# METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED

> Hard-core action with easy controls! The METAL SLUG we all love is back as a tower defense game!

## Game facts

- Developer: SNK CORPORATION
- Publisher: SNK CORPORATION
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Jun 19, 2024
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: RPG, Simulation, Strategy, TowerDefense, Action, Tower Offense, Defense
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322440/)
- Languages: Interface: Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), European Portuguese, Russian (Russia), European Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian (Italy); Subtitles: Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), European Portuguese, Russian (Russia), European Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian (Italy); Audio: Japanese (Japan) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/metal-slug-attack-reloaded)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- Metal Slug's distinctive pixel art, character designs, and animations are excellent, making collection highly enjoyable.
- The accessible tower-defense combat is based on simple controls, while forming combinations of different units and factions is fun.
- The core gameplay of the original mobile title can be enjoyed as an offline single-player game, giving it strong nostalgic appeal.

### Weaknesses

- Repeated farming for materials and progression resources is excessively lengthy, and the lack of auto-repeat or batch-farming features creates considerable player fatigue.
- Stat and survivability balance is unstable in some stages, with units sometimes dying immediately upon appearing; players also complain that only certain units are viable.
- Some mobile-version modes and content, such as events and P.O.W. Rescue, are missing, making the game feel like a reduced or downgraded version to longtime fans.

## Links

- [METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/3799)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/3799/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T22:42:05.186Z