Overview
- 4A Games and Deep Silver announced the game for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and the Epic Games Store with a six‑minute reveal trailer and a short gameplay tease captured from real‑time footage.
- The setting shifts to the year 2039 in Moscow’s underground, where a unified Novoreich led by the Spartan Hunter rules the Metro with propaganda and control.
- Players step into the role of the Stranger, a recluse tormented by waking nightmares, with the series adopting a fully voiced lead for deeper immersion.
- Developers and author Dmitry Glukhovsky describe the project as darker than past entries and closer to an experience, citing the Ukraine war’s impact on the team and the story’s themes.
- The focus remains on a narrative‑driven, single‑player FPS that shows tight, claustrophobic combat with grisly mutants, signature improvised weapons, and the franchise’s wristwatch interface.