Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes, produced by Konami and created by Kojima Productions, is described as an action-escapade fugitive game. It resembles the prequel Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and is the introduction for the sequel Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Players are offered new techniques as well as the option to organize the events of the story by choosing tasks according to their preference. The game was supposed to be launched together with The Phantom Pain but was postponed in order to add more features.

Ground Zeroes became available for PS3, PS4, Xbox One and Xbox 360 in the U.S. on March 18, 2014. The game received a positive response and was commended for its story, mechanics, graphics and voice-acting. It was criticized, however, for its short duration. It is intended for mature gamers because it has intense and sexual violence, strong language, and gore.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the next action-adventure game after Ground Zeroes. It is a continuation of the storyline of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and has the tagline "Tactical Espionage Operations." The Phantom Pain is being developed for PS3, PS4, Xbox One and Xbox 360 like its Ground Zeroes counterpart. Its release date has not been announced yet, although Konami Digital Entertainment may have given a clue; The Arab Gamer March 16, 2014 issue reported that a voucher is available in the Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes that can open the main title's downloadable contents.

Fans of The Phantom Pain should not expect an early release, according to Kojima. The game still requires a lot of improvements and is a particularly huge job. He added that it is over 200 times bigger than Ground Zeroes. Popular faces in Peace Walker on consoles and PSP are said to be part of its story. Nevertheless, rumors have it that Phantom Pain is due for release on the first months of 2015.