Metal Gear Solid V
Ranked 5 of 6 stealth games by recommenders
Praised for its stealth action and long playtime; critics cite fan service and an unfinished final act.
Praised for its stealth action and long playtime; critics cite fan service and an unfinished final act.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 73%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Excellent stealth action gameplay
“Probably MGS5 is the only one that actually "plays good".”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “PlayStation cancels Kojima's PHYSINT, Xbox steps in” “how insanely good of a stealth action game it is”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “PlayStation cancels Kojima's PHYSINT, Xbox steps in”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Fan service about female characters
“MGS5 was a good game, but you can't tell me that Kojima doesn't spend a lot of time thinking about bikini clad snipers.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “PlayStation cancels Kojima's PHYSINT, Xbox steps in” Quiet's storyline prominence feels embarrassing
“Quiet is definitely front and centre in 5 at a certain point in the storyline, very embarrassingly so.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “PlayStation cancels Kojima's PHYSINT, Xbox steps in” Unfinished final part of game
“the last part of the game is just kind of missing”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “PlayStation cancels Kojima's PHYSINT, Xbox steps in” Not as good as other games
“MGS4 and MGS5 were successful but I don't think they were really that good compared to the other games.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “PlayStation cancels Kojima's PHYSINT, Xbox steps in”
Other stealth games people recommend
The four most recommended other stealth games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Gear Solid | 15 | 2 | 88% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Thief: The Dark Project | 13 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Splinter Cell | 12 | 2 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Thief video game | 11 | 2 | 85% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Metal Gear Solid VThis page | 8 | 3 | 73% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“MGS4 and MGS5 were successful but I don't think they were really that good compared to the other games.”
“the last part of the game is just kind of missing”
“Quiet is definitely front and centre in 5 at a certain point in the storyline, very embarrassingly so.”
“I spent hundreds of hours on it.”
“Probably MGS5 is the only one that actually "plays good".”
“how insanely good of a stealth action game it is”
“MGS5 was a good game, but you can't tell me that Kojima doesn't spend a lot of time thinking about bikini clad snipers.”
“MGS V improved this by combining the infrared vision and night vision.”
“had realistic graphics (one of the first games with PBR) and handled it well”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.