Metacritic - 56 (PC)
Metacritic - 63 (PS4)
Metacritic - 65 (XB1)
OpenCritic - 62 (Cross-Platform)
App Trigger - Dustin Murphy -
5 / 10
This is a game poorly planned and executed by Konami, and unfortunately, could be the final nail in the coffin for longtime fans of the Metal Gear franchise.
Areajugones - Alfonso Cánovas -
7 / 10 (Spanish)
Konami takes a chance with Metal Gear Survive and focuses on delivering a game with the same base, but a different type of genre. A risky bet that has its innovative moments, but fails to completely entertain and has plenty of monotone moments.
Atomix - Claudio Quiroz -
6.5 / 10 (Spanish)
The major problem of this game is having the name Metal Gear in its title. Seems like It has nothing to do with the franchise and while it has some good ideas as a game, in the end, the final product is disappointing.
CGMagazine - Jed Whitaker -
5 / 10
Metal Gear Survive is neither a good Metal Gear Solid game nor a good survival game. It feels more like a cynical cash grab due to being not only the most expensive survival game on the market, but also how flagrantly it peppers in the microtransactions.
Cheat Code Central - Lucas White -
6 / 10
Metal Gear Survive is just another middling survival game, with a name-drop that doesn’t do it any favors.
COGconnected - Paul Sullivan -
6.3 / 10
If you’re a fan of games like Rust and DayZ, you may well find that you love the hell out of Metal Gear Survive. It has lots of meters and things to craft, and an interesting navigation system that challenges the player. It also has a crushing amount of repetition, the slimiest of microtransactions, and it whiffs on anything but tangential connection to the main Metal Gear franchise. This is not Metal Gear Solid 6. If you can accept that fact with an open mind, you may actually like what you find.
Critical Hit - Darryn Bonthuys -
5 / 10
Metal Gear Survive is a good idea that finds itself crippled by an overwhelming mob of bad ideas. It’s interesting but ultimately handicapped by a ruthless application of unnecessarily brutal constraints that serves to diminish what should have been a fascinating spin-off.
DarkStation - Mike Takahashi -
4 / 5 stars
Overall, Metal Gear Survive is a great game. No, really. I don’t blame anyone for taking issues with the company that produced it, but it’s clear that the developers really put in the time and effort to make something worthwhile. There are some obvious issues with the story and one blatant microtransaction cash grab, but Survive has a ton of genuinely enjoyable content for its budget price. If you’re looking for a Metal Gear fan service game with a tacked on survival mechanic, this isn’t for you. If you’re looking for a survival game with a Metal Gear paint job, it’s well worth looking into.
Destructoid - Chris Carter -
5 / 10
Metal Gear Survive should have been a free-to-play game just like Grasshopper's Let it Die or an actual Metal Gear release. It doesn't accomplish either aim.
Digital Trends - Phil Hornshaw -
5 / 10
We can imagine a Metal Gear game with zombies that would be a lot of fun, but Metal Gear Survive is not that game. Everything about it, from the thin and uninspiring story and characters to the survival systems and combat, feels tuned to keep you busy, but not entertained. It’s a game that crams in mechanics and ideas without finding a way to make them fun together, while always failing to respect players’ time.
Eurogamer - Martin Robinson -
Unscored
Metal Gear's first post-Kojima outing plays fast and loose with the formula, with results that are equal parts brilliant and baffling.
Eurogamer Italy - Manuel Santangelo -
7 / 10 (Italian)
Though only marginally linked to the main story, Metal Gear Survive works. Doubts and prejudices aside about the continuation of the brand after the Kojima departure, Survive is a good and entertaining product, with a solid history and valid survival mechanics. Although not revolutionizing the genre, what prevents the title from achieving higher results are microtransitions, which although not excessively invasive, should not be present in a full price game.
Everyeye.it - Francesco Fossetti -
7.8 / 10 (Italian)
Although it is legitimate not to sympathize with Metal Gear Survive, in short, those who decide to approach the title with an open mind will find a more than discrete survival, which could even improve in the event the support post-launch is decisive and convincing.
