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.

Developer: KONAMI
Publisher: KONAMI
Franchise: Metal Gear
Release date: Sep 1, 2015
Store page updated: May 15, 2026
Price: $19.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

86.0/ 100

Based on 381 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 😄 Very Positive 88% of 496

All time 😄 Very Positive 92% of 108,284

“feels like never finished, 10/10 piece of art, keeps opening game”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

+3.09

Strategy +4.27 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices

“freedom of choice in mission approach is unparalleled” (44)

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Story & World

+0.66

Story +0.30 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending

“masterpiece of a story with wonderful execution” (31)

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Content Volume

+0.45

Variety -2.20 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition

“Chapter 2 is repetitive fecal remix of already endured missions” (45)

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Visuals & Sound

+3.79

Visuals +3.99 · Graphics, art style, and animation

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Multiplayer

+0.76

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +2.38 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

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Pricing & Fairness

-2.03

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Pricing -1.73 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge

“60% of resources locked behind online servers” (9)

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Tech & Support

-1.05

Developer support -3.03 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players

“因不必要的工期和人事冲突被迫早产，mgs之父的无奈告别” (13)

何为幻痛？对于死亡搁浅2中的焦油人说，幻痛是自己失去了右手与儿子的那只猫;毒蛇说，幻痛即是自己失去了左手与msf的隐隐阵痛；而对于《白鲸记》的亚哈船长来说，幻痛是被白鲸咬掉腿而陷入疯狂复仇的痛苦。何为幻痛？幻痛只是一个标题，但是却是一个因不必要的工期和人事冲突而被迫早产的无奈，成为了mgs之父和mgs系列的告别，玩家的意难平。mgsv:幻痛，就是幻痛本身。合金装备5：幻痛几乎是我单机游戏生涯的“初恋”，而我耗时几年，断断续续打了好几次，最终于2026年彻底白金封盘。个人评分：10/10

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