Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Released: 3/18/2014

World-renowned Kojima Productions brings the Metal Gear Solid franchise to Steam with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Play as the legendary hero Snake and infiltrate a Cuban military base to rescue the hostages. Can you make it out alive?

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

73.8

Critic Average

75 reviews

Steam User Score

17,889 reviews

Metacritic User Score

1,736 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-10.9

Metacritic Disparity

+8.8

Combined Disparity

-1.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

10 early (13%)49 launch window (65%)16 late (21%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 75 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 73.8/100. Critics score this game 10.9 points lower than Steam users and 8.8 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 75)

Kinglink Reviews StaffviaKinglink Reviews
Nov 18, 2018Late review
60/100View review
Steam 84.7/100 · -24.7 ptsMetacritic 65/100 · -5.0 pts
Daniel ColeviaPixel Dynamo
Oct 18, 2015Late review
83/100View review
Steam 84.7/100 · -1.7 ptsMetacritic 65/100 · +18.0 pts
Joe DonnellyviaDigital Spy
Sep 8, 2015Late review
100/100View review
Steam 84.7/100 · +15.3 ptsMetacritic 65/100 · +35.0 pts
Dan HastingsviaNerdburglars
Aug 7, 2015Late review
35/100View review
Steam 84.7/100 · -49.7 ptsMetacritic 65/100 · -30.0 pts
Christian KaeomatviaGamesFinest
Mar 4, 2015Late review
90/100View review
Steam 84.7/100 · +5.3 ptsMetacritic 65/100 · +25.0 pts

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Released: 3/18/2014