Gadgets 360 - Rishi Alwani -
8 / 10
All in all, it's this hodgepodge mix of ideas that makes Metal Gear Survive a unique entry in the franchise, and perhaps its most divisive entry yet.
Gameblog.fr - Thomas Pillon -
6 / 10 (French)
This Metal Gear spin-off surprisingly sets itself between a hardcore survival and a 3D tower-defense game, which will hardly satisfy most gamers. If you survive the initial ruthless hours, you could realize Metal Gear Survive's true potential, delivering a long and tough survival experience. Unfortunately, Konami's greed for micro-transactions breaks the game's balance and is way too prominent to appear as a minor feature.
Game Informer - Suriel Vazquez -
6 / 10
Metal Gear Survive doesn’t fail due to its baggage or expectations. It blunders entirely on its own merits. Its co-op suite shows promise and could become legitimately great in time, but the rest of Survive is a boring, grind-heavy slog where the biggest reward is simply more stuff. For as many bits of metal, wood, and fabric I had after 70 hours of play, I couldn’t help but think I’d wasted all of my time.
GamesRadar+ - Leon Hurley -
7 / 10
A decent survival game with a rewarding, if uninspired, grind to its resource collecting and base management.
Game Rant - Dalton Cooper -
2 / 5
Thanks to overbearing hunger and thirst systems, unintelligent enemy AI, and an utterly forgettable story, Metal Gear Survive is the worst game in the series yet.
Game Revolution - Jason Faulkner -
8 / 10
If Konami would have introduced Metal Gear Survive as an entirely new title, and marketed it better, it would likely be a Spring hit. However, slapping Metal Gear on it weirdly makes it have this generic feel. Despite the enjoyable gameplay, I always felt like something was missing, and there is. You can tell Kojima went nowhere near this Metal Gear.
GameSkinny - Ty Arthur -
5 / 10 stars
From a horribly botched launch to clunky UI and a hunger/thirst meter that actively tries to kill you, there's so much this game does wrong that it's hard to focus on what Metal Gear Survive does right.
Gamersky - 不倒翁蜀黍 -
7.5 / 10 (Chinese)
Metal Gear Survive is a decent survival game, and it's definitely fun to play with your friends. But it's not fun enough to completely satisfy, especially compared with Hideo Kojima's Phantom Pain.
GameSpace - William Murphy -
6 / 10
The single player, oddly, is the best part of Metal Gear Survive. I say “oddly” because it’s billed as a co-op game primarily. But the online multiplayer is just sort of “Horde Mode”, and we’ve all done that again and again for a decade now.
GameSpew - Richard Seagrave -
70 / 100%
Metal Gear Survive is a far cry from any other game released prior in the series, but that doesn't make it any less compelling. So it's up to you: either cling on to the notion that Metal Gear Survive is a terrible cash-in and miss out on an interesting adventure, or put your misconceptions aside and jump right in and have some fun. I know what I'd do.
GameSpot - Tamoor Hussain -
5 / 10
Metal Gear Survive feels oppressive, demanding, and obtuse, and needlessly so. It's a shame because there's actually a good survival game in there, but the pressures it places on you make uncovering and enjoying that unappealing.
GamingBolt - Rashid Sayed -
6 / 10
Survive does many things right and wrong but it doesn't deserve to be called a "Metal Gear" game.
GearNuke - Daniel Arshad Khan -
7 / 10
Metal Gear Survive is a strange mix of survival horror with open world. On the one hand, there are some superb ideas seen in the game that could have been great to play but on the other hand, the game constantly keeps testing your patience by forcing you to micromanage the health of your character.
Hardcore Gamer - Jordan Helm -
6 / 10
Sadly, its invasive microtransaction structure and otherwise lack of engagement as a Metal Gear/stealth entrant is what will likely stand as its greatest downfall — inevitably cancelling out all the goodwill the game creates in its shorter spells. Metal Gear Survive as a whole isn’t the utter abomination many had suspected it would be, but it doesn’t push itself beyond the still-waning status of being tepidly average.
