Can I Run Metal Slug 3?
Metal Slug 3 is an action game from SNK CORPORATION, released in 2014. SNK CORPORATION both developed and published it. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. Completionists have 30 achievements to work through. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Over 6 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. 7 languages are covered by the store listing. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Two players can share one screen on a single machine, which is rare enough now to be worth noting.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Pentium 4 2.4Ghz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| RAM | 1 GB |
| Storage | 0.49 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 9.0c |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 2 GHz Dual Core |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 0.49 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 9.0c |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a deliberately retro presentation. Play is structured around combat arenas. The publisher supplies 21 storefront screenshots of these environments. Play is presented from a side on view.
Why Metal Slug 3 is demanding
Metal Slug 3 barely touches the GPU. Its stated NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 target is below anything currently sold. Metal Slug 3 needs only 2 GB of RAM. Disk footprint is light, near 0 GB. The DirectX requirement is undemanding, at version 9.0.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Metal Slug 3?
Metal Slug 3 is light on hardware. Its minimum, Intel HD Graphics, 1 GB RAM, about 0.49 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: CPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 48.57x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 27.32x |
| 4K | Comfortable | 12.14x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Metal Slug 3?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Metal Slug 3?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Pentium 4 2.4Ghz; GPU: Intel HD Graphics; 1 GB RAM.
How much storage does Metal Slug 3 need?
Metal Slug 3 needs about 0.49 GB of HDD storage.
What is the bottleneck for Metal Slug 3?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Metal Slug 3 is the CPU.