SNK Announces Two Metal Slug Projects in the Works

The Metal Slug development team has announced two new projects as they continue to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the franchise.

The Metal Slug franchise first arrived in 1996, releasing on the Neo Geo. It would later be ported to the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation. Over the years, there have been more than a dozen titles in the franchise, including seven mainline games. Most recently, Metal Slug Tactics was released in late 2024 for PC, the Nintendo Switch, the Sony PlayStation 4 and 5, the Xbox One, and the Xbox Series family of consoles.

Now, two new projects are in the works, including a brand-new mobile game and another brand-new experience about which few details are known.

The announcement came from the official Metal Slug accounts on social media. It was revealed that Metal Slug Rush is the name of the new mobile game. It is being released by RingGames under an official license from SNK. The second title doesn’t even reveal a name. All that was said was that it’s a new experience and that the reboot mission celebrating the game’s anniversary is far from over.

Dear METAL SLUG Fans, Thank you for your support—burning as hot as a Flame Shot!

Today, as part of the METAL SLUG 30th Anniversary celebrations, we are pleased to announce the mobile game METAL SLUG RUSH. This title is being released by RingGames under an official license from SNK.

At the same time, our development team is hard at work on another title: a brand-new METAL SLUG! We hope you’ll enjoy METAL SLUG RUSH and stay tuned for future METAL SLUG updates.

The “MISSION REBOOT!” campaign is far from over, and there is much more to come as we celebrate 30 years of METAL SLUG. Thank you for being part of the METAL SLUG 30th Anniversary.

The METAL SLUG Development Team