METAL SLUG 1 Downloads & RevenueMETAL SLUG 1 · App Store
METAL SLUG 1 is #9 in Games › Casual Paid in Italy and charting in 13 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 31 events in the last 12 months
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · VN
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 charting in a new countryVietnam
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 charting in a new countryPhilippines
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 new best rank in the overall chart: #38Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · BR · Top Paid · Games · CO
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · TH
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 new best rank in the overall chart: #45Top Paid · All Apps · AR
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · ZA
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100Top Paid · Action · ID
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 charting in a new countryTurkey
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 charting in a new countryColombia
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100 in 3 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · AR · Top Paid · Games · AR · Top Paid · Games · ZA
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 charting in a new country in 2 chartsArgentina · South Africa
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 10Top Paid · Casual · AE
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Games · AE · Top Paid · Action · AE
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · MY
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 charting in a new countryMalaysia
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 10Top Paid · Casual · GB
- 🔎METAL SLUG 1 reached Top 10 for “metal slug”#8 in Saudi Arabia search · popularity 50
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 10Top Paid · Casual · FR
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · SA
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 10Top Paid · Casual · BR
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · MX · Top Paid · Games · MX
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100 in 3 chartsTop Paid · Action · GB · Top Paid · All Apps · SE · Top Paid · Games · SE
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 10Top Paid · Action · IT
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 10Top Paid · Casual · SA
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 entered the top 100 in 5 chartsTop Paid · Casual · DE · Top Paid · Casual · GB · Top Paid · All Apps · IT · Top Paid · Games · SA · +1 more
- 📈METAL SLUG 1 charting in a new country in 5 chartsAustralia · Germany · United Kingdom · India · +1 more
- 🆕METAL SLUG 1 first spotted by AppInsider#96 in Top Paid · Action · United States
- 🆕METAL SLUG 1 released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Games › Casual PaidMETAL SLUG 1 at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid mobile port of the classic SNK run-and-gun arcade game METAL SLUG, targeting retro gaming enthusiasts and fans of cooperative action titles. The app is currently charting in the top 10 for Casual Paid games in Saudi Arabia and Italy, indicating strong regional performance despite a moderate global rating.
Similar apps: Metal Slug XX, Contra: Evolution, Gunstar Heroes
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METAL SLUG 1 on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
METAL SLUG 1 declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
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METAL SLUG 1 downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where METAL SLUG 1's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How METAL SLUG 1 makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | Games › CasualPaid | #9 |
| United States | Games › CasualPaid | #66 |
 Japan | Games › CasualPaid | #65 |
 Canada | Games › CasualPaid | #27 |
| United States | Games › ActionPaid | #151 |
| Italy | GamesPaid | #82 |
 United Kingdom | Games › CasualPaid | #69 |
 Germany | Games › CasualPaid | #66 |
 Saudi Arabia | Games › CasualPaid | #21 |
| Japan | Games › ActionPaid | #128 |
 Brazil | Games › CasualPaid | #44 |
| Germany | Games › ActionPaid | #89 |
 Russia | Games › CasualPaid | #41 |
| United Kingdom | Games › ActionPaid | #113 |
| Italy | Games › ActionPaid | #46 |
 South Korea | Games › CasualPaid | #96 |
| Canada | Games › ActionPaid | #71 |
| Brazil | Games › ActionPaid | #85 |
| Russia | Games › ActionPaid | #68 |
| South Korea | Games › ActionPaid | #136 |
| Saudi Arabia | Games › ActionPaid | #51 |
 Indonesia | Games › CasualPaid | #73 |
 Argentina | GamesPaid | #98 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › CasualPaid | #87 |
| Indonesia | Games › ActionPaid | #164 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › ActionPaid | #156 |
Apps near METAL SLUG 1 on the chart
Games › Casual Paid, around #9.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about METAL SLUG 1
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users express strong frustration with broken controls and lack of proper controller support, rendering the game unplayable on many modern devices. While some retain nostalgia for the classic gameplay, the majority report that technical issues have degraded the experience significantly.
Mostly negative (26% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for speed, and regular updates. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Speed & performance: “Although the game lags sometimes, it really doesn’t affect the gameplay the gameplay, can’t wait to play the other games!”
- Updates: “Please update the game SNK”
- Useful: “The game is good classic of metal slug I recommend guys”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Why can’t developers update there apps I hate it just waste of money and time”
- Updates: “Please update your games, DotEmu!”
- Crashes & bugs: “Grande button doesn’t work with mfi controllers”
About METAL SLUG 1
Rebel Army Leader General Morden's evil plans!!
Features list:
■Not only a perfect port of the original NEOGEO game!
In addition to its classic “ARCADE MODE”, this perfect conversion of “METAL SLUG” includes a “MISSION MODE”, allowing you to select in which stage you want to play!
You can now train yourself in your favorite stages or those which give you a hard time!
■ Receive items from rescued POWs!
You can received several items by rescuing fellow POWs during missions!
These items provide upgrades for your powerful weapons! POWs can also be found in secret places....
■ Make good use of the multipurpose tank: the METAL SLUG!
Aside from the Vulcan and Cannon attacks,you can also evade enemies' attacks by squatting and even jumping!
As a last resort you can ram your slug into the enemy troops!
Create a huge explosion by self-desctructing your slug using the "METAL SLUG ATTACK" unleashing extreme damage to your enemies.
■ A control scheme allowing for precise controls!
The "Autofire" feature allows you to fire your weapons continuously by holding down the button,
you can reposition the buttons outside of the game screen area in "Window mode".
Enjoy every corner of METAL SLUG using your own custom controls!
■Intense cooperative gameplay via the Wi-Fi function!
"METAL SLUG” can be doubly enjoyed by playing with another brother-in-arms simultaneously via the Wi-Fi function!
Will you be able to clear the hardest stages with your friends?
■Compatible with “GAME CENTER”!
Complete the maximum number of “ACHIEVEMENTS” in order to increase your "METAL SLUG" Player Rank!
Beat the best scores and become World’s Number 1!!
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