Metro 2039 Reveals Gameplay Footage and Release Date

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New Gameplay Trailer for Metro 2039 unveiled at Xbox Games Showcase 2026, featuring a more volatile Moscow metro and a shift towards a more closed-off world.
Players will take on the role of The Stranger, a new protagonist driven by hatred for the dictator Hunter, who now controls the underground network.
The gameplay incorporates survival, exploration, and action elements, with a focus on limited resources, hostile creatures, and dangerous human factions. New additions include stealth weapon The Shatun and an explosive for opening passages or engaging enemy groups.
Metro 2039 is scheduled for release in February 2027 across multiple platforms (Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Steam, Epic Games Store), using 4A Games proprietary 4A Engine and advanced ray tracing technology.

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4A Games has unveiled the first gameplay trailer for Metro 2039 during the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, following an announcement in April. This nearly three-minute video offers a detailed look at what the Ukrainian studio has been developing. Metro 2039 appears to retain the core elements that have defined the series: oppressive environments, a heavy atmosphere, tense infiltration, and brutal combat. The game is set in a more volatile Moscow metro than ever before, now controlled by the legendary Hunter. Once a respected Ranger, Hunter has become a dictator who rules the underground network through propaganda, lies, and fear. Players will step into the shoes of a new protagonist named The Stranger, a character driven by hatred for Hunter and haunted by his own memories. This represents a shift from the semi-open world maps found in Metro Exodus. The surface is rumored to be more dangerous than ever, with thawing and radiation exacerbating its hazards.

Metro 2039 Unveils Expanded Gameplay, Stealth Weapon ‘The Shatun’, and Prominent Outdoor Areas for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC

Gameplay will blend the series’ signature survival, exploration, and action elements. Players will manage limited resources, confront hostile creatures, and navigate increasingly dangerous human factions. While the familiar metro tunnels will feature, the gameplay trailer also showcased numerous sequences above ground, suggesting that outdoor areas will play a more prominent role than in some previous installments. New additions to the game include a stealth weapon called The Shatun and a new explosive for opening passages or engaging enemy groups. The trailer also hinted at new mutant creatures. Metro 2039 is scheduled for release in February 2027 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. The game is being developed using 4A Games’ proprietary 4A Engine. Given the extensive use of ray tracing in Metro Exodus’ Enhanced Edition, Metro 2039 is expected to feature advanced ray tracing technology.

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Official Name	Metro 2039
Brief Summary	METRO 2039 is the next landmark FPS from acclaimed storytellers, 4A Games. Journey into the dark heart of post-apocalyptic Moscow in a harrowing conflict for the very soul of the Metro. The year is 2039. For a quarter century, the last survivors of nuclear war have been locked in bitter conflict deep in the Metro tunnels beneath the poisoned city of Moscow. Now, finally, they have been united by a single leader, a fanatical Spartan known as Hunter. But this is no peace: Hunter’s Novoreich regime rules through propaganda and fear, subjugating the population in the name of a new war for the surface against a dark and terrifying enemy. In the wilderness beyond the city, the reclusive Stranger is haunted by violent waking nightmares. When the ghosts of his past force him out of exile, he must undertake a harrowing journey into the shattered ruins of Moscow, to the one place he swore he’d never go. The Metro. Experience the most shocking METRO adventure yet in a powerful single-player story that weaves exploration, survival, combat and stealth across a hauntingly beautiful but deadly world with unparalleled immersion. Inspired by the worldwide best-selling METRO book trilogy by Dmitry Glukhovsky.
Platforms	PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X\|S
Released	February 1, 2027
Genre	Shooter, Adventure
Play Modes	Single player
Content Rating	M
Languages	Chinese (Simplified), Korean
Genre	4A Games
Genre	Deep Silver