Games like Metal Slug X
Closest overall match: METAL SLUG 3 (★ 4.0). Highest rated: METAL SLUG at ★ 4.1. Quickest to finish: METAL SLUG 2 at about 1 hours.
Looking for something like Metal Slug X? Our model ranked 12 games by how much they share with it. What ties them together most: Shoot 'Em Up, Steam Leaderboards and Split Screen.
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89%
1. METAL SLUG 3
Shares leaderboards, cloud saves, overlay, achievements and Shoot 'Em Up and 12 more tags; same developer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2000
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 4, Fighting, 11, Casual
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88%
2. METAL SLUG
Shares leaderboards, cloud saves, overlay, achievements and Shoot 'Em Up and 11 more tags; same developer.
- Year
- 1996
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 4, Fighting, 11, Casual
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81%
3. METAL SLUG 2
Shares cloud saves, overlay, achievements, Shoot 'Em Up and controller support and 8 more tags; same developer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 1998
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 86%
- Shared genres
- 4, Fighting, 11, Casual
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53%
4. PixelJunk Shooter
Shares Shoot 'Em Up, controller support, Split Screen, Pixel Graphics and Steam Leaderboards and 7 more tags; same developer; rated 0.8 lower.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 73
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 54%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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53%
5. THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002
Shares controller support and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 1.2 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2001
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 56%
- Shared genres
- 4, Fighting, 11
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51%
6. The King of Fighters XIII
Shares Anime, Steam Leaderboards, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Full controller support and 4 more tags; same developer; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 46%
- Shared genres
- 4, Fighting, 11
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50%
7. Ikaruga
Shares Shoot 'Em Up, Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, cooperative and Great Soundtrack and 6 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2001
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 40%
- Shared genres
- 4
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49%
8. Double Dragon Trilogy
Shares Side Scroller, Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, cooperative and 2D and 5 more tags; same developer; rated 1.0 lower.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Playtime
- 4h
- Shared genres
- 4, Fighting, 11
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48%
9. Streets of Rage 2
Shares Split Screen, cooperative, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 1992
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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47%
10. BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Shares overlay, controller support, Side Scroller, Pixel Graphics and Steam Leaderboards and 7 more tags; rated 0.8 lower.
- Year
- 2010
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 32%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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47%
11. Sky Force Anniversary
Shares Shoot 'Em Up, Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, cooperative and Great Soundtrack and 5 more tags; rated 0.6 lower.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 44%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11, Casual
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47%
12. Ultratron
Shares Shoot 'Em Up, Split Screen, Pixel Graphics, Steam Leaderboards and 2D and 5 more tags; rated 1.1 lower.
- Year
- 2005
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 34%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Metal Slug X?
On our similarity model, METAL SLUG 3 is the closest match to Metal Slug X — shares leaderboards, cloud saves, overlay, achievements and Shoot 'Em Up and 12 more tags; same developer; released within 1 year.
Which game like Metal Slug X is rated highest?
METAL SLUG holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.1/5 from 268 players.
Are there games like Metal Slug X on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 8 games like Metal Slug X on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
Are there games like Metal Slug X on Android or iOS?
Yes — we found 7 games like Metal Slug X on Android & iOS. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Metal Slug X on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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