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Metal Gear Survive
Reviewed: 20 May 2026
Xbox One · PlayStation 4 · PC
Konami Digital Entertainment · 2018
Ludograph rating
Growth (BDS)
67
Risk (RIS)
7
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.72 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.60 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.65 | |
Metal Gear Survive offers a challenging survival experience that promotes problem-solving, strategic thinking, and teamwork. Players must scavenge resources, craft items, and build defenses, fostering critical thinking and adaptive skills. The co-op mode encourages communication and collaboration to overcome intense challenges.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.13 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.06 | |
The game contains significant violence and elements of fear/horror, making it unsuitable for younger audiences. While it lacks manipulative monetization or social risks like stranger chat, the survival loop and open-ended nature could lead to extended play sessions.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.67 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.33 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 1.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.