Metro 2039 Developers on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: "Quite a Lot of Our Plans Changed Overnight"
4A Games says the invasion pushed the sequel toward a more personal story about war’s consequences, with a voiced protagonist and darker themes.
- Developer 4A Games unveiled a gritty gameplay trailer for Metro 2039, showcasing intense combat and handcrafted environments alongside the Collector's Edition reveal.
- Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 fundamentally reshaped the studio's development approach, forcing executive producer Jon Bloch to shift the narrative toward exploring the 'cost of silence, the horrors of tyranny, and the price of freedom'.
- For the first time, the franchise features a voiced protagonist named The Stranger, which creative director Andriy Shevchenko said enables deeper exploration of personal motivations: 'We are not afraid to call evil evil'.
- A rebuilt engine supports 'billions of objects,' enabling dense visuals and audio while Bloch confirmed optimization across high-spec PC and console platforms ensures performance across all systems.
- Launching in February 2027, Metro 2039 balances claustrophobic metro tunnels with open-world zones, 'going back to the roots' while delivering a slow-burn experience demanding player exploration and survival.
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'The entire audio system has been rebuilt' — Metro 2039 executive producer says sound has been 'reimagined in a way to really support thick, dense atmosphere'
Executive producer Jon Bloch reveals Metro 2039's audio system has been rebuilt and "reimagined"Bloch says the new system supports the game's "dense atmosphere"4A Games' newest game engine also offers a sense of realism in both visuals and audio4A Games has confirmed that Metro 2039's audio system has been rebuilt to offer a deeper sense of immersion. In an interview with TechRadar Gaming, where creative director Andriy Shevchenko and executive …
Metro 2039 Developers on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: "Quite a Lot of Our Plans Changed Overnight"
After finishing the four-or-so-hour preview build of Metro 2039, the upcoming first-person shooter sequel from Ukrainian developer 4A Games and falling completely in love with it, I reached out to the team to ask some questions about how they've approached the latest entry in their post-apocalyptic franchise – both in terms of the game itself, but also in terms of how their real lives have changed since Russia's invasion of their country in 2022…
Metro 2039 Dev Reveals How the Ukraine War Led to the Series’ Darkest Game Yet
Due to launch in February 2027, Metro 2039 is the next chapter in the story that began in 2010 with Metro 2033. The grim first-person shooters are based on the works of novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky, who first partnered with 4A Games to bring his dark vision to life. Metro Exodus, the third installment in the resulting series, finally dared to dream of a brighter future. But the demo of the new game that I played for several hours makes it clear th…
"Our team has been living in a state of war for the last four-and-a-half years" - Ukraine's Metro 2039 is a game about war that actually has something to say
Earlier this year, publisher Deep Silver and developer 4A Studios published a blog post outlining its vision for Metro 2039. The studio revealed the game - being developed primarily in Ukraine amid the continued Russian invasion - is darker and focuses on the "cost of silence, the horrors of tyranny, and the price of freedom". How could it not be? The developers turn up to work every day not knowing if the power will go out, if they will have to…
Metro 2039 Is Hiding Its Most Promising Asset (Preview)
Image Courtesy of Deep Silver Video game development is under fire in many ways. Clueless executives are laying off workers at an unprecedented pace. Critically acclaimed games are struggling to meet targets. Teams are shuttering across the industry. Players are mostly flocking to established titles they already know, which limits growth. But at least many developers aren’t under literal siege […]
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