Metal Gear Solid serisini iki farklı sırayla oynamak mümkündür: 1. Çıkış Tarihine Göre Sıralama: - Metal Gear (1987) - Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990) - Metal Gear Solid (1998) - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) - Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006) - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) - Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) 2. Kronolojik Sıralama: - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (1964) - Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (1970) - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (1974) - Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (1975) - Metal Gear Survive (1975) - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (1984) - Metal Gear (1995) - Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1999) - Metal Gear Solid (2005) - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2007/2009)