Our complete walkthrough for Metal Gear Solid 5.
After 17 years, then, this is it - the end of Hideo Kojima's run on Metal Gear Solid, and a rousing finale for the auteur's stint on one of the greatest series in gaming. And what a way to bow out: The Phantom Pain is a twisting, expansive adventure that blows apart the Metal Gear formula, spreading it out across a rich, generous open world.
Metal Gear Solid 5 - Skull Face: OKB Zero and how to reach each gate
How to reach OKB Zero and track down Skull Face in the penultimate missions of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain.
Welcome to Metal Gear Solid 5 - Skull Face, the 30th main story mission of the game, following on from Metallic Archaea.
Metal Gear Solid 5 - Root Cause: Eli's Challenge, Intel Team member location
How to complete the Eli's Challenge Side Op, then rescue the Intel Team member in Root Cause, the next tricky mission in The Phantom Pain.
Welcome to Metal Gear Solid 5 - Root Cause, the 27th main story mission of the game, following on from Aim True, Ye Vengeful.
Metal Gear Solid 5 - Close Contact: Engineer locations for extraction
How to locate the engineers at Ngumba Industrial Zone and then extract them to safety in the Close Contact mission of Phantom Pain.
Welcome to Metal Gear Solid 5 - Close Contact, the 24th main story mission of the game, following on from The White Mamba.
Metal Gear Solid 5 - Voices: Shabani location, Man on Fire boss fight
How to track down Shabani in the Ngumba Industrial Zone, then escape the Man on Fire in Phantom Pain's Voices mission.
Welcome to Metal Gear Solid 5 - Voices, the 20th main story mission of the game, following on from On The Trail.
Metal Gear Solid 5 - Rescue the Intel Agents: Kiziba Camp, CFA Officials location
How to infiltrate the forest, find the escaped Intel Team member and extract them to safety in Metal Gear Solid 5 - The Phantom Pain.
Welcome to Metal Gear Solid 5 - Rescue the Intel Agents, the 17th main story mission of the game, following on from Traitor's Caravan.
Metal Gear Solid 5 Key Items locations: How to unlock all costumes and suits
How to trigger every Key Item in Phantom Pain, so you can unlock new developments and upgrades, and gain some new cosmetic items too.
If you reach certain milestones in the game, or finish off particularly tricky missions, you'll receive a special Key Item as a reward. These allow you to develop new items of equipment and cosmetic items - here's how to unlock every one of them.
Metal Gear Solid 5 - Lingua Franca: Afrikaans interpreter location, Viscount location
How to find the Afrikaans interpreter, rescue the prisoners, and locate the Viscount in our Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain walkthrough.
Welcome to Metal Gear Solid 5 - Lingua Franca, the 14th main story mission of the game, following on from Pitch Dark.
Metal Gear Solid 5 tape locations: How to unlock all music tapes for the full soundtrack
How to track down every single music tape in the game.
As you might have gathered by now, Hideo Kojima's fond of an 80s track or two, and there are plenty of these tunes to add to your collection as you play through Phantom Pain. In order to increase your repertoire of available tunes, you'll need to seek out the many music tapes sprinkled here and there. Unless you're turning the place upside down as you play though, you're likely to miss a few.
Metal Gear Solid 5 Achievement list and Trophy list
Every Achievement and Trophy in the game.
As well as a massive world full of missions and Side Ops, there are of course plenty of Trophies or Achievements - depending on your platform of choice - to be unlocked in Phantom Pain, and it's going to take you quite some time to tick off the more valuable ones. The game is huge after all, and the developers aren't exactly shy about sending you into every last nook and cranny to sample what's on offer.
How to unlock every collectible Blueprint in the game.
As you play through the Phantom Pain, you'll be able to acquire special Blueprints which allow you to develop new equipment back at base. Some of these are simply found in specific locations, while others are provided as rewards for completing special assignments or Side Ops.
Metal Gear Solid 5 S Ranks: How to boost mission scores, GMP bonuses, reduce penalties
Gain more S Ranks and making more GMP during missions.
For the vast majority of the missions in Metal Gear Solid 5, you'll receive a score rating which provides a rough overview of your overall performance. When you first attempt each mission, you'll probably score a bit on the low side, but repeat attempts should see you climbing the ranks quite quickly as you master each element of the job at hand