Hobby Consolas - Álvaro Alonso -
77 / 100 (Spanish)
Behind a cloud of dust formed with controversy and bad decisions hides a zombie survival game that's highly enjoyable. It's far from the level of quality of past Metal Gear games (particularly the script), but we would be lying if we said we didn't have a lot of fun with it.
IGN - Chloi Rad -
6.5 / 10
Survive might not compare well to the tactical espionage action that’s defined the Metal Gear series we know and love, but its oddly hit-or-miss combo of some solid old ideas and some clumsy new ones has at least some appeal.
IGN Italia - Marco Esposto -
7.7 / 10 (Italian)
Metal Gear Survive is a good survival game that need some balancing. An interesting spin-off with is own dignity.
IGN Spain - David Soriano -
6.8 / 10 (Spanish)
If it had not been called Metal Gear Survive, this survival game would have been received in another way. However, many of the questionable decisions such as micropayments or permanent connection tarnish a remarkable gameplay based on The Phantom Pain.
LevelUp - Rodrigo Muñozaltea -
7 / 10 (Spanish)
Metal Gear Survive is a strange and unique mix. On one hand it’s an interesting survival game, on the other it’s a merge of Sci-Fi elements with a shoehorned political plot and dull characters. The game has some genuinely fun and intense moments, but its mechanics and stiff controls sometimes make the experience unnecessarily difficult. Despite all of this the game can be quite rewarding and keeps you in a state of urgency that can be really fun.
Merlin'In Kazani (Turkey) - Hakan Hervenik -
40 / 100 (Turkish)
Metal Gear Survive is a bold and brave move for Konami. BUT, It's just not fun. If you like Metal Gear series, you should probably stay away from this game.
Metro GameCentral - GameCentral -
5 / 10
Not the Metal Gear fans will be used to in terms of either quality or action. But despite a few interesting highlights, it’s just too boring to get very angry about.
New Game Network - Alex Varankou -
70 / 100
Metal Gear Survive is an enticing, challenging, polished and occasionally frustrating spinoff that doesn't devalue the reputation of the franchise, and offers a unique standalone experience that fans of survival games should enjoy getting stuck into.
PC Gamer - Andy Kelly -
59 / 100
Has flickers of brilliance, but the painfully slow and gruelling survival simulation routinely snuffs them out.
PlayStation LifeStyle - Tyler Treese -
8.5 / 10
Those who are able to accept Metal Gear Survive for what it is will find one of the most captivating survival games in recent memory. It’s an incredibly unforgiving experience, which can definitely be detrimental at times, but one that ultimately feels fulfilling.
Power Unlimited - Samuel -
63 / 100 (Dutch)
Metal Gear Survive is a powerful survival experience which is sadly being hindered by sneaky microtransactions. But the game has proven that the gameplay and story of Metal Gear might be able to survive without the help of Kojima.
Press Start Australia - James Mitchell -
5 / 10
An uninspired mish-mash of poorly balanced systems that translates to an experience that feels like a chore.
Push Square - Liam Croft -
8 / 10
Metal Gear Survive is not what many envisioned the follow up to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain to be, but that doesn’t inherently make it a bad game. This is definitely a different experience, thanks to the introduction of survival mechanics and the extensive base building, but these aspects actually benefit what the title is going for. With a punishing but fascinating open world to explore, a crafting system that allows for all manner of items to be fashioned, and a suitably bizarre story that is sure to surprise even series veterans, Metal Gear Survive is likely to please those that give it a solid chance.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun - Matt Cox -
Unscored
Metal Gear Survive is the game I want it to be about…10% of the time. When there’s a rare section where stealth is the best approach. When I just manage to defeat the final wave on a protection mission, thanks to strategic placement of defences. When I’m thinking my way out of a tense situation, moments away from being overwhelmed – by zombies, rather than starvation or suffocation.
Most of the time though, it’s a game that goes out of its way to be repetitive, frustrating and dull.
