Metro 2033 Redux, an underrated horror shooter that's garnered quite a cult following, is now available to claim and keep for free on PC. The Metro series has long existed on the fringes of pop culture, as 4A Games' titles have pulled in plenty of critical acclaim and yet have never become mainstream hits like genre titans Resident Evil or Bioshock. Fortunately, the series has performed well enough to establish an entire trilogy and a VR spinoff, so those who have yet to explore the irradiated tunnels of the Metro have plenty of content to enjoy. v34j

Dmitry Glukhovsky, the creator of the Metro book series and the scriptwriter for the video game adaptations, such as Metro 2033, has been placed on the wanted list by the Russian government for criticizing the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The writer is best known for partnering with 4A Games development studio to bring his post-apocalyptic world to life in the form of video games.

The entire Metro franchise is currently on sale on Steam, with the very first game in the series, Metro 2033, now free to for all Steam s. The Russian developers A4 Games are running this sale on Steam until March 15, at which point the trilogy will return to full price. Based on a series of books by Dmitry Glukhovsky, players must survive in the remnants of a nuclear war that has demolished the city of Moscow. The only living humans survived by retreating into the metro system, building small cities in the stations, and using the tunnels to travel between them. Resources are scarce, with bullets becoming the new form of currency. Mutated beings roam in the dark and on the surface, with humanity afraid to leave their homes.

Metro Exoduswill be coming to the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X later this year and it will boast an impressive array of features and capabilities that aim to take full advantage of what the current-gen consoles have to offer. Metro Exodus is one of many last-gen titles that are receiving upgrades so that players will be able to play them on their new consoles.

The Metro series ed the ranks of beloved first-person shooters and survival horror games when the first title, Metro 2033, launched on PC and Xbox 360 over a decade ago. What most people might not realize, though, is that Metro 2033 and its subsequent sequels are based on a book series from Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky.

Metrodeveloper 4A Games has just been acquired by Embracer Group, which owns THQ Nordic and many other game companies. The Sweden-based holdings firm has been buying up all sorts of publishers and developers in recent times, along with their intellectual property rights.

Here's every DLC pack for sequel Metro: Last Lightranked worst to best. Metro 2033 is a 2010 first-person shooter that's adapted from a novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky. Both the book and game take place years after a nuclear attack on Russia forced survivors underground, where they are forced to make a new life in the dark, sprawling metro system. Surviving a devastating nuclear assault isn't enough to ensure peace, however, as rival factions wrestle for control while mutated monsters run around in the dark.

There are many video games set in worlds ruined by nuclear war or environmental disaster and at first glance the Metro may not seem to have much to separate it from similar first-person games like Fallout. Metro stands out with its attention to detail, giving players access to game mechanics like monitoring their gas mask in irradiated areas and forcing them to interact with different groups of survivors like the communist Reds, the Nazi inspired Fourth Reich, and the elite and protective Rangers. One of the biggest things that sets the Metro series apart though is its focus on the mysterious and unexplained Dark Ones. Metro Redux allows players to explore this world by playing through both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, and is ultimately the best way to play both Metro titles.

Here's some background on the mysterious Dark Ones players encounter throughout the Metro 2033 video game series. The original game was based on the bestselling Metro 2033 novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky, which is set years after a nuclear attack on Russia. The survivors went underground and eke out an existence in the dark tunnels of the sprawling metro system. Adding to the stress are rival factions and assorted mutated creatures running around.

The popular science fiction novel Metro 2033 will be adapted for a feature film. Written by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky, the book was first published in 2002 and was followed by two subsequent sequels.