Metro 2039 revealed for 2026

Metro 2039 is coming in winter 2026, seven years after Metro Exodus, with 4A Games returning the series to Moscow’s underground tunnels. (blog.playstation.com) 4A Games and publisher Deep Silver unveiled the game on April 16 in an Xbox First Look presentation and released both a reveal trailer and a gameplay video. The game is headed to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store. (news.xbox.com) (www.deepsilver.com) The new game is set in 2039, six years after the first Metro, and follows a new protagonist called The Stranger instead of longtime lead Artyom. 4A Games said the story was written with Metro author Dmitry Glukhovsky and centers on a Moscow Metro controlled by Hunter, now described as a Spartan leader running a regime of propaganda and fear. (blog.playstation.com) (news.xbox.com) Metro is a first-person shooter series built around scavenging, stealth, and survival in the ruins left by nuclear war. The first three main games — Metro 2033 in 2010, Metro: Last Light in 2013, and Metro Exodus in 2019 — turned Dmitry Glukhovsky’s novels into one of the genre’s best-known post-apocalyptic franchises. (www.deepsilver.com) (www.ign.com) The new footage points to a tighter return to the claustrophobic style of the earlier games after Exodus moved much of the action above ground. 4A Games said Metro 2039 keeps the series’ mix of single-player exploration, survival, combat, stealth, and horror in what it calls its darkest chapter yet. (blog.playstation.com) (www.deepsilver.com) The studio also tied the game directly to current events. Xbox said 4A Games, a Ukrainian studio, has said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “deeply shaped” the team’s perspective and altered the project during development. (news.xbox.com) That context has followed the series for years because Glukhovsky has publicly opposed the war and 4A Games has continued developing Metro while operating across multiple countries. The official reveal materials frame Metro 2039 as a story about authoritarian rule inside the tunnels rather than a continuation of Exodus’ cross-country journey. (blog.playstation.com) (www.deepsilver.com) The immediate next step is more footage, not a firm launch date. Deep Silver’s official site and partner posts list only a winter 2026 release window, leaving the exact month for later. (www.deepsilver.com)