Shacknews - Brittany Vincent -
8 / 10
As it is, it's an interesting and wholly engrossing exercise in survival that I enjoyed more with every hour that passed. Don't go into the game looking for any sort of Metal Gear gratification, and you'll come out relatively pleased with what's on offer.
Slant Magazine - Jed Pressgrove -
2 / 5 stars
The game wastes an inordinate amount of time on exposition and, more regrettably, includes a microtransaction system so as to reach into players’ wallets.
SpazioGames - Mario Petillo -
7 / 10 (Italian)
Metal Gear Survive is a good survival and crafting game, but it's fun to play only in the initial hours. Konami has taken a chance with its idea, but fails due to plenty of monotone moments.
Telegraph - Joe Parlock -
6 / 10
Survive isn’t the lifeless husk of the Metal Gear series many thought it would be with its creator no longer running the show. When it gets its groove, it’s something very special indeed - its story, world, and freedom for exploration and creativity are all remarkable. The problem is that it'ss difficult to ignore the malingering corporate influence that has filled the gap in Kojima’s absence.
The Daily Dot - AJ Moser -
5 / 10
This lack of confidence is the ultimate undoing of Survive’s story. For every unique idea the game presents, it almost immediately backpedals into a generic, played-out conceit.
The Games Machine - Mario Baccigalupi -
6.7 / 10 (Italian)
Let's put aside the controversies about the Metal Gear saga, and talk about the game, and what it can really offer. The idea of mixing the gameplay of Metal Gear Solid V with a survival setting could have really worked, but the truth is that the very foundation of the game is pretty weak and messy. There are some fun and challenging moments, but overall it feels like a wasted opportunity.
TheSixthAxis - Miguel Moran -
8 / 10
It’s a sad truth that still puts a pit in my stomach, but Kojima and Konami are done. Konami still owns the Metal Gear name though, and they still want to make video games for it. Please let them. A new Hollywood reboot of your favorite franchise does not retroactively ruin the quality of the old movies, and Metal Gear Survive does not suddenly make the Metal Gear Solid series any less brilliant. Metal Gear Survive, instead, stands alongside those as perhaps the strongest spinoff in the franchise to date. Metal Gear Solid as we know it may be finished, but after having so much fun with Survive, I’m excited to see what Metal Gear looks like in the future.
ThisGenGaming - Jordan Phipps -
7 / 10
What you have here is a quality survival experience, but those looking for tactical espionage operations might want to keep looking.
Trusted Reviews - Simon Miller -
5 / 10
Metal Gear Survive is a brave move for Konami and a decent survival game – it’s just not particularly fun. If you like the more abrasive side of the medium, give it a go. Everyone else should probably stay away.
Twinfinite - Zhiqing Wan -
5 / 10
Survive is a serviceable game, but its story and writing lack the one thing that drew fans to the series in the first place: heart.
USgamer - Mike Williams -
6 / 10
Metal Gear Survive isn't a great game, but it is a fun game. Journeying into the Dust to find resources and survivors is a legitimately tense experience and your progress through the game feels satisfying. Unfortunately, hunger and thirst drop a bit too quickly, leaving you diving into menus for upkeep far too much of the time. With some tweaks and changes, Survive could be great, but as it stands, it's just good.
Video Chums - A.J. Maciejewski -
8.5 / 10
Metal Gear Survive doesn't come close to offering the same level of immersion that past Metal Gear games did but it's still definitely one of the most addictive survival-based gaming experiences that I've ever played.
Washington Post - Michael Thomsen -
6 / 10
“Survive” is a theater of minor irritations made from the disassembled essentials of human survival.
Wccftech - Kai Powell -
8.5 / 10
Despite the backlash from fans decrying that Metal Gear Survive isn't a true Metal Gear game, what's available in this $40 package is a hundred-plus hours of one of the most polished survival games to ever make it onto consoles.
Xbox Achievements - Richard Walker -
60 / 100
A Metal Gear game in name only, Survive is a decent – though often frustrating - survival game with a few unique tricks up its sleeve. While the Metal Gear name brings with it a certain weight of expectation, as long as you don't go in expecting Metal Gear Solid 6, you'll be fine.
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