METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version
Two missions, first with Solid Snake and then Raiden, give METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version its distinctive pull: stealth, first-person weapon use and restraining enemies shape its single-player campaign. At $12.49 from CDKeys, the purchase makes sense when this is the kind of stealth adventure you want to play now. Full controller support is listed for Steam.
Digital screenplay and background books add to the story, making the release a fit for players who want more about its characters and plot alongside the missions.At $19.99 from CDKeys, weigh the cost against your budget for a single-player stealth game.
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90%Steam Reviews3.7K reviews
Released: Oct 23, 2023
Action · Stealth · Action-Adventure · Adventure · Story Rich
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01About METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version
Solid Snake infiltrates a tanker pursuing a new Metal Gear, before Raiden enters an offshore facility occupied by terrorists. Stealth, first-person weapon use and grabbing enemies shape the missions.Steam players rate it 90%% positive from 3,689 reviews.The Steam PC version has full controller support.English and Japanese full audio are listed, with subtitles in six languages.Digital Screenplay and Master Books are included.
Credits
Developer
KONAMI
Publisher
KONAMI
Steam player reviews
90%positiveVery Positive3,689 Steam reviews
Lowest recorded in 36 months
$9.992025-06-12 · SSteamBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.
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French
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Italian
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Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-31
02Before you buy
Controls
The Steam PC version has full controller support, including Steam Input and Steam Deck support.
Language and audio
English and Japanese full audio are listed, with subtitles in six languages. Interface support is listed for English and Simplified Chinese.
Gameplay
The story follows Solid Snake in the Tanker chapters and Raiden in the Plant chapters. Actions include using weapons from a first-person view and holding enemies at gunpoint.
03Frequently asked questions
Whose story does the game tell?
The Tanker and Plant chapters follow Solid Snake and Raiden through two separate incidents.
Are digital books included?
Yes. The game includes digital Screenplay and Master Books accessible from the main menu.
Is a single-player mode listed?
The game is categorized for single-player.
Popular Steam reviews
Native-language selection · 10 reviews
Selected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.
RecommendedSteam player
Kojima games are crazy because one minute you're fighting a vampire flying a fighter jet, then you're being manipulated by some group called the La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo, and then the game just decides to drop possibly the most relevant message of all time given the day and age we are inShow moreShow less
13.2 hours at review205 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
CAUTION: Does NOT work on Steam Deck (MGS 2 and 3)Show moreShow less
0.1 hours at review434 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
A Hideo Kojima GameShow moreShow less
0.1 hours at review163 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
2026 EDIT: The game has now received its final patch, supposedly, and it's still a really bad port of an incredible game.
Despite of that, the fans managed to polish it to a point where it's arguably the best way of playing MGS2, one of the greatest games ever made.
These patches, fixes and mods should be considered mandatory:
MGSHDFix
MGS2MC Better Audio Mod
MGS2 Community Bugfix Compilation
Technically, I would now recommend this version of the game, but I really don't want to change the review to a "Yes" because Konami doesn't deserve it for doing the absolute bare minimum.
Original review:
Locked at 720p.
"Mouse support" is just emulating the right analogue stick, so there's no mouse aiming (can't aim with the right stick in MGS2).
Keyboard controls are nonsensical and can't be edited.
Selected button prompts get reset to the default Xbox ones every time.
The manuals are web pages that aren't even aware of the above option.
It's locked at 1280x720.
The sound quality sounds worse than the original or the HD Collection on PS3 / 360.
The option to download the Japanese version takes you to a non-existent Steam page which stealthily adds it as a DLC, which you then have to notice to activate, since the game doesn't tell you about it.
They advertised the game as only supporting 1080p, which is already bad enough, but it's actually only 720p.
No windowed mode option, although it mistakenly opened in a window on first run, and the framerate was unlocked.
No video or graphic settings whatsoever.
IT'S LOCKED AT 1280x720.
