies clog PCI-E bus, runs below 60 FPS on 4090” · 40 reviews

Stability 9% · Developer support 19%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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