Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Solid Snake // Liquid Ocelot // Naomi Hunter
MISSION BRIEFING
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a 2008 action-adventure stealth game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami for the PlayStation 3. It is the fourth main entry in the Metal Gear Solid series and serves as the canonical conclusion to the saga of Solid Snake. Set in 2014, five years after the events of Sons of Liberty, the world has been transformed by the Patriots—an AI system controlling global politics through private military companies (PMCs). Liquid Ocelot, having merged with the Patriots' AI, gains control of the global PMC network and launches the "Outer Heaven" insurrection. An aged Solid Snake, suffering from accelerated genetic aging due to the cloning process, is deployed across multiple theaters—the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Shadow Moses Island—to disrupt Ocelot's operations. The game features one of the most emotionally resonant narratives in gaming history, exploring themes of mortality, legacy, and the cost of a lifetime of warfare. Naomi Hunter provides medical support and emotional closure for Snake, while Revolver Ocelot manipulates both sides in a complex dance to liberate humanity from digital manipulation. The game's ending—where Snake destroys the Patriots' control system and chooses to live out his remaining days in peace—provides a definitive conclusion to the saga.
SUMMARY
In 2014, Liquid Ocelot unites the world's PMCs under Outer Heaven, triggering a global insurrection. An aged Solid Snake infiltrates the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Shadow Moses to stop the rebellion. With Naomi Hunter's help, Snake confronts Liquid Ocelot in the ruins of Shadow Moses and destroys the Patriots' control system using modified Metal Gear REX. The mission ends with Snake choosing to live in peace, free from the cycle of conflict that has defined his entire existence. Metal Gear Solid 4 is the emotional and narrative finale of the original Metal Gear saga.
Master Collection Version releases August 27, 2026