METAL SLUG 2 similar games & best alternatives

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METAL SLUG 2

Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, Neo Geo MVS, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD • 2016

Should you play it?

“METAL SLUG 2”, the 2nd entry in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game returns to the battlefield on the Steam gaming platform!

What works

  • Nostalgic arcade gameplay
  • Challenging and skill-based
  • Local co-op and remote play together support
  • Varied levels and enemies
  • Great pixel art and soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • No online multiplayer
  • Short game length
  • Performance issues and bugs
  • Limited customization
  • Achievement bugs

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Contra Anniversary Collection

  • Insanity's Blade

  • Tiny Barbarian DX

  • Super Cyborg

  • Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection

  • Dragon Marked For Death

Less social

Games that feels like METAL SLUG 2 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Steel Assault

  • Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)

  • The Mummy Demastered

  • Omega Strike

  • Volgarr the Viking

  • Terminator 2D: NO FATE

More competitive

Games that feels like METAL SLUG 2 but with more competition against others

  • Wild Guns Reloaded

  • Neon Inferno

  • METAL SLUG

  • METAL SLUG 3

  • Pocky & Rocky Reshrined

  • Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • METAL SLUG X

  • METAL SLUG 3

  • SNK 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION

  • Absolum

  • METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

METAL SLUG 2: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity.

Last update: 03/08/2026