METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Worth it · Shooter · 2015
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $19.99.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.44/hr
- ReviewsS
- 92% of 108,957
- Critics
- 91 players 1 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 9% Shooter
Holding it back: Monetization, DRM
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 45.7h
- To 100%
- 162.7h 3.6x the story
- Achievements
- 42
Price and sales
- Sales
- 48 on record
- Typical cut
- 50% off
- Steam low
- $4.99 September 2020
- Sale every
- 56d last June 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 1,147 now
- Recent reviews
- 89% 30 days
- Cheaper than
- 16% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 89% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
89% start to 3% rarestThis site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
September 2020 is where it bottomed out, at $4.99. Across all 48 discounts in the 11 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 8 weeks apart.
Its score sits in the top 9 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 84 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. Among the games that feel like it, DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT ($39.99, scores 82) beats it on value, while it beats METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES ($19.99, scores 59).
More about METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
This site sampled 800 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 3 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written August 2025 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 60 percent of the 1,914 reviews written there were positive, against 92 percent overall, and those are 3 percent of everything written about it. It sells extras on top of the sticker price (boost, currency); the score docks it lightly for that.
Finishing takes 45.7 hours; clearing it takes 163, which is 3.6 times the campaign.
108,957 reviews stand behind that percentage.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 3 of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Its been well over nine years since this game came out but I keep coming back to it. Such a polished and just nice experience, this is for sure my comfort game that I just always enjoy playing. Screw Konami and Sony for what they did to Kojima but this game will forever remain one of my favorites
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Even though I finished it from beginning to end three times I was never bored.. A true masterpiece.
terrible microtransaction killing the pacing of this game. Developments taking real world time is a crime and it should've been removed ages ago. Had to sit and wait for over 20 minutes to complete a side op that required a development from the motherbase this is insane and very disrespectful to playerbase
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better (DirectX 11 card Required), 28 GB of storage. Windows only.
Cite this score
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN scores 74/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/287700/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-painReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 5, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.