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Xbox showcased 52 game reveals and updates during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, including Gears of War: E-Day, The Witcher 3 Remastered, and Metro 2039. The event resolved earlier rumors about a surprise sequel, as no new unannounced titles emerged from the showcase.
4A Games unveiled a new gameplay trailer for Metro 2039 during Gamescom Opening Night Live, confirming a February 2027 release window for PC and next-gen consoles. The footage introduces a new protagonist, 'The Stranger,' and highlights a return to handcrafted, claustrophobic environments under the authoritarian Novoreich regime.
Metro 2039 is set to launch in February 2027 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store, with a new trailer showcasing stealth‑action gameplay, the Shatun weapon and a breaching charge, as The Stranger confronts Hunter as the Spartan Order lies in ruins.
Metro 2039, unveiled by 4A Games, is described by Metro author Dmitry Glukhovsky as an experiential, darker post-apocalyptic journey through Moscow, inspired by Russia’s war in Ukraine and aimed at transcending a traditional game format.
Following a leak, 4A Games and Deep Silver confirmed Metro 2039 as the next entry in the Metro shooter series, coming to PS5 and other current-gen platforms (except Nintendo Switch 2) with a winter 2026 release window; it’s a sequel to Metro Exodus and includes an official reveal trailer.
Xbox players can snag the Metro Saga Bundle—including Metro 2033 Redux, Metro: Last Light Redux, Metro Exodus and all DLC—for just $5.99/£4.99/€5.99 at a 90% discount ahead of Metro 2039’s winter release; the sale ends April 23.
4A Games and Deep Silver announced Metro 2039, the next entry in the post-apocalyptic Metro shooter series, returning to Moscow's tunnels with a new voiced protagonist, The Stranger. The game promises the series' claustrophobic atmosphere and psychological horror, is built on a custom engine, and is planned for a winter 2026 launch on PC (Epic Games Store and Steam) and Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, with a Steam wishlist page live.
Six years after Metro Exodus, 4A Games revealed Metro 2039 during Xbox’s First Look, a darker, war-shaped entry set in the Moscow metro where The Stranger confronts a new fascist regime called the Novoreich. The studio emphasizes Ukraine-based development under daily hardship caused by the war and frames the story around The Cost of Silence, The Horrors of Tyranny, and the Price of Freedom, tying the narrative to real-world events in Ukraine. The team thanks the Metro community for support and says more details will come as they continue work, with a winter release planned for this year.
4A Games announced Metro 2039, the next entry in the Metro series, a darker, story-driven, single-player shooter set in a war-scarred Moscow Metro. Developed largely in Ukraine, it frames its narrative around the cost of silence, tyranny, and freedom under a new totalitarian regime, and is slated to release this winter for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (via Steam and Epic) using the studio’s own engine with “frozen” environmental storytelling.
4A Games has unveiled Metro 2039, a single-player horror FPS that returns to a nuclear-ravaged Moscow, but is told from a distinctly Ukrainian perspective. The Stranger, a fully voiced survivor, battles mutated monsters and a new autocratic regime called the Novoreich, whose propaganda and child abductions echo real-world Russian aggression. The game preserves Metro staples like air-monitor beeps and gas masks while leaning into psychological horror, and it features collaboration with Dmitry Glukhovsky. Due for release this Winter on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, Metro 2039 marks a rare direct political critique in games about the war.
4A Games revealed Metro 2039 during Xbox First Look, promising a darker, post-nuclear Metro experience with in-engine gameplay and a Winter 2026 release window on current-gen Xbox.
Engadget previews Metro 2039, a markedly darker installment from Ukrainian studio 4A Games, shaped by Russia's invasion of Ukraine; the reveal shows The Stranger in ruined Moscow, where underground factions are united under a new ruler, Hunter, and development took place amid power outages and missile and drone disruptions; the game arrives this winter for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
Ukraine’s war has reshaped 4A Games’ Metro 2039 from a war-prevention tale to a darker, distinctly Ukrainian post-apocalypse narrative, emphasizing choices and consequences. Though based in Malta, the Kyiv-founded studio says most of the team is Ukrainian, working under outages and drone threats while prioritizing family. The game, set in the Moscow metro under an authoritarian regime led by The Hunter and featuring The Stranger, uses its own engine to tell “frozen stories” with minimal dialogue. It’s scheduled for this winter on Windows, Xbox Series, and PS5.
4A Games and Deep Silver revealed Metro 2039, the fourth mainline Metro game, returning to a post‑apocalyptic Moscow metro now ruled by a fascist regime. Players take The Stranger, the series’ first fully voiced lead, in a darker single‑player story guided by handcrafted environments and “frozen stories.” Built on the 4A Engine with enhanced ray tracing, the game reflects the studio’s wartime experience in Ukraine and aims to tell a more consequential tale about war and tyranny, with a winter release planned.
Deep Silver and 4A Games will unveil Metro 2039 during an Xbox First Look broadcast on April 16 at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET, with a teaser trailer, continuing the Metro saga after Metro Exodus and based on Dmitry Glukhovsky’s novels about survivors in the Moscow subway after nuclear devastation.