METAL SLUG 3 Downloads & RevenueMETAL SLUG 3 · App Store
METAL SLUG 3 is #39 in Games › Casual Paid in United States and charting in 15 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 3 entered the top 100Top Paid · Casual · RU
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Action · RU · Top Paid · Games · SA
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · AE
- 🚀METAL SLUG 3: now shown next to Alpha Guns, Metal Squad: Shooting Game, Crunchyroll Metal Slug Tactics +1 morethe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · MY
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 charting in a new countryMalaysia
- 🔎METAL SLUG 3 reached Top 10 for “metal slug”#8 in Saudi Arabia search · popularity 50
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 charting in a new countryPoland
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100Top Paid · Action · SA
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · CO
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Action · AU · Top Paid · All Apps · ZA
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 10Top Paid · Casual · CA
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · CA
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Casual · AU · Top Paid · Games · CO
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · AR · Top Paid · Games · AR
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · PH
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · VN
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 new best rank in the overall chart: #19Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 new best rank in the overall chart: #20Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · KR
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · IT · Top Paid · Games · IT
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 10 in 3 chartsTop Paid · Casual · IT · Top Paid · Action · KR · Top Paid · Casual · KR
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 new best rank in the overall chart: #25Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100 in 3 chartsTop Paid · Casual · DE · Top Paid · All Apps · IN · Top Paid · Games · IN
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 10Top Paid · Casual · AE
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 entered the top 100 in 5 chartsTop Paid · Games · BR · Top Paid · Action · GB · Top Paid · Casual · GB · Top Paid · Action · IN · +1 more
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 new best rank in the overall chart: #31Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 new best rank in the overall chart: #32Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 🆕METAL SLUG 3 first spotted by AppInsider#57 in Top Paid · Action · United States
- 📈METAL SLUG 3 new best rank in the overall chart: #38Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 🆕METAL SLUG 3 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 3 at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-03. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid mobile port of the classic NEOGEO side-scrolling shooter Metal Slug 3, targeting retro gaming enthusiasts and action fans seeking cooperative multiplayer experiences. The app maintains a steady presence in paid casual and action charts across diverse regions including Italy, South America, and Southeast Asia, indicating consistent niche demand for premium retro titles despite its age.
Similar apps: Metal Slug XX, Contra: Return, Gunstar Heroes
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#arcade #action #shooter #co-op #retro #snk
METAL SLUG 3 on the App Store
App details
METAL SLUG 3 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 3'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 3 makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Games › CasualPaid | #39 |
 Mexico | All AppsPaid | #30 |
 Italy | Games › CasualPaid | #12 |
| Mexico | GamesPaid | #36 |
 Japan | Games › CasualPaid | #74 |
 Saudi Arabia | Games › CasualPaid | #14 |
 South Korea | Games › CasualPaid | #53 |
 Germany | Games › CasualPaid | #65 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › CasualPaid | #16 |
| South Korea | Games › ActionPaid | #65 |
| Japan | Games › ActionPaid | #145 |
| Italy | GamesPaid | #114 |
| Saudi Arabia | GamesPaid | #94 |
 Russia | Games › CasualPaid | #40 |
| Saudi Arabia | Games › ActionPaid | #35 |
 Indonesia | Games › CasualPaid | #37 |
| Italy | Games › ActionPaid | #51 |
 South Africa | GamesPaid | #35 |
 Brazil | Games › CasualPaid | #74 |
| United Arab Emirates | GamesPaid | #102 |
 India | Games › CasualPaid | #85 |
| Russia | Games › ActionPaid | #67 |
 Australia | Games › CasualPaid | #96 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › ActionPaid | #40 |
| Brazil | Games › ActionPaid | #143 |
| Australia | Games › ActionPaid | #162 |
| Indonesia | Games › ActionPaid | #101 |
 Canada | Games › CasualPaid | #191 |
Apps near METAL SLUG 3 on the chart
Games › Casual Paid, around #39.
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 3
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users criticize the port for having unresponsive touch controls and incomplete Bluetooth controller support, specifically noting that grenade buttons do not function. While some appreciate the game's content, the majority find it unplayable due to these technical flaws.
Mostly negative (27% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates, and being fun. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Updates: “But you need to update this”
- Fun: “Very nostalgic and super enjoyable, just fix the size of the buttons”
- Crashes & bugs: “Controller Grenade button doesn’t work”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Needs an update, don’t buy it”
- Crashes & bugs: “It doesn’t work on my iphone 13 pro max”
- Connection & sync: “I have an iPhone and it tells me to turn off Bluetooth”
- Price & subscription: “Wish I could get a refund here”
About METAL SLUG 3
■Not only a perfect port of the original NEOGEO game!
In addition to its classic “ARCADE MODE”, this perfect conversion of “METAL SLUG 3” 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!
■ Command many Slug vehicles like an ace!
The Slugs are back and more colourful than ever, with Slug Mariners, Drill Slugs, and Elephant Slugs joining the original Metal Slugs and Slugnoids!!
■ Clear all routes via the branching map system!!
A branching map system allowing you to take a different route to the end with each play-through, and an immense map of endless gameplay awaits you in “METAL SLUG 3”!!
■Intense cooperative gameplay via the Wi-Fi function!
"METAL SLUG 3” 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 3" Player Rank!
Beat the best scores and become World’s Number 1!!
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