Metal Slug games in order

All 16 games of the Metal Slug series in the order they came out, from Metal Slug (1996) to Metal Slug Tactics (2024).

1. 
   Metal SlugPS1, Arcade, NeoGeo +9 · Nazca Corporation
   7819 Apr
2. 
   Metal Slug 2PS1, NeoGeo, Arcade +8 · SNK
   822 Jan
3. 
   Metal Slug XPS1, Arcade, NeoGeo +7 · Sega, SNK
   7810 Mar
4. 
   Metal Slug 1st MissionNGP · Ukiyotei
   27 May
5. 
   Metal Slug 3PC, Mac, NeoGeo +13 · SNK
   8223 Jan
6. 
   Metal Slug 2nd MissionNGP · SNK (pub.)
   9 Mar
7. 
   Metal Slug 4NeoGeo, Arcade, PC +7 · Mega Enterprise
   8013 Jan
8. 
   Metal Slug 5Arcade, NeoGeo, PC +4 · Noise Factory
   801 Nov
9. 
   Metal Slug AdvanceGBA · Noise Factory
   7712 Nov
10. 
    Metal Slug 6Arcade, PS2 · SNK
    8024 Feb
11. 
    Metal SlugPS2 · SNK
    29 Jun
12. 
    Metal Slug AnthologyWii, PSP, PS2 +2 · Terminal Reality
    7514 Dec
13. 
    Metal Slug 7DS · SNK
    6822 Jul
14. 
    Metal Slug XXPSP, Xbox 360, PS4 +1 · SNK
    7323 Dec
15. 
    Metal Slug DefenseiOS, Android, PC · SNK
    1 May
16. 
    Metal Slug TacticsPC, Switch, PS4 +3 · Dotemu (pub.)
    765 Nov