METRO 2039 – Revealed 

Journey into the dark heart of the Metro  

METRO 2039 takes you to the dark heart of the Moscow Metro where the last survivors of the nuclear apocalypse cling to existence in the tunnels and subways of the ruined city, hope is lost… the future looks bleak... if there is one.  

We are thrilled to unveil the next mainline METRO title - METRO 2039, coming to Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 5, Steam and Epic Games Store this winter. 

Officially revealed in partnership with Xbox in a spectacular First Look, find out directly from us what’s in store, how it became the darkest story we have ever told and how METRO is built on the foundation of incredible artistic detail, craftmanship and storytelling in every single corner.

Become The Stranger. 

In the core announcement piece, you join us on our darkest journey yet, as our protagonist – “The Stranger” hurtles through the horrors of a never-ending nightmare, never certain of what is real.   

Watch until the end for a heart-pounding view of the game itself, captured from a mix of gameplay and cinematics. 

In METRO 2039, we have given the protagonist a voice – a man plagued by his violent waking nightmares, you, the player, now get more insight into his inner thoughts and turmoil as you navigate the harrowing journey ahead – opening up a new avenue of storytelling for the series and allowing you to feel the weight of the world bearing down on the Stranger’s shoulders.     

The Cost of Silence. The Horror of Tyranny. The Price of Freedom.  

Our studio was born in Ukraine, and remains majority Ukrainian, but our team has come from over 25 different nationalities. Despite this, we all work together with the Ukrainian spirit for our projects. As we have alluded to previously, the challenging situation our team members in Ukraine are still enduring changed the way we want to tell this story. It is undeniably darker than ever before. 

The core themes of METRO remain largely unchanged, those themes have become ever-more apparent and important – we do not aim to romanticise the apocalypse, it is not simply a playground in which to tell our story, but we focus on the human heart of a dead and ruthless world. In METRO 2039, this heart has become rotten, apathetic and darker than ever before. A new faction has risen – The Novoreich, to swallow the Metro as we know it under one leader – the Fuhrer Hunter. But they have made a misstep in crossing The Stranger.  

Our games are based on and inspired by the novels of the author Dmitry Glukhovsky – an outspoken critic of the invasion of Ukraine.  

His courageous stance has come with a personal price, a life in exile from his home country, Russia, where dissent is a crime.  

We’ve crafted this new story together, united by our shared values of freedom and truth that have been shaped by the harsh reality of the world around us. 

We’re leaning into what our players love about METRO - the intensity of darkness, intimacy of closed, claustrophobic spaces, details and frozen stories throughout the world, knowing that every step, every decision has a cost.  

The Cost of Silence. The Horror of Tyranny. The Price of Freedom.   

We want players to walk away with a deeper understanding of what that means.   
We want you to you feel it… and question it. 

This is just the beginning – and we cannot wait to show you more!   

To our community, our friends, our family, we want to thank you for your dedication and commitment to METRO. For all the support and love we have seen in your messages, content, and replies.   

We have been so eager to finally reveal METRO 2039 for so long, we hope you are as excited as we are for what’s to come.  

Слава Україні! 

- Team METRO