Developer 4A Video games has introduced that its not too long ago introduced upcoming title Metro 2039 has already reached a million wishlists. The developer additionally thanked followers for his or her help. The sport surpassed this milestone in two weeks of its announcement since April 17. “We’re blown away to succeed in this milestone so rapidly after the reveal,” wrote 4A Video games. “Thanks to your unimaginable help, we can not wait to ask you into the Metro this winter.”
#METRO2039 has reached 1 million wishlists
We’re blown away to succeed in this milestone so rapidly after the reveal. Thanks to your unimaginable help, we can not wait to ask you into the Metro this winter.https://t.co/45svZ7MfD4 pic.twitter.com/2jg5EOLKvf
— METRO 2039 (@MetroVideoGame) Could 1, 2026
Dmitry Glukhovsky, writer of the Metro novels, not too long ago shared an announcement on social media relating to the upcoming title METRO 2039. Glukhovsky instructed that the mission shouldn’t merely be described as a sport, emphasizing its thematic depth. “I don’t assume Metro 2039 ought to be referred to as a sport. It ought to be referred to as an expertise,” he wrote.
“At darkish instances, at instances of warfare, tales have to mirror the fact, to register it – in order that the teachings of those instances are by no means forgotten. Metro 2039 is a such a mirror. However, as anticipated of mirrors, you will notice your personal reflection once you have a look at it. Who’re you?”
METRO 2039 is ready to launch this winter for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence, and PC through Steam, Epic Video games Retailer, and Microsoft Retailer. A cinematic announcement trailer and a reveal showcase have additionally been launched. The sport follows The Stranger, “a recluse haunted by violent waking nightmares, pressured to undertake a harrowing journey again all the way down to the Metro, a spot he swore he would by no means return to.”
The sport’s particulars:
The official reveal showcases METRO 2039‘s handcrafted, story‑pushed single‑participant first-person shooter marketing campaign, claustrophobic immersive ambiance and psychological horror. The 15-minute stream featured speaking heads from 4A Video games’ Jon Bloch (government producer), Andriy “mLs” Shevchenko (artistic director) and Pavel Ulmer (co-creative director and lead audio designer), in addition to a surprising six-minute reveal trailer and gameplay tease. The gameplay itself was captured utilizing a mixture of gameplay and real-time cinematics, giving followers a glimpse of the sequence’ haunting environments, gorgeous visible constancy and iconic METRO gear, together with the signature weapons and wristwatch throughout a coronary heart pounding mutant fight encounter.
The 12 months is 2039
For 1 / 4 century, the final survivors of nuclear warfare have been locked in bitter battle deep within the Metro tunnels beneath the poisoned metropolis of Moscow. Now, the underground factions are unified underneath one banner—the Novoreich, led by a brand new Fuhrer: the legendary Spartan, Hunter. The Fuhrer guarantees salvation and a brand new life for the folks on the floor however in actuality, communities stay trapped deep inside the Metro, flooded by propaganda and misinformation, struggling underneath his authoritarian regime.
You play as The Stranger, a recluse haunted by violent waking nightmares, pressured to undertake a harrowing journey again all the way down to the Metro, a spot he swore he would by no means return to. The Stranger will probably be a completely voiced lead protagonist, making a notable step in direction of deeper immersion in METRO’s iconic atmospheric storytelling.
A Traditional METRO Story, Informed From a Ukrainian Perspective
4A Video games was born in Ukraine, and nonetheless stays majority Ukrainian, however now with a crew that spans over 25 totally different nationalities united by a Ukrainian spirit of willpower and satisfaction for his or her initiatives. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has impacted and instantly formed the event of METRO 2039, with its story shifting to focus acutely on selections, actions, penalties, and the price of securing a future. Whereas instructed from a distinctly Ukrainian perspective, METRO 2039 stays an authentically METRO story. Now working primarily from two places in Kyiv and Malta, the purpose stays the identical: to create an expertise that’s unmistakably METRO.