March 2024 EDIT: The 1.5.0 patch REMOVED native controller support! The entire collection now relies on Steam's terrible API to translate controller input!
None of the above issues have been addressed since release, except that the DLC menu was hidden.
2025 EDIT: An update added an option to use 1920x1080 resolution instead of 1280x720. That's pathetic. Visual bugs related to the increased rendering resolutions still haven't been addressed.
The added Full HD resolution also came with cringe AI upscaled FMVs that take up an additional 4.51 GB of disk space. These can thankfully be disabled, at least.
There is now a windowed mode. The bare minimum has been met.
Keyboard controls can now be changed. Some keys cannot be assigned, like Alt. These options are hidden in a newly added menu that's only accessible mid-game by pausing and pressing L1+R1 together. You can't change them anywhere else.
Mouse aiming is now possible, but it's barely usable.
One more issue that plagued this release from the start, but I neglected to mention in the review originally, are the terrible controls. Snake / Raiden will often stop and aim in place for a second if you re-equip a weapon while running. This can destroy VR mission runs. I'm certain that it has something to do with how aiming is toggled with R3 in this port, which itself is very uncomfortable. The coolant spray can only be used by moving the right analogue stick up, not with the Square button. Even The Twin Snakes adapted to the limitations of the GameCube controller better than this.
These controls issues may have been just as terrible in the Xbox 360 port, but I never played it, so I don't know if they originated here or there.
Native controller support is still gone, I have to re-enable Steam Input every time I launch this game.
Another issue that was in the original HD Edition ports is that the game is in 16:9 widescreen. Yes, really, that's an issue. It's nice to have in cutscenes, which now aren't letterboxed, but due to the gameplay being based around an overhead view camera, most areas have decreased FOV to fit the new aspect ratio without revealing out of bounds areas. It feels a lot more claustrophobic. There needed to be an option to maintain the original 4:3 aspect ratio in gameplay.
Honestly, just buy a DualShock 3 controller and emulate MGS2: Substance on PCSX2. It won't have the higher resolution textures of the HD Edition, but you'll get an overall more polished presentation for one of the greatest games ever made.Show moreShow less
166.1 hours at review245 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
an old co-worker of mine once tried to explain the story of this game to me while we were closing the store and I thought he was gonna kill me at the end of that shiftShow moreShow less
19 hours at review160 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Be the team responsible for this port:
1. Repackage a 12 year old remaster of a 22 year old PS2 game and somehow still bungle it up.
2. Wait for fans to release an unofficial fix for it, doing your job for you.
3. Release a series of patches over the next 2 months that keep breaking the fan fixes.
4. Continue to ignore your crappy port's biggest problems.
Jesus CHRIST, guys. If Kojima was in the office with the team responsible for this release, he would beat you with your own shoes. I'm convinced that if someone asked you to boil water, you'd still find a way to burn down the kitchen.Show moreShow less
1.9 hours at review192 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
It took not even a full week for modders to fix EVERYTHING and make the Steam versions the definitive way to play the MGS series. MGS2 is my favorite MGS and one of the best games ever made PERIOD. Do yourself a favor and play it if you haven't already.
Thank you modders.. No... not you Konami.Show moreShow less
16.2 hours at review107 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
A dud!?Show moreShow less
0.2 hours at review189 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Gamers in 2001: Raiden sucks, hes so whinny and lame
Gamers in 2024: Raiden is awesome, why cant I play as him in more gamesShow moreShow less
16.9 hours at review99 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
I got a "game disc could not be read" error for a download only game. Lost 3 hours of progress. Complete joke. Stay away.Show moreShow less
9.3 hours at review147 people found this helpful
Source: original Steam user reviews. Helpful votes are an archived snapshot, not live data. Last collected: 08/15/2026.
CDKeys, the purchase makes sense when this is the kind of stealth adventure you want to play now. Full controller support is listed for Steam.
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