METAL SLUG X
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (18%); after 3h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised less than in 77% of games we track.
- 58% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “ROOKIE” (Clear Mission 1) and “SOLDIER” (Clear Mission 2): from 100% to 84% of starters.
- 74% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 4,070 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 2.3h for positive, 1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (74% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- ROOKIE Clear Mission 1 100%
- SOLDIER Clear Mission 2 Most players quit here 84% −16
- WARRIOR Clear Mission 3 76% −8
- MASTER NINJA Clear Mission 4 70% −6
- SUPER WARRIOR Clear Mission 5 64% −6
- HERO Clear Game 58% −5
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (15)
story milestone ending side
- ROOKIE Clear Mission 1 100%
- GRENADE LOVER Throw 50 grenades 91%
- SOLDIER Clear Mission 2 84%
- 200 TOMBS Kill 200 soldiers 84%
- WEAPON MASTER Collect all weapons 77%
- WARRIOR Clear Mission 3 76%
- GRENADE KING Throw 200 grenades 71%
- NURSE Save 50 POW's 71%
- MASTER NINJA Clear Mission 4 70%
- SUPER WARRIOR Clear Mission 5 64%
- HERO Clear Game 58%
- SOCIAL TIME Play with a friend 26%
- 2000 TOMBS Kill 2000 soldiers 16%
- THE KING OF RECOVERY Save 200 POW's 12%
- MASTER OF METAL SLUG X Finish game without using continue 2.8%