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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Original title: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - September 1, 2015
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
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Director:Hideo Kojima
Studio:Konami
Stars:Christopher Randolph, Dave Fouquette, James Horan - Full View
Soundtrack:Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Original Soundtrack) — score led by Ludvig Forssell, main theme by Harry Gregson-Williams; theme song 'Sins of the Father' (performed by Donna Burke), plus in-game cassette tapes of licensed 1980s pop/rock
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The Game Awards
Game
Best Action/Adventure Game
Winner
2015
The Game Awards
Game
Best Score/Soundtrack
Winner
2015

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Game Details
Developer
Kojima Productions
Publisher
Konami
Studio
Konami
Genres
Shooter, Adventure, Tactical
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Release Date
September 1, 2015
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
93
Game Engine
Fox Engine

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the sequel to Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and a prequel to the original Metal Gear. The game has a complex story with long cut-scene sequences, but there are fewer and they are shorter compared to earlier Metal Gear Solid titles. Most of the gameplay mechanics introduced in Ground Zeroes are carried over: it is still an action game and stealth oriented but replaces the linear corridor design from most earlier titles with large open world environments that offer the player unrestricted freedom for the approach. The world has now a real-time day and night cycle and various weather effects that influence enemy behaviour, visibility and sound. Sabotaging or destroying certain structures can also influence other parts of the map.

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Last updated: 10.07.2026
Business
BudgetEstimated
Over $80 million
estimated development budget, among the most expensive video games ever made
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RevenueReported
~$179 million on launch day
grossed roughly $179M worldwide on day one; ~3 million copies in the first 5 days and 6 million+ shipped by December 2015
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Konami shipment and launch-gross figures; the ~$80M budget is widely reported but never officially itemized by Konami.

Time to Beat
Main Story49h
Main + Extras101h
Language Support
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AudioSubUI
Japanese
English
Italian
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
German
French
Spanish (Spain)
Content Rating
Crime
Violence
Language
Fear
Horror
Threatening
Alcohol
Tobacco
Drug
Violência (Violence)
Bad Language
Online Gameplay
In-Game Purchases
Blood and Gore
Intense Violence
Sexual Themes
Strong Language
CERO D
USK 18
GRAC 19+
CLASS_IND 18
PEGI 18
ESRB M
ACB R 18+
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64, Windows 10x64 (64-bit OS Required)
CPU:Intel Core i5-4460 (3.40 GHz) or better; Quad-core or better
RAM:4 GB RAM
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better (DirectX 11 card Required)
Storage:28 GB available space
DirectX:Version 11
Sound:DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Metacritic
Last updated: 10.07.2026