Metal Slug Defense
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| Developers | |
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| SNK Corporation | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 1, 2015 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Free-to-play, DLC |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | Side view, Scrolling |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Tower defense |
| Vehicles | Helicopter, Robot, Tank |
| Art styles | Cartoon, Pixel art |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Supernatural, Zombies |
| Series | Metal Slug |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Metal Slug 5 | 2004 |
| Metal Slug Collection PC | 2009 |
| Metal Slug 3 | 2014 |
| Metal Slug X | 2014 |
| Metal Slug Defense | 2015 |
| Metal Slug | 2015 |
| Metal Slug 2 | 2016 |
| Metal Slug XX | 2019 |
| Metal Slug 4 | 2019 |
| Metal Slug 5 (2019) | 2019 |
| Metal Slug Tactics | 2023 |
Key points
- No quit option. Game has to be closed from window.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Steam | |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| “KOF Pack” Vol.1 | |
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| “Regular Army Pack” Vol.1 | |
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| “Morden Army Pack” Vol.1 | |
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| “Morden Army Pack” Vol.2 | |
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| “Ptolemaic Army Pack” Vol.1 | |
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| “Alien Army Pack” Vol.1 | |
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| “Nonpartisan Army Pack” Vol.1 | |
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| “Regular Army Pack” Vol.2 | |
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| “Morden Army Pack” Vol.3 | |
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| “Ptolemaic Army Pack” Vol.2 | |
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\356310\remote\user.dat |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/356310/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video
Resolution settings. Accessed through "Window option" instead of "Option" from main screen.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Uses 3:2 aspect ratio with black bars. In fullscreen adds black bars according to that. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Pressing Esc in fullscreen puts game back to windowed, but won't toggle it back to fullscreen. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen acts like borderless window. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Touchscreen optimised | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Left stick moves cursor and A-button is clicking. | |
| Full controller support | Game has to be forcifully closed in some way. Use Steam Big Picture overlay. | |
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings. Clicking this option mutes the game.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Only on or off everything. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language selection.
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 4 | 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2 | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| OpenGL |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2300 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | 500 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics OpenGL 1.3, 1.4, 2.0, 3.0 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GT 640 |
Notes
- ↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/356310/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (356310) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.